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. 😂
Love love love you guys! Do you have a recipe or advice for a classic curried rice salad? Have a Merry Christmas!! 🎄🦌🎅🤶
tineats is the first place I look when I want a a recipe. Thank you for your effort and passion;
It’s mine also and now my families. I try something new my family respond with. That was yum was that a Tin eats recipe. Sure is.
Hey people! I hope you are not regretting this already I’m sure you are inundated!
I have a half vegan Christmas event and wonder what your best vegan (!) festive recipe ideas are?!
Once I have made Gravlax how long can I keep it in the fridge for?
Thanks
Sue
I’m on mains and side (just one) duty for Christmas lunch. We already have a potato side, as well as a fresh salad side. Any suggestion for another side? I’m thinking something a little fresher or lighter to cut through the richness. Mains will be your maple ham and Christmas salmon btw
A green bean salad would be my recommendation.
Green beans just cooked, tossed with some olive oil, fresh garlic and crushed fresh garlic.
Can also add a bit of parmesan if you like.
Can serve at room temp or warmed up.
Dear Nagi and JB,
My oven died. I’ve got two portable induction cooktops from Ikey and a 20 litre toaster oven (not convection) on the way through the beleaguered Auspost right now. Can I cook a roast lamb or chook for Christmas dinner or should I plan something else?
With all the stress of cooking Christmas dinner for a large family the gravy often suffers. Can I make it before Christmas and freeze.
Yes! I always freeze my leftover gravy (I might make extra so I can 😂), and then thaw, microwave and whisk. You wouldn’t know. Same goes for cheese and white sauces. It works so well when I’m usually cooking for two. I freeze in small lots enough for two. If I need more I thaw more.
Hi Naji and JB, I’m in charge of the turkey this year and have decided to cook up 2 x 3kg turkey buffets using your juicy roast turkey recipe. Is there anything I should change when cooking turkey buffet? Thanking you in advance. Love all your recipes.
Merry Christmas!
First of all, thank you! I love how much you want to help.
I have 24 for Christmas lunch and need to cook traditional! Thankfully I’m not in charge of meat, sides only.
Can you please suggest hot side dishes, including what I can prepare. I had a large oven but it’s quickly filled with trays pf potatoes.
Thank you x
Hi what salad would you suggest for Christmas dinner to impress my guests?
I’m not Nagi but I fully recommend her Broccoli Pearl Crunch Salad. It’s sooo good and looks amazing too
I really like the pomegranate salad, https://fast-enhancement.today/pomegranate-salad-with-pomegranate-dressing/%3C/a%3E.%3C/p%3E
Why do we measure liquids by volume? It sounds so bloody logical, but…….It is far, far more a accurate, faster and cleaner to measure by weight. One gram equals one millilitre. Everyone has a digital scale measuring down to tenths of a gram, so.
The only thing it will not work for is oils with a density of 0.9. O.K. Volume of oil times 0.9 equals grams of oil. Simples.
Into the 21st century!
Hey Nagi, you are my go to for almost all recipes, I use your pizza dough recipe on repeat, all the nurses at our bush hospital in Western Qld love to eat different city food, the butcher out here thinks I’m a nut when I make Ramen or Pho because, they think bones are for there dogs which of course they can be too, but might you have a recipe for a gluten free dough that I could make Christmas please, Merry Christmas Nagi
Hi
Can I freeze your amazing caramel slice?
Hi. I am looking at cooking a whole snapper on a Webber Q. Fish is 2 kg. I’m using your dill stuffing. Any guide as to how long I cook the fish for
Hi Nagi and Dozer and Team ! Love your work 💖 I’ve just harvested broad beans what is your best broad bean salad recipe for Christmas 🎄
I’m after the perfect sear. I know it’s out there, calling to me. Which pan should I get with induction to capture this mystery? Carbon steel, cast iron, stainless steel? And how to get it? I’ve got bringing meat to room temp, drying with paper towel, using high smoke point oil but still no sear. Just a few limp lines of colour. It’s intolerable.
I would love a good, simple salmon and green bean recipe.
Hi Nagi and JB. Can I make the Baked One Pot Mac and Cheese the day before I need it and just heat it up in the oven.
Thanks
Thanks guys. Appreciate your advice. We have way too much food on Christmas Day – I’m the worst culprit! Can you suggest your best salad recipes that won’t spoil quickly and will last a few days for those delicious leftover meals
I will be cooking for carnivores and vegetarians for Xmas! Planning to make your Stuffed Butternut Squash recipe and wonder if I can make any of it ahead of time (not enough room and not enough ovens!) – thank you