2 July 2026
What to Bring to Christmas Lunch When You Are Not the Cook
Ask what is already covered, then bring something that needs no oven and no fridge space. Four pantry things that survive a hot car, what to bring for each kind
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Start here: Christmas
The whole Christmas set is in the stories below, newest first. These are the four things people are usually trying to work out, with the guide for each. The full plan lives in The Australian Christmas Guide.
Plan the table
Gifts and hampers
Corporate Christmas
Read The Australian Christmas Guide or shop Christmas food and Christmas hampers.
2 July 2026
Vegan Christmas Food That Is Not an Afterthought
Vegan Christmas food belongs in the middle of the table, not on a separate plate. Seven things that carry it, the paste that fixes the missing savoury depth, sw
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2 July 2026
Christmas Gifts for Couples: One Box, Two People
One gift for two people is harder than two separate ones. Five hampers sorted by how well you know the couple, what to spend in each band, and why the box that
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1 July 2026
Christmas Prawns: When to Order Them and How to Keep Them Cold
Order in the last week of November, collect on 24 December, and beat two hours from the counter to the fridge. The ordering calendar, the esky, and how long pra
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1 July 2026
Christmas Lunch Ideas for a Hot Australian Day
A board to start, a glazed ham or poached salmon carved cool, three salads and something cold to finish. The full Australian Christmas lunch menu, what to make
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30 June 2026
Hawaij Is a Spice Blend, So What Do You Do With a Jar of the Paste
Hawaij is a Yemeni blend of ginger, cardamom and turmeric, and almost every recipe calls for it dry. Ours is a paste, so the teaspoons do not transfer. What haw
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25 June 2026
Hot English, Dijon, Seeded and Honey Mustard: Four Jars, Four Jobs
Four mustards, four different jobs: hot English for the table, Dijon for cooking, seeded for texture and honey mustard for sandwiches. What each one suits, plus
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22 June 2026
A Jar of Preserved Lemons, and Eight Things to Do With It
The rind is the ingredient and the pulp is not. How to prepare a bought jar of preserved lemons, eight uses ordered by how much rind each one takes, how much sa
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20 June 2026
Six Things to Make With One Good Tin of Tuna
One 70g tin of Australian albacore is a single serve, which rules out the tuna bake and rules in six better things: toast, spaghetti for one, a loaded pita, a m
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18 June 2026
Belazu Tagine Paste: A 20 Minute Tagine and Four Other Uses
Belazu Tagine Paste is a tomato, smoked paprika and pickled lemon base rather than a chilli sauce. A 20 minute chicken and chickpea tagine, four other uses for
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16 June 2026
How to Use Miso Paste When You Only Have Miso Pesto
Miso is soybeans, salt and koji, and it amplifies whatever it touches. What it is, white versus red, four things to do with a tub, and how miso pesto stands in
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15 June 2026
Shatta: The Green Chilli Jar That Goes on Almost Everything
Chopped green chilli held in oil, spooned on at the end rather than cooked in. What shatta is, how it differs from harissa and the other Ottolenghi chilli jars,
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1 June 2026
What to Put Tomato Relish On, Beyond the Sausage Sandwich
Cheese toasties, eggs, cold meat, cheese boards, pan sauces and glazes: where a jar of tomato relish earns its place, how much to use each time, how long it kee
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1 November 2025
Introducing the Ottolenghi Ingredients Range at The Gourmet Pantry
Pestos, sauces, marinades, spice tins, dressings and snacks: the whole Ottolenghi range in one place, with the size and price of every jar, what each one is for
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