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. 😂
How far ahead can I make the apple salad with candied walnuts and cranberries before risking them going brown? I know they are soaked in lemon but unsure if it means I can make it a few hours beforehand?
Hello I needs your thoughts on my roast potato dilemma.
I have 35 people to feed on Christmas Eve (we always do xmas eve, leaves the day for other faimy etc).
Have done it for years. Meat is done across 2 bbqs greens are microwaved.
All my roast veg are par-boiled day before, and I use 2 electric frypans to cook everything, then keep the batches warm in a pie wamer.
I have tried to roast the spuds in the oven, but I didnt leave thrm in long enough ( I panicked) because I had a few batches to do.
I would like to try the oven again, but I don’t know how long, or correct temp to use, bearing in mind I am cooking 70 pieces of potato.
Can you please tell me how you would cook the spuds. I am always trying to get the perfect roast potato
Please
No question. Just want to say, thanks for the great food and Merry Christmas 🎅 🤶
Hi Nagi and JB,
I’d like to make savoury mousses in shot glasses for about 30 people. They need to travel to Sydney from Canberr in an esky. Any ideas?
Happy Christmas and thank you
Can you recommend a stuffing to go with your garlic slow cook turkey
What would you recommend as the best ham glaze please?
Hi will be cooking your Pork shoulder receipt for Christmas lunch and in order to save time cooking the veges on the day i want to par boil the roast potatoes the day before.some say after boiling let cool and dry the put in a sealed container in fridge. Do i put oil on the veg in the fridge or put on the day you are cooking some say yes and some say no,will the potatoes keep their colour overnight in fridge?. Can i do the same with other veg?. thankyou
Hi guys, I’ve never hosted a Christmas meal before and not much of a cook. Am going to be hosting this time and planning to cook a chicken roast and steaks. What are nice easy sides which will go with both those mains?
You all are amazing! Thank you so much for being there for Christmas questions! 🎄🎄🎄.
Can I make gravy ahead of time? I have some turkey stock in the freezer but that’s about it!
Can I still use a slow cooker for a rolled turkey fillet roll if it is seasoned with a cherry seasoning?
its 2.3 kg -cooking time 6 hours??
I bought your two cookbooks and I can’t say how wonderful they are. Everything I’ve made from them, my picky husband really enjoyed them.
Can I pre cook potatoes the day before. Thankyou
Hi I want to Cook your slow cooked lamb shoulder for Christmas 🎄
Is it easy to do?
Can I cook your Maple Glazed Ham on the BBQ. Can you give storage ideas for after its baked please.
Love your work !!! Can you share A yummy rum ball recipe with a twist?
Hi Nagi … needing an easy but spicy prawn recipe for Christmas Day crowd, please. Not a wet dish, but something that can be done on a BBQ, grill or stovetop. Grateful for your suggestions. Merry Christmas!🎄
Hi to you both and Merry Christmas.
Probably a silly question, but I was looking to cook my eggs in the oven via muffin tins.
Would you have any suggestions regarding method or timing. I am catering for 14 people so looking to save some time.
My Husband bought a 4.7kg Angus Brisket for me to make your slow cooked BBQ brisket recipe. I haven’t tried yet as the meat is cryovacced, but I don’t think it will fit into my slow cooker. Should I attempt to cook in the oven, or chop a chunk of the brisket so it does fit?
Does the skin come off the ham more easily if i heat it first?
Thanks, Janet