Take your regular potato bake to the next level with layers of creamy potato slices with gooey melted camembert in between. Topped with sweet and sticky caramelised onion, this is the perfect side for Christmas day lunch or a weekend barbecue.Camembert is milky, earthy and buttery; bringing a richness to a classic potato bake that will make it the star of your Christmas buffet table! Of course, you can’t have camembert without other antipasti! That’s where the caramelised onion comes in - it’s the perfect contrasting flavour.Other potato bake inspiration…Aussies can’t get enough of this staple side dish it seems, and these 5-star rated potato bakes prove it! Our viewers love a good twist on a classic, whether it’s this Florentine potato bake, a tuna potato bake, or a hasselBACON potato bake. Honestly, we’d give these recipes more than 5 stars if we could.
Make it “drinks all round” with this popular and refreshing gin co*cktail. We’re all absolutely adore a classic Aperol spritz - but have you tried a Negroni spritz? Think of it like an Aperol spritz’s darker, broodier sister. It uses the deliciously bitter foundations of a Negroni, before adding a lightness with lemonade or soda water (depending on your preference).Negroni-infused meals to pair with your co*cktails:We’ve got sources of inspiration for dessert - like this negroni boiled fruit cake - and main meals as well! Try the negroni roast chicken to see just how versatile this gorgeous co*cktail classic truly is.
Enjoy traditional white Christmas flavours with sweet white chocolate, nuts and coconut in these adorable tarts. The addition of lime juice to the white chocolate coconut filling creates a tropical flavour that will remind you of a true Aussie Christmas - the sunshine and sipping a refreshing drink by the pool. Topped with rosy red glacé cherries and pistachio, these tarts have Christmas all wrapped up. Just make sure to chill them for 9 hours so that the filling remains soft, but firm.Why is everything better when it’s mini?Whether you’re a savoury or a sweet person, there’s something about downsizing our favourite foods and flavour combos that makes them all the more tasty! For more, mini sweet tarts that will be perfect for Christmas, try our mini lemon panna cotta tarts! We’ve also got 5-ingredient cherry tarts, and, who could forget our mini mixed berry mince piece! It’s definitely time to get into the festive spirit.
We can’t get enough of this match made in heaven – choc and mint – so we turned it into a cheesecake. It is a perfect edible centrepiece for the Christmas table (or perhaps not, as it may disappear in seconds!). This is one of my go-to ‘do-ahead desserts’ as it needs 6 hours to set anyway, so make it the day before serving. This recipe requires 6 hours chilling.Our top tips…When adding gelatine, it is best to have the dissolved gelatine mix and cream cheese mixture at similar temperatures or you risk lumps of gelatine forming. If you are unsure, stir a little of the cream cheese mixture into the dissolved gelatine mix to equalise the temperature before combining the rest.
An easy “chop and dress” salad packed with vibrant vegies of the Mediterranean. The microwave rice makes it extra filling and saves you the time of cooking brown rice in a pan. In fact, you can take the pressure right off and prep this salad a few hours ahead of serving. Because you can prep it ahead of time, this is the perfect salad to bring to the office. The vegies remain fresh and crunchy and, along with the rice, soak up that deliciously tangy sauce.
Prep ahead these sweet, sticky and Christmassy chicken parcels. Stuff and wrap your chicken a day ahead and store in the fridge, then just sprinkle and bake. A little paprika adds richness and colour to your sugary crust, and the cranberry and pistachio stuffing is packed with traditional Christmas flavour.What else can you ‘put in a blanket’?The sky’s truly the limit when you wrap something in a food blanket! Pigs in blankets are thought to have originated in Germany, but they are a staple in the Aussie entertaining diet. At taste.com.au we love to come up with new ways to enjoy this culinary classic. We’ve given pigs in blankets a prawn makeover and created everything from more traditional pull-apart pigs in blankets to chicken twists like this Christmas recipe and these sugar-crusted chicken in blankets.
There’s no need to turn on the oven for this one! All it takes is 5 ingredients to transform your fave co*cktail into your new favourite dessert – layers of store-bought sponge and gelato topped with a Kahlua-spiked cream and scattered with chocolate-coated coffee beans. For an extra kick, we drizzled the sponge with a little Kahlua, too. Make sure you freeze this dish for 6 hours to ensure all the layers have the perfect texture!What is a terrine?Traditionally, a terrine is a savoury, loaf-shaped dish usually made with meat or fish. It’s a French delicacy which may not be suited to everyone’s tastes, but the desserts that were inspired by it definitely are! This 5-ingredient espresso martini terrine keeps the traditional, cuboid shape but uses spongy layers separated by gelato instead of meat. Then, to top it all off, we coat it in Kahlua-spiked cream for the perfect Christmas dessert!
