Excellent gingerbread men
Recipe by:
FADEDDREAMS
Delicious gingery biscuits, which come out of the oven soft and harden as they cool. An old-fashioned childhood favourite.
Orange Cranberry Sauce
Recipe by:
TEXASREP
This recipe was graciously shared with me by a Jamaican friend many years ago. It makes a fabulous sauce, different from any other cranberry sauce I've ever tasted.
Our Favourite Cranberry Sauce
Recipe by:
MARJK
This recipe was given to me by a friend of ours. It's a sauce that goes well with turkey and has been a Christmas lunch favourite for over ten years.
Portobello and Shiitake Mushroom Stuffing
Recipe by:
Tamara Furst
Portobello and shiitake mushrooms give this stuffing extra flavour, but feel free to use any combination or variety of mushrooms. Its great for chicken and turkey but you could also use it to stuff vegetables or tofu and substitute the chicken stock with vegetable stock to make it vegetarian.
Garlic roasted chicken
Recipe by:
Jennifer Goldberg
A juicy, roast chicken recipe with lots of garlic, rosemary and lemon.
Panettone
Recipe by:
Lacey Lynn
This traditional Italian Christmas bread is also suitable for breakfast and morning or afternoon tea. Enjoy!
Baileys Chocolate Cheesecake
Recipe by:
Elaine
Baileys and chocolate add a delightfully rich flavour to a classic cheesecake. This makes a delicious ending to any special meal.
Icelandic Christmas Cake
Recipe by:
Gudny Bjorg Kjaerbo
This is a good everyday loaf cake filled with sultanas and flavoured with lemon and cardamom. You'll want to make it more often than only once a year at Christmas!
Kolaczki
Recipe by:
Yvonne
Jam filled holiday cookies which have been a tradition for every Polish Christmas Eve I can remember.
Plum Pudding
Recipe by:
Claude
This Christmas pudding is fabulous served with custard, whipped cream or ice cream.
Festive Christmas Cake
Recipe by:
Carol
This cake is a rich, moist fruit cake, perfect at Christmas. Try icing with marzipan for a more festive touch. Ideally, make this cake in November to let the flavours mellow before Christmas.
Baked ham with pineapple & mustard glaze
Recipe by:
Lynn Cole
Long before turkey became a Christmas dinner institution, there was baked ham. The ham can be prepared for glazing the day before, then covered and refrigerated.
Brandy snaps
Recipe by:
Lynn Cole
These thin, crisp biscuits are elegant to serve with coffee or tea, or to accompany a fruit dessert.
Christmas shapes
Recipe by:
Lynn Lewis and Joachim Wahnschaffe
Together with red and gold balls, stars, candles and all the other trimmings, these honey cookies are very eye-catching on the Christmas tree. Make some for the tree and some for eating!
Fruit bread
Recipe by:
Lynn Lewis and Joachim Wahnschaffe
Wrapped in foil and tied with Christmas ribbon, this loaf makes an ideal gift during the Advent and Christmas season.
Fruity mince pies
Recipe by:
Lynn Lewis and Joachim Wahnschaffe
These traditional Christmas favourites are delicious served hot with cream. This version has an unusual iced topping that is baked on.
Gingerbread Loaf
Recipe by:
Ariana Klepac
This delicious, lightly spiced gingerbread is hard to resist. Enjoy a slice with a cup of tea or try it for dessert, with custard or a little reduced-fat thickened cream or natural yogurt plus, perhaps, a spoonful of fresh apple compote.
Gingernuts
Recipe by:
Lynn Lewis and Joachim Wahnschaffe
Here's a healthier version of a traditional favourite. You can buy fancy-shaped cutters and let the kids cut out gingerbread figures, stars or Christmas trees. Chopped dried fruit or nuts make good decorations.