Welcome to the Christmas edition of Tesco magazine

Celebrate with fabulous feasts, show-stopping desserts and merry drinks

Prep for the main event

Save time on the big day with these handy freeze-ahead recipes

Garlic & herb turkey crown with confit leg

Preparing the confit legs makes for quicker cooking on the day, and is less stressful than roasting a whole bird

Confit your turkey

Parmesan, nduja & sourdough stuffing

Add a spicy twist to traditional stuffing with some fiery Italian nduja sausage

Spicy stuffing

Sprout & chestnut gratin

Transform love-'em-or-hate-'em brussels sprouts into a stunning side dish

Sprout surprise

Roasted carrots with honey & orange butter (freeze butter only)

Elevate your carrots with a wonderfully flavoured butter

Butter them up

Dessert towers

From the freeze-ahead treat to the last-minute stack, these centrepieces have Christmas written all over them

Black Forest baked Alaska

Combine two indulgent desserts to create a cherry and ice cream extravaganza

Cherry Christmas!

Clementine & almond panettone stack

Layer up this fruity pud with panettone slices, lemon curd, clementines and rich cream

Stack and serve

Ice cream tower

Wow with a tower of three of our Finest ice creams, sprinkled with hazelnuts and edible glitter

Wow tower

In good spirits

Create your own winter wonderland with these festive cocktail ideas

Christmas cranberry Margarita

This tart fruit brilliantly complements the flavours of a classic Margarita, and adds a splash of festive colour to your glass

Margarita time

Mulled apple whisky

With clove and cinnamon spices, this warm fruity drink is full of Christmas aromas, and is a lovely alternative to regular mulled wine

Mull it over

Golden honeyed espresso

Here's one for coffee-lovers. Get an even bigger kick from your espresso with some honeyed Drambuie, complete with golden mint leaves.

Espresso yourself

Find more festive inspiration

From gifts to party snacks, we’ll help you have a merry Christmas

In season

December’s favourite crops star in a moreish starter, vegan side and indulgent pud

Medjool dates

Soft, chewy and toffee-like, simply push out the pit with a chopstick and stuff them with blue cheese for a moreish starter

Make a date

Parsnips

This sweet root vegetable is at its best in winter, and stars in our scrumptious parsnip, chickpea and apricot nut roast

New nut roast

Chestnuts

As well as making a wonderful savoury snack, chestnuts add a great texture and earthy flavour to a yule log

Yule love this

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