Christmas

• Fruit desserts

Adam Liaw’s chocolate and cinnamon pavlova

This pavlova is a little different. The whole thing is topped with cream and cocoa, a bit like a tiramisu.

• 1-2 hrs
• Adam Liaw

• Vegetarian

Rustic quiche, heavy on the greens, with bagel seasoning

Bagel seasoning adds a different kind of crunch to this free-form and robust vegetarian quiche.

• 1-2 hrs
• Katrina Meynink

• Substantial salads

Chickpea, brown rice and greens salad with creamy harissa dressing

This salad improves with a good sit in the fridge. The key to its longevity is to coat the chickpeas and grains very lightly.

• < 30 mins
• Katrina Meynink

• Better baking

Patience and grunt work: Emelia Jackson’s secrets to making the perfect pavlova

So many things can go wrong with Australia’s best-known dessert. Follow these simple tricks, and you’ll have the crisp, snowy meringue of your dreams.

• 1-2 hrs
• Emelia Jackson

• Tips & advice

How long your leg of ham will last and other crucial food safety questions, answered

How long can you leave food out for? How long will a leg of ham last in the fridge? And other big questions for Boxing Day and beyond.

• December 24, 2023
• Richard Cornish

• Turkey

Christmas day SOS: How to fix dry turkey, rubbery crackling, soggy spuds and more common cooking fails

Rest your turkey before serving, par-boil your potatoes, blast your pork with a hair dryer if you have to - just don’t panic, Christmas dinner help is at hand.

• December 24, 2023
• Caroline Velik

• Recipe collection
• Meal prep

A week’s worth of dinners and desserts using luscious Christmas leftovers

The ham, chicken, cheese and pud are the Christmas food gifts that keep on giving – if you know what to do with them.

• Recipe collection
• Budget

20 last-minute budget-friendly Christmas recipes to save the day

It’s not too late to serve up something special - yet affordable - this Christmas. Get savvy with these super ideas.

• Collection
• Hot & new

20 group-friendly spots for last-minute Christmas catch-ups in Melbourne

From new-look rooftop bars to tipsy trifle by the riverside, here’s where to eat, drink and be merry with friends this weekend.

• Roast

Adam Liaw definitively answers the biggest question of the day: How to make gravy

It’s the 21st of December. And that means just one thing: it’s (Paul Kelly) gravy day! Adam Liaw shares how to make a great one.

• December 20, 2023
• Adam Liaw