Ingredients
1 free-range turkey, 5 kg
Sea salt and black ground pepper
2 onions
1 lemon
1 garlic head
6 bay leaves
Olive oil, virgin or not
8 slices of smoked bacon
375g unsalted butter
Preheat your oven to 220°C. Trim the edges and decorate the turkey with your ingredients, then stick in the oven!
One 8-pound beef top round
Flaky sea salt
¼ cup black ground pepper
2 garlic bulbs
Olive oil, virgin or not
Cut your roast to perfection, then slather it with oil and salt. Have your oven ready at 260°C and add your roast in, smelling of lemon!
1 pound rotini pasta
¼ cup of olive oil
6 garlic cloves
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 can fire-roasted diced tomatoes, 14.5 ounces
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon chili flakes
1 avocado
½ cup Basil Pesto
1 lemon
¼ cup of toasted breadcrumbs
¼ cup of chopped parsley
Create a Christmas-style version of pasta, with garlic and tomatoes, diced carefully! The red and green highlight the colours of Christmas, as you mix and bake this pasta! Carefully add all the spices and sliced vegetables, along with lemon juice, as you decorate the pasta with breadcrumbs and parsley.
2 cans of green beans, 15-ounce each
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup, 10.5 ounce
¾ cup milk
1 can French-fried onions, 2.8 ounce
Sea salt and black ground pepper
A healthy choice for people, this casserole is easy to make, especially with pre-bought mushroom soup. Pre-heat oven to 175°C, while you mix the beans, soup, milk, and onions into a solid casserole, baked to perfection!
1½ pound Brussel Sprouts
3 tablespoons olive oil, virgin or not
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon of black pepper
Check out your local grocer for the best sprouts, and prepare this easy meal at home! Slather your sprouts in oil and spice them up with salt and pepper as you bake them to perfection!
4 pounds of jumbo shrimp, frozen
2 bunches of curly kale
1 lemon, sliced
Shrimp cocktail sauce
Horseradish
Worcestershire Sauce
One mini-Christmas tree
Once you have thawed and cleaned your shrimp, decorate the mini-tree stand with kale, and add on the shrimp afterwards, like traditional tree decorations. Enjoy eating the shrimp, one by one, dipping it in your choice of sauce!
5 pounds of potatoes
1 cup cream
Salt and pepper
Boil your peeled potatoes slices in hot water for 20 minutes. Drain and mash the potatoes, adding the cup of cream, butter, salt, and pepper once you are finished.
150g Medjool dates
150g dried apricots
150g pecan nuts
75g crystallized ginger
1 small fresh rosemary sprig
150g dried cranberries
150g raisins
150g suet
150g plain flour
75g bag of breadcrumbs
200ml semi-skimmed milk
1 large free-range egg (necessary)
1 clementine
Maple Syrup
Destone your dates, then chop them up with apricots, pecans, ginger, and rosemary leaves. Place it all in a butter-greased bowl and crack the egg on top! Add milk, then cover it and heat it up, in an oven at 150°C. Remember, you don’t have to add bourbon or any other alcohol, even if the recipe calls for it. Use syrup instead.
Babak Eslami | Writer
