The Swarovski-studded Christmas crackers everyone is snapping up this holiday
Nothing reveals one's true irksome colours quite like a bon bon.
22 Christmas cookie recipes you won’t want to share
For a sweet celebration, try these Christmas cookie and biscuit ideas.
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Our favourite Christmas recipes for mains, sides, drinks and desserts
All the Christmas food ideas you need for a multi-course feast.
Christmas desserts to end your festive feasting on a high
Be it a traditional pudding, a layered trifle or a pavlova adorned with summer fruit, there's only one rule: make it unforgettable.
The best luxury Advent calendars of 2025 to spoil your loved ones
Advent calendars for your loved ones — or yourself.
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Best Christmas hams in Australia to buy in 2025
Pre-order these pronto, these seasonal pork centrepieces run out fast.
How to master an easy glazed ham this Christmas
Brush up on the essentials to make your Christmas glazed ham easier
12 Christmas pudding recipes we dream about all year
It's time to start making that Christmas pudding!
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20 Christmas ham recipes for a festive feast
Discover the Christmas ham recipe they'll be talking about all year.
The best pavlova recipes for Christmas dessert
The undeniable dessert hero of the festive season.
47 of the best Christmas seafood recipes for 2025
The ultimate Christmas feast is not complete without a fresh seafood centrepiece.
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A very Perry Christmas
NEIL PERRY takes an effortless approach to Christmas. From standout salads to classic centrepieces, this is his ultimate holiday table.
Neil Perry’s king prawn, mango and hazelnut salad
Another Australian summer classic, and for good reason.
Neil Perry’s bresaola and ricotta on rye
These toasty bites are effortless to prepare and even easier to enjoy.
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Neil Perry’s mascarpone, peach and Sauternes trifle with almond praline
Light, indulgent and perfectly suited to festive tables — a modern trifle to remember.
Our best trifle recipes for Christmas and beyond
When baking is too much of a tall order, trifles rise to the occasion. Â
63 of our best Christmas salads to add variety to your Christmas Day spread
You'll make a lot of friends with these festive salads.
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Neil Perry’s anchovies and roast garlic on toast
A toast to the holidays, this indulgent starter is rich in flavour and crunch.
Neil Perry’s tomato, nectarine and basil salad
A bright, refreshing side salad that perfectly captures the essence of summer.
Neil Perry’s roast pork rack with mustard fruits
Roast pork with golden crackling is the perfect centrepiece for any festive spread.
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Neil Perry’s roast potatoes with whipped crème fraîche
The pièce de résistance of any Christmas spread.
Neil Perry’s asparagus, green bean and pistachio salad
Whether as a light side salad or a tasty Christmas addition, this green machine punches above its weight.
Editors’ picks: The best cookbooks we’re loving at the moment
Whether you’re giving something special or treating yourself, these cookbooks promise to inspire and delight.
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62 perfect prawn recipes for every season
Whether you love your prawns barbecued, pan-fried or tossed, nothing pleases like a prawn.
36 of the best Christmas cocktail recipes for sipping this season
This is going to be one very merry Christmas.
How long does ham last in the fridge? Our food editor’s best ham hacks for Christmas and beyond
How to store ham for freshness and flavour weeks after Christmas Day.
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Top chefs share their best Christmas mains for a memorable feast
Brace for impact.
Vegetarian Christmas recipes, from snacks through to mains
Because Christmas doesn't have to be an all-ham affair.
Best restaurants open on Christmas Day 2024 around Australia
Whether you just want a break from hosting Christmas lunch or you don't partake in the Yuletide holiday, these Australian restaurants are here for all the cheer.
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Stay sane with these make-ahead Christmas recipes
A merry Christmas is a stress-free Christmas with these make-ahead recipes.
25 of our most popular summer recipes
What you clicked – and cooked – during the summer months. From classic Christmas recipes to vibrant summer salads.
34 lamb recipes for Christmas
For gatherings big or small, there's a festive lamb main for you.
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Watermelon, duck and cucumber salad
Watermelon gives this duck salad a fresh upgrade.
