How to use up leftover Christmas meats

Often in the days following Christmas, there is a cry from the kitchen – “Whatever can I do with all this ham?”, or turkey or whatever meat was left over from the Christmas Day celebrations. Read more

Traditional Kiwi Christmas dinner

It often seems odd that in the middle of summer in New Zealand we sit down to a hot roast dinner on Christmas Day.  This tradition probably began with the early settlers in the 19th century who wanted to recreate memories of midwinter Christmas at ‘home’ in England. 

The traditional Christmas dinner hasn’t  lost its popularity even though today there are lots of ways to serve festive food at Christmas, including barbecues and cold meals for outdoor eating. 

For those who want to try a traditional Christmas dinner though, here’s a main menu to try.  Its really not too hard to do. Read more

Christmas fruit mince tarts – gluten-free

Just because you can’t eat foods containing gluten doesn’t mean you have to miss out on festive treats. Read more

Christmas fruit mince tarts

These excessively rich but rather delectable little Christmas treats  may look hard to make.  But there’s an easy way – Read more

Edible Christmas gifts

If you’re stuck for gift ideas, then think food.

There are lots of things you can make that will give a lot of pleasure. These ideas might take a bit of your precious time but won’t cost much in dollars The time spent will be really appreciated by the person on the receiving end. Read more

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