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’m making crème brulee and profiteroles. What dessert/dish (except pavlova) can I make with the left over egg whites.
I’m looking for suggestions to serve at a cocktail party when one of the guests is gluten free.
For your Christmas Maple Glazed Ham recipe, it states that the ham needs to be pre-cooked and it is not suitable for raw hams/gammon.
It’s quite hard to find bone-in, cooked ham in UK supermarkets, so how would be best for me to cook a raw ham before starting the Maple Glazed Ham recipe?
Thanks for all the great recipes I’ve tried this year & Merry Christmas x
How to masked mashed potatoes a day ahead
I usually have no issues making a menu for Xmas. This year I’m stuck on a vegetable side dish. This is what I have so far: dinner for 14, roast leg of lamb, your recipe BTW. 😉 a parsnip puree, (already doing traditional potato salad so didnt want more potato es), asparagus with a bearnaise sauce, a greens Aladdin my neice is bringing. I need something colorful for another vegetable dish.
Hello! I absolutely love this Christmas hotline idea!
I am making perogies as part of this year’s Christmas dinner. I’ll be following your recipe, can I freeze uncooked perogies (the dough I mean) and the skins won’t split when I come to boil them? Other recipes I’ve tried, the skin splits during boiling if I don’t boil them fresh then freeze them.
Thank you!!
Hi Nagi and JB — I made duck breast this past weekend. It’s a favorite to have at Christmas and I want to try again for the holidays. I followed the recipe but it didn’t turn out as lovely as yours and I’m wondering if I made a misstep? The skin was more brown / burnt than golden / crispy. And it took much longer in the skillet than 10 min. The breast was quite large so maybe I overcrowded the pan? Should I trim some of the skin off next time?
I bought a smoked turkey on sale and I’m not sure what to do with the left overs. Do you have recipe suggestions?
Hi guys, and furry guy!
I want to make a cheese ball. Just like the one my mum made in the 80’s. I found a simple Aussie recipe. My question is, can I freeze it? 🧡
I always make double cheese balls and freeze one. Thaw it out slowly in fridge, cant tell at all. Hope this helps!
Hi, can I make the beef Wellington from ‘Dinner’ ahead of time a freeze it? If not, is it possible to make it completely on Xmas eve, and leave it in the fridge until cooking time? ( allowing time to bring back to room temperature)
HOW DO I KEEP RIB ROAST WARM FOR AN HOUR OR TWO?
Hi what can u replace nuts & seeds in recipes to stop it being boring we have family with allergies
I am making spaghetti with meat sauce (ground beef) for Christmas Eve. How many lbs of ground beef should I use for 13 people? Also, can spaghetti be made early and how would I reheat that. I have trouble getting everything timed to be ready at the same time. Cooking/ boiling the spaghetti noodles take time and usually hold up everything for me.
Thanks so much!!! Merry Christmas to you all.
Making your 3 hr. bone in lamb shoulder. Always made it with a 3.5 lb. lamb shoulder like your recipe. This time the lamb shoulder is 6.5 lb. How will this affect the time? Thanks.
Hello from Canada!
My daughter has a serious allergy to thyme. What is a good substitute?
I, like many, indulge myself over the holidays. Lots of food and lots of leftovers. I find myself doing the same things such as cold cuts, curries and stews for the week after Christmas and boxing day to use up ingredients and reduce food waste. This year is beef and pork, the usual veg and lots of carby goodness. Do you have any recommendations or favourite recipes for the sluggish, food stuffed, what even is time week the follows Christmas?
Many thanks and as always I look forward to reading your recipes
Dear Christmas Cooking Hotline
This caller is in need of a showstopper (in both looks and taste) dessert to make that will travel well in a car for one hour – appreciate any advice!
how do i make an easy glaze for a Christmas smoked ham? love you guys and hugs to Dozer!
What would Nagi do?
Help! I need to bring Xmas dinner for ten to a house at a water park. I’ll have access to the kitchen at 4 pm so everything needs to be made the day before or earlier. Non traditional menu welcome! Thanks!
I love all these ideas, thank you!, I’ll have some fun looking up the Mains suggestions to decide!, Happy holidays to you all, and a big hug to Dozer. It will be our young golden’s first Christmas with us.