Hosting, potlucks, last-minute guests, or just feeding your people all day long. This Christmas recipe roundup has you covered. Easy mains, cozy sides, and make-ahead appetizers so you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying the holidays.
Super Tender Pressure Cooker Asian Braised Beef
This Pressure Cooker Asian Braised Beef is what I make when I want maximum flavour with minimal effort. This dish is deeply savoury, slightly sweet, and fall-apart tender. Your pressure cooker is about to earn its keep.
The Best Chicken Lumpia (Filipino Spring Roll)
Lumpia is a staple for every Filipino get togethers. Lumpia is filled with ground chicken, carrots, and spices. Wrapped with spring rolls wrappers. Check out my hack on how to roll 50 lumpia in 15 minutes. Best eaten hot, lumpia can be air fried or deep-fried.
High Protein Chicken Pancit Recipe - Easy, Healthy Filipino Noodles
This classic Chicken Pancit recipe is healthy, cozy, and packed with flavor. I used chicken bone broth instead of regular broth for a little protein boost. It's an easy, feel-good noodle dish that's perfect for meal prep or a quick weeknight dinner! Perfect for potlucks!
Piggies in a Blanket Air Fryer
These golden, flaky piggies in a blanket are the perfect bite-sized party snack or easy appetizer. Made with buttery puff pastry baked in the air fryer for convenience. They're fast, fun, and so good! Your whole family will love it. You can bake it too if you don't want to air fry.
Tortilla Quiche Bake with Cottage Cheese
This Tortilla Quiche Bake with cottage cheese is your new best friend. It's got everything you love about a classic quiche. Creamy, cheesy, and loaded with veggies, but without the hassle of the crust. The tortilla base crisps up beautifully, while the cottage cheese makes it extra fluffy and packed with protein. Perfect for Christmas mornings!
Spicy Pasta with Shrimp
This Spicy Pasta with Shrimp is rich buttery, garlicky and has a touch of spice from the gochujang and umami that brings it all together. Tossed with garlic prawns and parmesan! It will be your new favorite pasta dish that's ready in less than 30 minutes.
Gochujang Mac and Cheese
My Gochujang Mac and Cheese is the best recipe I have ever made. If you love mac and cheese, then you will love this Asian mac and cheese. It's the same creamy, cheesy beautiful classic pasta dish but with a kick. This will be the best mac and cheese you will ever have.
Teriyaki Salmon Sushi Cups
Crispy nori cups with sticky rice and teriyaki salmon, baked in a muffin tin. 30 minutes and they are gone before the ham hits the table.
Honey Garlic Chicken Meatballs
Sticky, garlicky meatballs in a honey, oyster sauce and lemon glaze. 20 minutes. Toothpicks in, plate empty.
Maple Bourbon Glazed Ham
A spiral ham lacquered in maple syrup, brown sugar, bourbon, lemon and ginger. Sweet, sticky, and a total showstopper of a centerpiece.
Pineapple Honey Glazed Ham
Bone-in ham glazed with pineapple, honey, citrus and warm spices like cinnamon and star anise. Big enough to feed the whole crew.
Coca Cola Braised Short Ribs
Fall apart tender short ribs with a bottle of Coke doing the heavy lifting. Cozy, rich and feeds 6.
Asian Braised Chuck Roast
Chuck roast seared, then braised low and slow with onion and fresh ginger until it falls apart. Feeds 8 and makes the whole house smell amazing.
Roasted Chicken and Potatoes
Juicy chicken thighs and potatoes roasted on one pan with peppers, onion and tomato paste. A smaller crowd main that skips the whole bird drama.
Roasted Spatchcock Chicken
A whole chicken with the backbone cut out so it lies flat, rubbed with tomato paste, thyme and paprika, and roasted on a bed of veggies. Crispy brick red skin, juicy meat, one baking sheet. A festive whole bird for a smaller Christmas table.
Key ingredients:
whole chicken
tomato paste
fresh thyme
paprika
dry white wine
Air Fryer Rack of Lamb
Rack of lamb coated in garlic, rosemary, thyme, balsamic and Dijon, cooked in the air fryer in 30 minutes. Fancy enough for the holiday, easy enough for any night.
Lobster Fried Rice
Looks fancy, takes 20 minutes. Lobster tails, eggs and ginger fried with day old rice for a showstopper that is secretly easy.
Crab Rangoon Dip
All the creamy, crabby goodness of crab rangoon with zero folding. Bake it, grab the wonton chips, guard your spot.
Caramelized Onion Dip
Packet onion dip had a good run. Three onions cooked down until jammy, then stirred into Greek yogurt and mayo. Set it out with chips while the turkey rests.
Spanish Garlic Prawns
Prawns sizzled in garlic butter, chili and smoked paprika. 20 minutes. Have bread ready for the sauce.
Sweet Potato Brulee
Dessert hiding inside a sweet potato. Roasted Japanese sweet potatoes blended into a silky vanilla custard, baked back in their skins and torched for a crackly sugar top. Serves 8. A showstopper for the Christmas dessert table.
Key ingredients:
Japanese sweet potatoes
heavy cream
egg yolks
vanilla bean paste
granulated sugar
Classic Leche Flan
Silky, rich and topped with golden caramel. Make it the day before so it chills and your oven stays free.
White Chocolate Ube Cookies
Chewy, bright purple and loaded with white chocolate. The cookie everyone asks about.
Black Sesame Rice Krispie Treats
Rice Krispie treats with toasted black sesame and sesame oil for a nutty twist. Ready in 15 minutes and a hit with the kids.
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