Enjoy every moment
From excitable mornings to cosy chats, partner each occasion with fab food
MAKE IT AT HOME
Find the full recipes at tesco. com/recipes
BIG DAY BRUNCH
Start Christmas Day in style. For this Savoury Tenderstem bites recipe, simply place cooked Tenderstem Broccoli on a rectangle of puff pastry. Drizzle with Schwartz Cheese Sauce, fold over and bake. Or feast on these Smoked salmon bagels: top toasted New York Bakery Co. The Original Bagels with a layer of crème fraîche, slices of LEAP Wild Sockeye Salmon, a poached egg, dill and capers.
Vibrant Tenderstem
Broccoli 200g, £1.50 (75p/100g), is quick and easy to cook; try it roasted, grilled or baked to enjoy its sweet, nutty taste.
WAKE-UP CUP
Pair brunch with the rich taste of barista-style Nescafé Azera Americano Instant Coffee 100g, £5.49. Even the tin, a Christmas limited-edition design exclusive to Tesco, looks good.
WE USED…
Save time in the kitchen with Schwartz Cheddar Cheese Sauce 40g, see in store for price Just add milk and heat for a versatile and creamy sauce.
What makes New York Bakery Co. Bagels 5-pack, £1.60 (32p each), so moreishly soft and chewy? They’re boiled, then baked the authentic way.
Fished sustainably in Alaska’s clear waters, LEAP Wild Smoked Sockeye Salmon 100g, £7, is smoked over a blend of 5 woods.
Post-dinner tradition
Think outside the (cracker) box when putting together your cheeseboard. Who can resist?
PERFECT PAIRING
Including a soft and a blue cheese creates a moreish cheeseboard. Castello Extra Creamy Brie 200g, £1.95 (98p/100g), is made with added cream for a soft, buttery flavour, and matures from the inside out for a velvety texture. Partner it with Castello Blue Cheese 150g, £1.80 (£1.20/100g), which combines the texture of a soft cheese with the rich flavour of a blue. Then try each with different combos of chutney, crackers, grapes and figs.
SECRET INGREDIENT
Shake up your cheeseboard with a helping of Hellmann’s Coleslaw 500g, £2 (40p/100g)
The creaminess of the nation’s favourite Hellmann’s mayo and the zingy crunch of cabbage, carrot and onion work splendidly with cheese.
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Dessert needn’t be complicated. This simple vegan take on a bread and butter pudding is an all-round crowd-pleaser
WE USED…
Synonymous with Christmas, cinnamon adds a sweet, warming flavour. Add it to bakes easily with Schwartz Ground Cinnamon 39g, see in store for price, sourced from the bark of Indonesian cinnamon trees.
We mixed it into the spread, and stirred more into the icing sugar used to dust the pud.
CHRISTMAS CUP
Get your festive coffee-shop kick at home with Starbucks Toffee Nut Latte Instant Coffee 4 x 21.5g sachets, £2.40 (£2.79/100g). This limited-edition seasonal treat delivers the rich, buttery taste of toffee with a soft layer of foam and is perfect with pudding.
MAKE IT AT HOME
Find the recipe for this cinnamon & orange bread & butter pudding at tesco.com/recipes
A brilliant alternative to dairy single cream, oatbased Oatly Creamy Oat 250ml, 95p (38p/100g), is free from lactose, milk protein and soya. It’s suitable for heating, so super versatile; we used it to make the creamy vegan custard, and kept lashings more to serve.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
When we asked people across the country what Christmas looks like in their household, the answers revealed dishes beyond mulled wine and turkey and a variety of experiences, with moments uniquely special to those families and friends. Christmas is not the same for everyone, especially in these unprecedented times. But one thing that unites us this year is that we all deserve to enjoy ourselves. So whatever your Christmas looks like, there’s something here for you.
From special dishes you can freeze ahead and whip out at a moment’s notice, p49, to the Christmas dinner you’ve been hoping for, fit for a smaller gathering and easy on the purse strings, p15. Try puddings and desserts inspired by cultures around the globe (the trifle on p66 has an intriguingly delicious Polish twist) and indulge in one more bite of the chocolate star bread, p65, dipped in coffee or hot chocolate. Turn your home into a magical and cosy retreat for the season with decorations you can make yourself, p81, and don’t forget the absolutely essential pair of stretchy jimjams for lounging in, p99, glass of fizz in hand. However you celebrate, have a wonderful Christmas.
Here are all the things we’re doing to help you get organised before, during and after Christmas…
Special dishes you can prepare in advance or with minimum fuss, so you can be ready to host at the drop of Santa’s hat!
out for this symbol throughout the issue for useful tips GET AHEAD
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CONTENTS DECEMBER
105 Your recipes
All the recipes in this issue
FESTIVE FARE
15 Christmas dinner
Six can feast like kings with this lunch for under £4.50 a head!
