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Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s spiced roast chicken with cucumber and yoghurt salad.
EASY

Hawaij (Yemeni spice mix) roast chicken with cucumber salad

A fragrant spice mix from Yemen is the base of the marinade for this roast chicken.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Helen Goh’s baked custard affogato.

Baked custard affogato with meringue brittle

Two key elements of this impressive dinner party dessert can be made in advance − just add espresso.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Helen Goh’s roasted spiced nuts with lime leaf and chilli.
EASY

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
Danielle Alvarez’s blueberry pancakes with whipped demerara butter.
EASY

Blueberry pancakes with ‘irresistible’ whipped demerara butter

Dotted with berries, these light and fluffy pancakes are the stuff of weekend dreams.

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Good Weekend Christmas menu 2024.

Season’s feastings: The Good Weekend Christmas menu

Prepare a festive celebration for the ages with this mouth-watering spread. Just add champagne!

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Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s strawberry and rose Eton mess.

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
The roasted sweet potatoes are equally good served warm or cold
EASY

The secret to perfect sweet potato wedges

These caramelised sweet potato wedges are lovely alongside baked ham or fish.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Baked salmon with a pine nut, herb and chilli crust, served with dill and caper sauce.

This mostly make-ahead baked salmon is an easy and elegant way to feed a crowd

This whole side of salmon is an easy and elegant way to feed a crowd.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Danielle Alvarez’s mustard and sherry vinegar-glazed ham.
EASY

‘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
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s heirloom tomato salad with peaches, mint and almonds.
EASY

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

Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/goodfood/topic/good-weekend-recipes-1n6s