Meet some who are opting for an alternative Christmas dinner

MOST Irish families will be sitting down to a feast of roast turkey this year, but many others are opting for an ‘alternative’ Christmas dinner.

German Sandra Lorenz-O’Sullivan is a language teacher (www.wespeakgerman.ie), living in Clonlara, Co Clare, and married to university lecturer, Leonard. They have two daughters, Sophie (6) and Christina (4).

“For Christmas dinner, we will be having duck with boiled potatoes and red cabbage,” says Sandra. “We order the duck from our local butcher and then stuff it with apples and prunes, before roasting in the oven. This also produces a very tasty sauce, served with the food.”