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 providing salads for Christmas day for 12 adults and 5 children. Others are bring meats and desserts. Can you suggest a good mix of ‘special’ christmas day salads with some ‘do ahead’ so I’m not preparing everything on Christmas Day? Thanks so much for any guidance and Happy Christmas!
Need ideas for taking food items to our hosts for 3 days over Christmas! We’ll be driving 2 days to get there! What tasty foods can zi make pronto. Maybe run ball recipes… bug looking fod more ideas! Thank you!
Hi team, great idea and love your work 🙏🙏
Is it best to cook the glazed ham timing for the main dinner or cook day or two before and re-heat?
Merry Christmas
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Hi team, this is such a lovely idea! I’m wondering if you think it would be possible to make your Greek lemon potatoes a couple of days in advance? Thank you!
You’re a legend! Merry Christmas. Can Im guessing I can do your butter & garlic with a turkey hindquarter? Problem is, it will have to be squished into my slow cooker. Will that work?
Hey there. What is the best technique for defrosting a leg of ham (with rind on) that will be glazed and baked once defrosted? In the fridge? Cheers!
Hello and thanks so much for your fabulous emails and recipes. Can you recommend a freeze ahead gravy for turkey. I have veg and chicken thighs but not sure how best to make a gravy and not just a stock . Merry Christmas 🎄
I am planning to make pavlova bombs- anything to keep in mind for tripling the recipe?
Do you think doubling the recipe and making the size of the bombs smaller would also work? I am doing a few desserts but do want to make sure there is a pav bomb for everyone
Hi wishing you a very merry Xmas.
Used your Xmas cake recipe and was looking for easy ways to. decorate it for someone who is not very arty like.
Merry Christmas
I’m wanting to make a Pavlova Roll for Christmas lunch, I’m happy to assemble it on the day but can you please let me know how far in advance I can make the base and how to store it
Thanks
I have 8 guests for Christmas lunch. They are bringing a contribution which was agreed, except one guest is bringing a mass produced, albeit for an excellent cause, xmas pudding. How can I turn this from ordinary to something extra ordinary.
It sounds like some magic is happening for you guys? whats going on Nagi? good for both of you. well done
Hi Nagi, do you have a solution for Tenderloin Roast for Christmas, when family members preferences range from rare to well done? Thinking of changing to slow cook shoulder of lamb.
Hi Nagi and JB,
I have been playing around with terrines and want to make one for the family over Christmas.
I am currently eating a “country chicken terrine” (SBS food) and it’s a good candidate but I want to make it a bit lighter (as I am getting rounder by the day eating this one ..)
Can I use half the speck cubes and a mix of (full cream Greek) yoghurt and cream instead of pure cream? (Maybe add a bit of flour to the mix). Will it still set properly?
I did the same with a recent scallop terrine (recipe from Nagi’s mum) and that went fine (quite delicate) and still was delicious.
Please let me know?
Merry Christmas 🎄⭐
Is beef wellington a Christmas dish?* I love your recipe and want to use it. Told it’s not..
*in the Uk
Do you have an easy recipe for stuffing balls please?
Hi Nagi, I made the Foccacia bread 14 times. The first time was with your recipe and I must say that was the only time it came out well. The rest I followed numerous shorts, reels, youtube videos and they were unmitigated disasters. I am very distraught as a baker. I want to know is that bakers hide some crucial element or I am just bad. Is there an answer even to my question. Anyways I think you rock. Keep doing what you do and the way you describe steps is a craker. love Vishal
Im making cinnamon monkey bread! What’s the/your best dough recipe to use? Also, any tips? It seems to go stale very fast (less than a day) in previous attempts.
What’s the best turkey to use and where do I get it?
Best way to cook roast chicken a day in advance (serve cold). I’ve got 3 chickens I’m doing, but I’m not wanting to do any sides with them