Going live effective immediately – and open right through to Christmas Eve, JB and I are on duty to answer your Christmas cooking questions. ✨Welcome to our Christmas Cooking Hotline!!✨
JB and I are on call!
I’m so excited to be doing this! I’ve had the idea of a Christmas cooking hotline bubbling away in my mind for years, but I always hesitated because I worried it would be too much to handle on my own.
But now that JB is part of the face of RecipeTin and it’s not just me, there’s two of us here to answer your questions. So for the first time ever, we’re opening up a hotline for Christmas cooking questions, bringing together home-cook practicality and actual proper chef experience (JB!), which means more ideas and better problem-solving for you!
So drop your question in the comments section below and we will answer as many as we can (we need to sleep, and we have some other work things to finish!). Ask anything you want, like:
Can I make this ahead, freeze it, or reheat it?
What can I substitute if I can’t find an ingredient?
How do I scale recipes up or down?
Help, something’s going wrong – how do I fix it?
Menu planning, timing, or oven logistics chaos 😅
Even though our last day of work is this Friday, JB has generously agreed to continue helping me with questions right through to Christmas Eve. Thank you JB, you’re the best.
And now…. the Christmas Cooking Hotline is now officially open. So drop your questions below and we’ll jump in to help wherever we can, because Christmas cooking is much more fun with backup! 🎄 – Nagi x
PS Few out-takes from today’s little Christmas shooting session. We know how to cook better than taking selfies. Promise. 😅
PPS Who nailed The Wink? 😉
Life of Dozer
My favourite Dozer Christmas outfit.
Though to be honest, Santa spends most of his time like this:
Which I’m sure is Santa after a few too many Christmas wines. This has absolutely nothing to do with his ride – or the stable hand who saddled up his ride. 😂
I know Christmas and new year have come and gone but I still have some left over turkey to enjoy. Is there an easy way to make cranberry sauce?
Hope you all had a well deserved rest and wish you and all your wonderful staff a very healthy 2026 ….. big hugs for Dozer, the beautiful!
Hi Marilyn, Nagi has a cranberry sauce that I have made before and is really easy and delicious. Here’s the link https://fast-enhancement.today/easy-classic-cranberry-sauce/%3C/a%3E%3Cbr /> Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and your family!! ❤️
Thanks for the direction on the egg yolk pasta. Will give it a go. The best of the New Year to you.
I know Christmas is over but I am looking at New Years Eve. Last year we were in Spain and had an app that was incredible. It was an egg yolk in a ravioli fried. It was in a light sauce but the yolk was runny. How do you do this?????
Search on Egg Yolk Ravioli (Raviolo al Uovo).
All the best to you and the people near and dear to you.
We are making mini beef wellingtons and are wondering if we can make more than we need and freeze them once we are at the “pastry ON” phase. Thank you and Merry Christmas.
What temperature do you bake the mini cheesecakes?
I am making your Pork Roast with Crispy Crackling for Christmas dinner with my in-laws tomorrow, but need to have it ready around 2 – 3 hours before we are ready to eat. What do you think would be the best plan of action to serve it warm and still crispy?
I just wanted to follow up to say that I followed the cooking instructions exactly, tented with foil, let it sit for around 3 hours. Then, I just reheated in the oven for about 20 minutes or so at 450 degrees. It was perfect! Very crispy skin, juicy meat and an amazing gravy too. I will definitely be making this again soon!
Hi,
Nagi & JB. I made the Maple Pecan Pie Bar for tomorrow. Can I just keep it on the kitchen counter overnight?
My fridge is pretty full right now with the food preparation.
Please advice.
Thanks,
Angie
Hi team!
Any ideas on how to tart up jarred cranberry sauce! I wanted to make it from scratch but no luck with buying cranberries!! Help!! 🙏🏼
I’m making the trifle but the cranberry jelly isn’t setting! It’s been about 3 hours now and it’s still so runny. I added another teaspoon of gelatine that didn’t help. Should I add more?
Hi guys! Can I double your pavlova recipe? Will it work just the same?
Merry Christmas and thank you for all the great recipes- I’ve been cooking from them all year. Never had one we haven’t liked.😀
Happy Christmas Nagi, Dozer and JB.
Qu: can I prep my chickens tonight and leave them stuffed and trussed ready to put on the Weber tomorrow? Or am I best doing it in the morning?
Thanks!
Merry Christmas Nagi, JB, Dozer and the whole team.
Do you have a recipe for herb butter? All the shops I went to had sold out. It’s for lobster on the BBQ. Thank you.
Nagi!! Just made the cheesecake slab and thought…why is it so bland this year…I left out the sugar!! Can I make a “sauce “ over the top? Too tired to buy ingreds and remake as I have to prepare your spuds!🫣🙄😫
Well, I sprinkled lots of crushed biscotti over my cheesecake, berries, lots of icing sugar and it tasted yum…despite forgetting the sugar…yay..✔️🌺
hi nagi and jb,
i can only get the frozen japanese scallops. the problem is, i can not get a good sear. please help.
Hello and Happy Christmas Eve. Could you tell me if I can prepare my vegies for roasting (pumpkin, potatoes, carrots) this evening for tomorrow if I leave them covered in water? There isn’t room in the fridge. but I could use an esky if needed?
What is Dozer having for christmas? How is he keeping cool? What is your favourite christmas movie? (Yes, i ask the most important questions!)
Merry xmas Nagi & team from Perth 🙂 Ty for publishing the 2nd book! I had a blast with it these last few months and I love the coloured tabs this time.
Hi JB,
Many thanks for the prompt reply 👍🏽
Here’s wishing you, Nagi, Dozer and the RTE and RTM team an amazing 🎄and thanks again for the wonderful work you do 🤩🤗🤩
Thanks Nagi! Merry Christmas =)
I have 12 hrs only to brine my turkey. Will it work and will it be too salty? Please help.!! The turkey is fresh and olive oil and herbs infused
Hi Nagi and JB Congratulations on doing such an amazing job of answering so many questions and helping us all to enjoy and celebrate Christmas even more through your wonderful advice.
Do you think it’s possible to cook 2 pavlovas at the same time? I have an electric oven and if so should I use fan forced for more even cooking?
Thank you and Merry Christmas 🎄