Party season
Roasted spiced nuts with lime leaf and chilli
This sweet, savoury, spicy, rich and crunchy nut mix is a perfect party snack or homemade gift.
- < 30 mins
- Helen Goh
These simple hash brown prawn toasts are the snack of Christmas
Festive snacks are a breeze when you buy pre-made components and focus on adding the finishing touches.
- Rosheen Kaul
Strawberry and rose Eton mess
This twist on the classic British dessert is the perfect end to a relaxed, Christmas lunch.
- 2 hrs +
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Roasted sweet potato with chilli and maple
These caramelised sweet potato wedges are lovely alongside baked ham or fish.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Helen Goh
Baked salmon with pine nut, herb and chilli crust
This whole side of salmon is an easy and elegant way to feed a crowd.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Helen Goh
‘The easiest and best ham I’ve ever had’: Danielle Alvarez’s mustard and sherry vinegar-glazed ham
This is the easiest and best ham I’ve ever had or made, so I find it difficult to try anything else.
- 2 hrs +
- Danielle Alvarez
Heirloom-tomato salad with peaches, mint and almonds
I make a version of this salad every Christmas, it makes for a wonderful side for ham or roast meats.
- < 30 mins
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Oysters with gazpacho
This festive, bright-red gazpacho is a perfect accompaniment.
- < 30 mins
- Danielle Alvarez
Holy sheet! Four hot new tray-bake saviours for easy end-of-year entertaining
The ease of one baking tray at a time is the key to surviving the silly season.
- Katrina Meynink
Adam Liaw’s chicken salad with cranberries and raisins
A pre-roasted chicken forms the basis of a festive summer salad you can take anywhere.
- < 30 mins
- Adam Liaw