Perfect Christmas side dishes are essential to rounding out your delicious Christmas dinner. Here, we've gathered together everything from fresh summer salads and roast potatoes, to creamy polenta, sweet potato chips and cheesy corn cobs. So whether you're going for a slow-roasted lamb shoulder or a marinated side of salmon, there is something here for you.
Baked with lemon, this is the perfect roast potatoes recipe to add to your dinner repertoire. By adding par-boiled floury potatoes to a hot, oiled baking tray with lemon, these potatoes become perfectly crisp on the outside, fluffy on the inside, with a delicious hint of citrusy brightness.
No-one does biscuits quite like Australia, and nothing reminds us more of our childhoods than some of these much-loved Australian biscuits! From Iced Vovos to Monte Carlos, homemade Wagon Wheels to Garibaldi "squashed fly" biscuits, just the idea of baking some of these delightful treats is enough to whisk you down memory lane. Recreate your favourites at home and feel like a kid again
While we love Christmas ham as much as the next perso, sometimes it's nice to shake things up. To help inspire you, we've created this collection of the best Christmas dinner recipes that aren't Christmas ham, and between roast duck, roast turkey, chicken, fish, lamb, and even whole-roasted cauliflower, you definitely won't be stuck for choice.
Perfect your pavlova with this classic pavlova recipe from the Australian Women's Weekly - a spongy marshmallow centre with cracking good meringue shell, piled high with cream and delicious summer fruits.
As Aussies, we're celebrating Christmas time during the peak of our hot summer, and as a result we typically have a very different festive menu than other countries around the world.
Recreate a childhood favourite with this divine chocolate and peppermint slice recipe that is wonderful sliced and shared with loved ones over a pot of tea.
Damper is an Australian soda bread that travellers would traditionally bake in the coals of a campfire. Here we've added delicious pumpkin, and subbed in gluten-freeflour so now everyone can have a bite.
You can't go wrong with this classic recipe. Whip up a batch of this tasty sausage rolls for lunch or dinner with the family. All you need is a generous dollop of tomato sauce ...
Remember this cute cake from The Australian Women's Weekly's iconic 'Children's Birthday Cake Book' cookbook? Whip it up for the next kids's birthday bash or for a fabulous Halloween centrepiece.
