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From porchetta to pavlova: Catch up on every new Christmas recipe for 2025

We’ve been rolling out our contributors’ festive recipes, from Emelia Jackson’s cheese straws to Adam Liaw’s Italian-style pork roast with perfect crackling.

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The right stuff: 20 festive roast chicken and turkey recipes

Stuffing makes or breaks a roast. These recipes, ranging from traditional herb and lemon to a burger-inspired number, guarantee a juicy bird.

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Good Food’s 18 best-ever glazes to give your Christmas ham a glow-up

Whether you crave tropical zing or deep traditional spice, we have the perfect glaze to make your festive ham shine.

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Food, glorious food! The Good Weekend recipe crew’s new Christmas menu

Make your 2025 festive feast one to remember – and not a ham in sight!

• Zucchini

Zucchini and green bean salad with preserved lemon and pistachios

A textural salad with a little sparkle and crunch.

• < 30 mins
• Helen Goh

• Party season

Baked scallops with garlic-parsley butter and ’nduja

Baked in an oven or grilled on a hot barbecue, this is the perfect party starter.

• < 30 mins
• Julia Busuttil Nishimura

• Potato

Roasted potato salad with pickled fennel, rocket and creamy salsa verde

Can’t decide between potato salad or roast potatoes? This delicious side dish is the best of both.

• 1-2 hrs
• Danielle Alvarez

• Dinner party

Prawn- and scallop-stuffed Murray cod with dill tartare sauce

This impressive main course is much easier than it sounds.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Danielle Alvarez

• Sunday roast

Slow-roasted pork belly with peach salad

Dressed sharply with vinegar, this salad cuts through the richness of the pork. Plus: the key to achieving tender meat and very crisp crackle.

• 2 hrs +
• Julia Busuttil Nishimura

• Baking

Strawberry and finger-lime pavlova with coconut mascarpone cream

This pavlova stays true to the classic but feels a little more refined, with the bright, caviar-like pop of finger lime.

• 2 hrs +
• Helen Goh