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Don’t just wing it. Here’s Danielle Alvarez’s guide to the perfect roast turkey

This lean meat needs a little extra love to turn it into a tender, juicy bird. Here’s how.

  • Danielle Alvarez
Red wine contains polyphenols, which are associated with heart-health benefits.

Baileys, mulled wine and eggnog: The best (and worst) festive drinks for your health

From mulled wine and whisky to red wine and Baileys, we ask nutritionists which festive tipples to choose – and which to avoid.

  • Ceri Roberts
Have an ice-filled Esky on standby on Christmas Day to help store leftovers safely.

A turkey gravy so good you’ll want to pour it on everything

A good gravy maketh the meal. This recipe by Danielle Alvarez brings together a rich turkey stock with the delicious crunchy nubbins from the pan.

  • Danielle Alvarez
Turkey, bacon and cranberry sausage rolls.

How to use store-bought puff pastry for easy holiday entertaining

Tips and techniques for fabulous baked goods, including wrapping a wheel of brie in the puffy good stuff.

  • Jessie Sheehan
Andrew McConnell’s duck fat roast potatoes

Christmas Day SOS: How to fix soggy spuds, dry turkey, rubbery crackling and more common cooking fails

Rest your turkey before serving, par-boil your potatoes, blast your pork with a hair dryer if you have to – just don’t panic, Christmas dinner help is at hand.

  • Caroline Velik
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Brining your bird will help improve flavour and texture.

Talking turkey: Do you need to brine your Christmas bird and how long for?

The secret to a tender turkey is a well-brined bird. Here, Danielle Alvarez shows you how.

  • Danielle Alvarez
Choose a Saturday Night Pasta sauce and pasta combo.

13 of Good Food’s favourite foodie stocking fillers for $20 or less

Including a Gelato Messina lip balm, dirty martini pasta sauce and a yuzu chilli sauce you’ll splash on everything with unbridled enthusiasm.

  • The Good Food team
Fruit juices.

Can fruit juice ever really be healthy? A dietitian breaks it down

Fruit and vegetable juices might seem like healthy options – but are they actually something we should be drinking?

  • Susie Burrell

Is it acceptable to put ice cubes in a glass of wine to cool it down?

Plus other pro tips for serving red, white and sparkling wines in hot weather.

  • Huon Hooke
Eat chocolate and cakes (and muffins) - in moderation.

The most searched recipes of 2024 prove we don’t really give a Google about good food

From the viral cucumber salad to a suggestive-sounding cocktail, this year’s top-10 recipes show that when it comes to setting recipe trends, TikTok rules.

  • Andrea McGinniss

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