This potato salad has a soft, creamy texture without any mayonnaise or dairy products. Refrigerating overnight will allow the flavours to mellow, but don’t serve it chilled – take out of the fridge about 45 minutes before serving. This isn’t totally necessary though – it still tastes great freshly made and slightly warm. Armenian-style potato salad may seem a little different to the creamy ones that you may be used to, but we think this actually allows you to taste so many more flavours. This recipe is our homage to the traditional recipe (we’ve added capsicum for a little extra crunch and a pop of colour). For dessert, you can follow this salad with an Armenian nutmeg cake for a delicious cultural feast.
We hate to use the “M” word here (and we’re not talking about Milo), but this cake is moist! It’s not just the texture that has really sold it to us though, it’s also how easy it is to make, and who can leave out just how good it tastes! Everyone loves a fruitcake - it’s one of those classic desserts that suits any occasion. Just make sure you refrigerate and cool the cake for the required amount of time. I love serving this as the Christmas season rolls around because it’s so incredibly nostalgic but can also be served cold so you’re not too hot in our Aussie summer! And, just when we thought that fruitcake couldn’t get any tastier, we decided to experiment by adding Milo (because we’re going crazy for it at the moment). The chocolate complements those classic fruit cake flavours, making this a recipe that you’ll be turning back to again and again.
Two simple ingredients - brown sugar and cola - make a deliciously sweet and sticky glaze for this year's glazed Christmas ham. Smoked ham is the perfect pairing for sweet glazes, creating a smoky-sweet contrast that’ll be the highlight of your Christmas lunch.Simple Christmas mains aren’t always easy to come by, but this recipe proves that just a couple of readily available ingredients can transform your Christmas ham into something spectacular. Have the recipe for this glaze ready to share, because (believe us) your guests will be asking you for the secret behind this festive main.Toss together a couple of our impressive yet effortless Christmas salads, and you’re bound to delight everyone at your table this year. Just be sure to save yourself some leftover ham for a brilliant Boxing Day sandwich!
If you love asian-inspired recipes this side dish is for you! Perfectly steamed broccoli and edamame is coasted in a salty, tangy, slightly sweet and nutty sauce. When traditional sides get tiresome, why not bring new flavours to the dinner table? Our favourite thing about this recipe is that most of the ingredients will already be in your pantry! What's more, it's already vegan, but also can be made gluten-free by substituting soy sauce for tamari. Mot only is this peanut broccoli salad incredibly tasty, but it's something everyone can enjoy.
Potato, cheese, bacon – was there ever a more classic combo? These tasty little “cakes” make a lovely side dish for dinner or brekky and you could even make 12 smaller ones in medium muffin pans if you prefer. The potato can be cooked and mashed a day in advance and gently reheated (with the butter so it melts through) in the microwave.Savoury bites are so versatile, and there are so many ways to customise them. We’ve collated our best mini quiche recipes and we have tonnes of delicious morsels to choose from. We’ve also recently discovered that you can replace a muffin pan and an oven for a pie maker! From pie-maker hashbrowns to 2-minute noodle vegie frittatas, there’s no limits on savoury “cakes” anymore!
We may not get a ‘White Christmas’ down under, but we’ll happily take this dessert in its place any day! You’ll adore the fluffy white chocolate mousse filling that’s studded with fresh raspberries to bring tartness and freshness. Meanwhile, the pistachio and crackles on top add colour and extra crunchy texture to this deliciously creamy dessert.What is a charlotte?A Charlotte cake is a traditional French dessert, also known as an “icebox cake”. It’s made with a deliciously creamy filling which is surrounded by everyone’s favourite savoiardi biscuits. This dessert is a favourite in summer because it’s super easy to prepare ahead of time, making it perfect for Christmas entertaining.
If you’re looking for a tasty addition to a charcuterie board for a picnic, a little after work snack, or something extra to serve when entertaining, this delicious, mouth-watering whipped brie dip is for you. This dip has an incredible flavour profile - buttery and creamy brie, sweet honey, smoky, salty bacon, and earthy, lemony thyme. Whipping brie and aerating the brie almost doubles the amount of brie you have to serve. The whipped brie is best when it is made and served at room temperature because chilling the whipped brie doesn’t keep it light and fluffy, it sets hard and makes spreading difficult. We’ve also made our own super crispy croutons but if you are short of time serve with bought crackers.
Yep, you can now make fudge in a microwave! This super simple white chocolate and cranberry fudge recipe combines delicious condensed coconut milk with white chocolate and dried fruit - it’s the perfect white Christmas recipe (which we have so many more of with Christmas right around the corner). This dessert makes the perfect edible gift as well… Simply stack fudge squares on a plate or wrap with cellophane and tie on a ribbon to give as a gift.Make it in minutesThe best part of this recipe is that all you need to do is pop it in the microwave and then let it set for about 4 hours. When you’re short on time, a microwave dessert is always great to turn to and we’ve got heaps of easy microwave desserts you can make in minutes to satisfy your sweet-tooth cravings quickly.