The best-ever Christmas roasts (that aren’t ham or turkey)
Sometimes it pays to switch things up a little. So this festive season, why not try a Christmas roast recipe that isn't ham or turkey?
18 new Christmas recipes for your festive feast
From turkey to trifle, we've got all you need to celebrate this Christmas.
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Gingerbread cake with yoghurt, dates and burnt-orange caramel
Sugar and spice make this layer cake an impressive festive dessert.
Champagne and peach jelly with crème fraîche panna cotta
This dessert will definitely wow a crowd.
Poached chicken asparagus salad with blue cheese
This is an ultra-elevated take on a chicken salad — with bite.
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Brown butter roasted carrot salad with chickpeas
This roasted carrot salad works perfectly as a festive side dish, too.
Beetroot and ham salad with sour cherry dressing
This is the ideal Boxing Day salad when you need to use up any leftover ham.
The ultimate potato salad recipe with egg, apple and watercress
This potato salad is creamy, dreamy and easy.
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Panettone and mango trifle with lemon verbena and verjuice jelly
Christmas calls for a trifle. And this panettone and mango trifle, topped with torched meringue, is just the ticket.
Christmas cake with spiced pineapple and rum-lime icing
Rum adds a boozy edge to this irresistible Christmas cake.
Scorched-honey Christmas parfait with hazelnut dacquoise and agrodolce cherries
Begin this Christmas parfait recipe a day ahead for best results.
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Blue swimmer crab cocktail with avocado cream
This riff on the classic prawn cocktail is dressed to impress.
Fig and radicchio salad with pancetta, spiced nuts and labne
A summer salad that doubles as a festive side.
Thai-style barbecued lobster with lemongrass, makrut lime and palm sugar
A vibrant take on a classic seafood Christmas dish.
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Dry-brined roast turkey
Prepping ahead ensures an effortless Christmas Day centrepiece.
Gochujang-glazed ham with roast cherries
This is an elevated take on the classic centrepiece.
Spiced coral trout with eggplant ezme
Seafood is the star of an Australian holiday table.
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Prawns with basil verde and seared scallops seafood platter
A seafood platter of barbecued prawns and seared scallops that's primed for summer entertaining.
Salt and vinegar smashed potatoes with pickled radish and lemon crème fraîche
These smashed potatoes are our answer to a childhood classic: salt and vinegar chips.
Christmas turkey recipes for your festive feast
If not during Christmas, then when?
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How to make a Yule log (bûche de Noël)
Roll up this fresh take on a traditional Yule log, with fresh raspberries and pistachios.
AP Bakery’s buckwheat ginger biscuits for Christmas
A quick and easy Christmas ginger biscuit recipe for festive feasting.
Grilled lobster with beurre blanc and chives
Lobster is the ultimate show-stopping centrepiece, always.
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6 white Christmas decorations to evoke a winter wonderland in summer
From Waterford crystal to Georg Jensen silver.
Bay leaf and lemon myrtle roast turkey
Level up your Christmas table centrepiece with this Australian-inspired roast turkey recipe.
5 alcohol advent calendars for a very jolly countdown to Christmas
Sipping into the silly season.
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Vincotto berry and amaretto cream trifles
Supersize me: For an impressive festive dessert, simply assemble in a large trifle dish and dress with extra summer berries.
Makrut lime, lemongrass and cider glazed ham
Apple and pork is a match made in heaven. And this cider glazed ham proves it.
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Seven luxe Christmas gift ideas for couples
There's a wide world of paired presents beyond matching monogrammed towels.
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Cardamom-pistachio pavlova with rose cream
As showstopper desserts go, this pavlova takes out the cakes.
GT’s picks of décor for curating a luxe Christmas Day tablescape
A Yuletide edit for the epicurean.
Sean Moran’s famous roast chicken with bread sauce
Leave your other roast chicken recipes at the door. This is the best recipe for the perfect roast chook.
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7 luxe Christmas decorations to deck the halls with glitz and glam
Give 'em the ol' razzle dazzle.
Belgian chocolatier GODIVA unveils debut luxury advent calendar for 2023
The taste of luxury is one that cannot be beat.