24 Your traditions
Readers reveal the traditional Christmas foods they enjoy
29 December harvest
Ideas with fresh festive produce, from clementines to chestnuts
49 Special occasions
Freeze-ahead recipes perfect for a New Year’s Eve celebration
61 Desserts
Show-stopping puds featuring flavours from across the globe
75 Too good to waste:
Boxing Day
It’d be a shame not to make the most of the year’s best leftovers
106 Finest moments
This mammoth turkey croque monsieur is ideal for Boxing Day
EVERYDAY
68 5 for under £25
Reader-approved family meals to serve four, all for under £25
KNOW-HOW
27 Plan and save
Plan ahead to take the stress out of Christmas food shopping
38 Jamie Oliver
Festive starters and sides, plus Jamie’s 12 Days of Tips-mas!
44 Chef Derek Sarno
Searching for a novel meatfree main? Derek has an idea…
47 How to build: A canapé
Why not experiment with some new combinations this year
55 Step-by-step
Christmas cake baked? Try our unique ideas for decorating it
SHOPPING REAL LIVING FAMILY
IN STORE
8 Best buys
Festive must-haves to enhance every part of your Christmas
92 Last-minute presents
Our handy edit of stocking fillers for just £10 or less
FOR YOU
FASHION
99 Cosy clothes
F&F has filling those Christmas Eve boxes totally covered…
BEAUTY
101 Christmas makeup
Who says you can’t glam up when you’re staying at home?
81 Christmas crafts
There’s something for everyone among these stylish makes
HOME
91 Festive flowers
Blooms and evergreens to gift or enjoy yourself at home
COMMUNITY
94 Positive changes
A tough year will end on a bright note for these readers
98 Charity partnership
How Tesco Mobile and Crisis are helping homeless people
CONTRIBUTORS
ZUZA ZAK
Author of Polska: New Polish Cooking
Calling herself a ‘Polish storyteller’, Zuza shares her East European twist on a trifle, p66.
SAMUEL MENSAH
CEO of Ghanaian bakery Uncle John’s
Make your own tear & share bread, p65, in this twist on a traditional Ghanaian sweet bread.
HONEY & CO
Co-founded by Itamar Srulovich and Sarit Packer
We’re thrilled Sarit has created an amazing Middle Eastern Pavlova recipe for us, p62.
KAREN EDWARDS
Tesco magazine reader
Karen’s Christmas lunch reflects her Sri Lankan heritage. Try her mum’s spicy curry recipe, p25.
MICHELLE REID
Digital beauty creator
Michelle reveals her insider beauty secrets to glamming up for Christmas, p101.
Christmas at home
CHRISTMAS AT HOME
Don’t miss your 44-page Christmas at Home guide with this issue. It’s packed with inspiration, from decorations and last-minute gifts to gorgeous homewares – plus all the drinks you’ll want to see you through the season!
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Best buys
Your Christmas favourites
Deck the halls with our pick of this year’s festive must-haves
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH JAMIE R
Christmas is all about the food, says Jamie Robinson, Tesco’s executive chef, product development.
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got you covered, with loads of really special Christmas dishes to help you enjoy the season.
LAST-MINUTE FIXES
Easy wins for Big-Day side dishes
Rainbow Carrots & Parsnips 600g, £2 (33p/100g)
Sprouts with Smoked Bacon & Chestnuts 350g, £2.50 (71p/100g)
Tesco Finest Apple &  ÷ ]ãè £ 300g, £2.60 (87p/100g)
*Available
GET AHEAD
Many Christmas products are in store now –check use-by date and freezing info to get ahead!
JAMIE R SAYS
Dinner for two
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Our Christmas range is full of super-special dishes to help you create great new traditions
£29.86-£36.96 (£32/kg)
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If you’re having a more intimate celebration this year, try the Tesco Finest Christmas Dinner for Two* 2.2kg, £35
Dish up bacon-wrapped turkey, goose-fat roast potatoes, pigs-in-blankets, veg, Yorkshire puds and more! It even includes Christmas pud, brandy sauce, Premier Cru Champagne and crackers, for a winning dinner without the hassle. Look out for the vegan option too.
Plant Chef Butternut, Mushroom & Chestnut Wreath 400g, £4.50 (£1.13/100g)
FEELING FESTIVE
Fun ways to start the Christmas countdown
The perfect bite
Give cheese and biscuits a luxury spin. Put on a spread with the Blue Stilton Jar 225g, £4 (£1.78/100g), and the Tesco Finest Venison & Blackberry Pâté 125g, £3.50 (£2.80/100g).
Impressive show-stopper
And for dessert... the stunning new Tesco Finest Chocolate Orange & Maple Bauble Cake 1.16kg, £13 (£1.12/100g). Decadent layers of chocolate brownie and orange sponge spread with both maple and chocolateorange buttercreams, and decorated with a white chocolate bauble. Cut inside to reveal more...
