Christmas
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.
- by Richard Cornish
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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.
- by Caroline Velik
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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.
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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.
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Baking
Five perfectly imperfect pavlovas to make this weekend
Decorated with summer fruit and billowy whipped cream, these meringue desserts are a dream.
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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.
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.
- by Adam Liaw
Forgot to organise Christmas? How to pull off a legendary last-minute festive feast
Oops, you’re having people over and nothing’s prepared. Here are some clever tips and tricks to help save the day, no matter what Santa has in store.
- by Jill Dupleix
Eight easy food swaps to make this Christmas a whole lot healthier (but just as delicious)
We get it – you want to indulge this festive season. Here are some clever ways to eat and be merry while avoiding a truckload of fat and calories.
- by Susie Burrell
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Entertaining
Catch up on all our new Christmas recipes for 2023 (featuring RecipeTin’s neat-as-a-pin trifle)
All the latest recipes sitting under the Good Food Christmas tree, from traditional dishes to sunny European-inspired share plates.
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Summer barbecue
Five juicy reasons to throw the prawns on the barbie this weekend
Gather your friends and fire up the barbie, we have five flavour-packed prawn recipes the whole crew will love.
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