Christmas Food
Christmas
A glutton's guide to Christmas food you can order
Get Christmas feasts covered with these platters, cheeseboards and desserts to order in. Don't forget the turkey either!
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The easiest dinner party you'll ever host: seven cold plates to serve this Christmas
The easiest way to make Christmas hosting a breeze? Serve dishes that you can make in advance
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22 wines to pair with Christmas dinner this year
From champagne and nibbles to cheese and Sauternes, here are the wines to pair with Christmas dinner, whatever's on the menu
Recipes
Christmas side dishes: all our best recipes
From zhuzhed-up brussels sprouts to perfect potatoes, Christmas dinner would be pretty plain without all the trimmings
Travel
The loveliest festive traditions from around the world to extend the holiday season
Some of the loveliest traditions to know about – and potentially put into practice - from around the world, from Swiss Advent windows to Scandinavian St Lucia's Day
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Travel
A wine expert's alternative wines for Christmas
Thom Bradley has compiled a list of his favourite bottles to mix up your standard winter bottles and suggested Christmas dinner pairings too
Decoration
An easy gingerbread recipe for a Nordic Christmas
A recipe for gingerbread from Magnus Nilsson's "The Nordic Baking Book". Says Magnus, "There can be no Nordic Christmas without gingerbread and almost everyone I know bakes at least a couple of batches during the month of December. "
Recipes
Bread sauce with sprouts and hazelnuts
Why limit sprouts to Christmas? This glorious winter side dish from Flora Shedden's new cookbook Supper is the perfect warming winter accompaniment
News
Our favourite vintage Christmas recipes from Nigella Lawson
These Christmas recipes by Nigella Lawson are marvellous to watch, even if you don't want to cook them
Recipes
Christmas cocktails for seasonal sipping
From martini's to manhattans, 10 alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails for every festive occasion.
Recipes
Four ways to do festive hot chocolate
Elevate the humble hot choc with flavours such as peanut butter, vanilla espresso, spiced amaretto and coconut white chocolate
Christmas
Skye McAlpine's tips for an efficient Christmas Day menu
Cooking and hosting Christmas dinner can be stressful so follow chef Skye McAlpine's rules for keeping things on track and easy
Christmas meals
The duo behind Wild by Tart on their ideal Christmas breakfast
Don’t let Christmas lunch overshadow the potential for a wonderful Christmas morning breakfast – Lucy Carr-Ellison and Jemima Jones of Wild By Tart have the start to your big day covered
Food & Drink
How and why to drink sweet wine this Christmas
From the dried-fruit flavours of port to the honeyed notes of Sauternes, Christmas is the perfect occasion for sweet wines. Three experts share their tips
Decoration
The House & Garden guide to Champagne
‘Tis the season for festive bubbles, so we’ve plunged in to explore the fascinating world of champagne (and recommend our favourite bottles)
Recipes
Stir-up Sunday: all about Christmas puddings and why you should be making yours now
Grab your currants! The last Sunday before Advent means it's time to make your Christmas pudding
Christmas Food
All the essential Christmas baking recipes you need
Christmas baking recipes you need to know, from Christmas cake and Christmas pudding to mince pies and gingerbread men, plus some vegan Christmas baking recipes for good measure.
Eating & Drinking
The best cocktail kits and bottled cocktails for delivery
Don't want to spend time on mixing elaborate drinks? These kits and bottled cocktails are the best way to make delicious drinks with minimum effort
Christmas Food
The wines to buy for Christmas
Christmas is coming and with it, a whole host of parties and feasts so get the cellar stocked for the season – bottoms up!
Eating & Drinking
Why your Christmas cheeseboard should support British makers this year
Cheesemonger and advocate for the British cheese industry, Mathew Carver presents a case for a homegrown cheeseboard this Christmas