Last-minute planning
Fuss-free sharing food for any occasion
Sausage Roll Log 650g, £5 (77p/100g)
CHRISTMAS AT THE TESCO CAFÉ
The Tesco in-store café has some exciting food and drinks this season to get you in the festive spirit, from Black Forest Hot Chocolate and Gingerbread Lattes, to Pigs-in-Blanket Baps and Turkey Feast Panini. There are some delicious vegan products too. Thorough social distancing measures have been put in place to keep you and the staff safe.
Continental Meat Platter with Iberico Cheese 310g, £8 (£2.58/100g)
Tesco Finest Pigs-in-Blankets Crisps 150g, £1 (67p/100g)
Create an CExtraordinary hristmas
TASTE FILES: MINCE PIES
Three twists on the classic Christmas treat
1 Spiced Apple and Clementine Pies 6-pack, £1.50 (25p each), are perfect if you’re not a mincemeat fan: buttery pastry encases a Bramley apple, cinnamon and clementine filling.
2 Tesco Finest Spiced Rum Mince Pies 6-pack, £2 (33p each), swap sherry for spiced Jamaican rum, with a crisp lattice top.
3 Tesco Finest Crumble-Topped Mince Pies 6-pack, £2 (33p each), are topped with an all-butter crumble for a crisp bite with a melt-in-the-mouth finish.
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Fun new decorations for Christmas cakes and biscuits
STOCKING FILLERS
Mini sweet treats kids (and grown-ups!) will love. Try the Chocolate Truffle Sprouts 150g, £3.50 (£2.33/100g), Chocolate Hollow Tree Decorations 100g, £1, and Santa & Snowman Jelly & Mallow Lollipops, £1 each
Tea break
Find a quiet moment amid the Christmas chaos and treat yourself to a cuppa and some Lebkuchen Stars 250g, see in store for price Made to a traditional German recipe, these sugar-glazed spiced biscuits are a guaranteed pick-me-up.
Pick up your festive favourites from the frozen aisle
GREAT GIFT IDEAS
Make your present budget go further with Tesco Reward Partners
GIVE SPARKLE
If there’s a special someone you’d love to spoil, pop into a Goldsmiths store to browse the sparkling selection of jewellery, watches and diamonds. You’ll find wellknown brands, gorgeous individual pieces and beautiful gift sets, and can even have your chosen piece engraved for a truly personal present.
GIVE HOME STYLE
With many of us spending a lot more time at home, a parcel of dinnerware or cookware will be most welcome. Denby has a 200-year history of designing and creating beautiful homewares from the local Derbyshire clay. Any piece, from the smallest cup to the biggest casserole, will make a stylish yet practical gift.
GIVE INSPIRATION
Help someone you love plan their next DIY project, find a gardening challenge, start a new hobby or enhance an interest with a magazine subscription. It’s the gift that keeps giving, as new issues drop through their letterbox throughout the year to help ensure their passion or motivation never dulls!
GIVE CONNECTION
Who wouldn’t be chuffed to find a new pay monthly handset from Tesco Mobile** under the tree? With Clubcard vouchers you can get two times their value to put towards the latest handset. There are so many to choose from, including the iPhone 11, Motorola G8 Power Lite and the Samsung S20 FE 4G.
GET THE APP
• Your Clubcard is always handy
• Collect points, check your balance and access vouchers
• Unlock exclusive deals with Clubcard Prices.
HOW IT WORKS
• Clubcard Prices = exclusive deals
• £1 spent = 1 point
• Points = vouchers
• Vouchers are sent to you, or accessed via the app
REWARD PARTNERS
Vouchers are worth up to 3x the value to spend with our Clubcard Reward Partners*
* Cost per serve, price per head and the under £25 total are calculated using ingredients used, excluding anything left over, based on online prices at the time of going to press, which are subject to change. Price per head and the under £25 total are based on making either the turkey or the galette as a main
dinner
The main event
Feast like kings on this traditional Christmas lunch for six with mix-and-match sides that won’t break the bank
TREAT YOURSELF
No matter what this year threw at you, Christmas is a time to celebrate. That’s why we’ve created an indulgent mix of dishes for less than £4.50 per head*. You can make lots of it in advance too, so you get more time to enjoy the day.
UNDER £25
…for a turkey (or vegetarian alternative), sides and gravy*
CLEMENTINE, THYME & HONEY-GLAZED TURKEY
Serves 6 freeze gravy only
Takes 2 hrs 30 mins plus defrosting
Cost per serve £2.54
1.5-1.9kg small turkey crown, defrosted*
50g butter, softened
2 tbsp olive oil
4 clementines, 2 zested and juiced, 2 halved
60ml clear honey
10g thyme sprigs
2 onions, roughly chopped
2 carrots, scrubbed and chopped 187ml bottle white wine
1 chicken stock cube, made up to 400ml
1 rosemary sprig