Crisp potato bake recipe with barrel-aged feta
Ditch roast potatoes and make this stunning crisp potato bake recipe with feta and salmon roe instead.
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Pitta ‘mpigliata
Crisp, chewy, sweet and nutty all in one bite, plus pretty as a rose. It’s no wonder these scrolls appear at both Easter and Christmas.
Spanner crab, pink grapefruit and coconut salad
This simple crab salad is sure to impress with its fragrant Thai dressing and herbs.
Coconut and cherry frangipane tart
A sweet treat to make the most of cherry season.
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Christmas gifts of the baked and edible kind
The best presents are the ones you can eat.
Meringue recipes
Nothing says celebration like meringue, whether it's the whipped peaks of a tart or a lightly cracked mound of pavlova.
33 of the best recipes for Christmas leftovers
Otherwise known as delicious ways to minimise post-Christmas food waste.
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The perfect recipe for duck-fat roast potatoes
The crunch, the colour, the fluffy inside – these potatoes have got it all.
White Christmas with sour cherries, almonds and Grand Marnier
A grown-up version of the yuletide treat.
The best Eton mess recipes
The crunch of meringue, the tingle of cold cream, and always, always, a tumble of seasonal fruit. It's time to get messy.
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How to make semifreddo
The lesser known sibling of gelato makes for a cool and colourful Christmas centrepeice. Plus, it's easy to prepare ahead.
Barbecued lamb in baharat and yoghurt
Barbecued lamb leftovers are perfect for wraps and salads to serve on Boxing Day. Begin this recipe a day ahead.
Mango macadamia merveilleux with Dulcey cream
This meringue spectacle is sure to be the star at Christmas lunch.
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Christmas shortcuts: how to outsource your festive stress
Skip the last-minute panic this Christmas with finish-at-home feasts, DIY trifles and Christmas Day lunches at top Australian restaurants.
Seven luxe personalised Christmas gifts for your nearest and dearest
Our curated edit for the sentimental someone.
10 luxury gifts your wife or partner will prize this Christmas
From designer coffee table books to gold-coated pens.
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Celebrate the festive season with Moët & Chandon
From free-flowing Champagne events to limited-edition holiday gifts.
Christmas ice-cream cake with festive crumb
This grown-up ice-cream cake marries traditional Christmas flavours with a salted crumb and an indulgent chocolate and whisky sauce.
Amaretto and cherry-glazed ham with pistachio and herb crust
Christmas lunch is sorted with this glazed ham of your dreams.
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Lobster with lemon myrtle, tarragon and crab butter
A simple and decadent way to enjoy lobster — particularly at Christmas.
Mango, macadamia and spiced white chocolate pavlova wreath
Inspired by the flavours of Australian summer, this stunning pavlova wreath is the perfect festive centrepiece. Begin this recipe the day before.
Mixed grilled seafood salad with lemon mignonette
Feeling like something fresh this Christmas? Look no further.
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Sparkling shiraz jelly with almond granita
Opposites attract in this cooling dessert of milky granita and bold fruity jelly.
Bitter green salad with apple and walnut
The bitter leaves and tart green apples in this classic salad perfectly complement the more decadent flavours of a Christmas menu.
10 food and drink advent calendars to kick off the season of feasting
A delectable countdown awaits.
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Creating a Christmas like no other: Gourmet Traveller’s ultimate guide
Food, wine, gifts… How to elevate the most magical celebration on the calendar.
How to make a boiled Christmas pudding
Made with sweet dried fruits, fragrant spices, a generous dash of booze and a token surprise or two - the Christmas pudding is the perfect finale to any festive family meal.
Spiced roast duck with peaches and oranges
Made for the Christmas main event.
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Spiced plum, cherry and coffee trifle with cardamom crumb
Need a Christmas dessert to impress? Look here.
Cherry and gingerbread bombe Alaska
For dessert with drama.
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Choux wreaths with burnt-honey cream, raspberries and sesame praline
This is one one impressive - and delicious - dessert.
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Peach pavlova trifle with brandy custard
Two favourite desserts combine in this peach and pavlova trifle.
Eton mess
Whether its creation was a happy accident or divine design, this thoroughly English dessert is heaven in a bowl.
