— Find more inspiration with the Festive Feasts special programming on SBS Food: Friday nights through to 19 December from 7.30pm, and then Saturday afternoons from 1pm through to 20 December. Plus explore the Festive Feasts collection at SBS On Demand. —
"What do you get if you eat tinsel? ... Tinsellitis."
Can you guess which of our fantastic cooking show hosts shared that festive funny? If you picked the always-laughing, dancing Ainsley Harriott, in his latest Festive Flavours Christmas Special, you'd be right.
Whether you're looking for some entertainment, or inspiration for your festive eats, you can leave the tinsel for the tree and join Ainsley, Jamie Oliver, Adam Liaw, Kirsten Tibballs, Mark Moriarty, Justine Schofield and many more: SBS On Demand and SBS Food's Festive Feasts programs are packed with wonderful ideas for your festive gatherings, large and small. Here's a taste, from festive drinks to Christmas meal centrepieces.
"A classic cocktail elevated with a frozen berry twist. Flamboyant, fresh and full of fast festive flavour, this cheeky drink is just the thing for a little pick me up. One for me, one for Father Christmas!" says Jamie Oliver of this berry-bright cool cocktail, great for a hot Australian Christmas or any gathering over summer.
Frozen berry margarita. Credit: Jamie Oliver Enterprises / Tara Fisher
Upcoming On Demand
Jamie's Quick and Easy Christmas
program • Holiday • 2018
PG
program • Holiday • 2018
PG
If you love the full, traditional festive spread, with a ham as the centrepiece, then take a look at Mark Moriarty's recipe for a festive ham with a brown sugar and soy, topped with colourful chopped glacé cherries, orange zest and thyme. It's served with a whole roast swede, glazed carrots and braised red cabbage with apple, onion and spices.
Glazed roast ham, roast whole swede and festive sides. Credit: Mark Moriarty: Off Duty Chef Christmas Special
Stream free On Demand
Mark Moriarty: Off Duty Chef Christmas Special
program • Holiday
G
program • Holiday
G
This recipe from Simon Toohey makes a wonderful vegetarian festive centrepiece dish, a whole roast pumpkin with a flavoursome filling and gravy. (Use a vegan wine for the gravy and this impressive dish is then vegan, too).
Stuffed whole pumpkin with veg-based gravy. Credit: Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey
Stream free On Demand
Ep 20
episode • Freshly Picked with Simon Toohey • Cooking • 21m
G
episode • Freshly Picked with Simon Toohey • Cooking • 21m
G
This impressive – and impressively easy – share plate idea from Adam Liaw has just the right balance of salty, briny, lemony flavours on top of sweet cooked fresh prawns.
Prawns with tartare vinaigrette Credit: Kitti Gould
Stream free On Demand
Take A Plate For Christmas
episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • Cooking • 25m
G
episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • Cooking • 25m
G
Justine Schofield says she was inspired to make these festive stuffed onions after eating a similar dish in Italy. Stuffed with a couscous, speck, thyme and pecorino filling, these baked onions make a wonderful side for a Christmas feast.
Christmas onion-couscous baubles. Credit: Everyday Gourmet Christmas Special
Stream free On Demand
Everyday Gourmet Christmas 2019
program • Holiday • 2018
G
program • Holiday • 2018
G
This festive recipe from Adam Liaw puts a spin on the idea of a 'turducken' (a chicken stuffed into a duck, stuffed into a turkey, a dish that gained popularity in the US in the 1970s). The three meats are processed with brandy and spices and baked as a terrine. A cherry vinaigrette adds a bright and fruity balance.
Turducken terrine Credit: Kitti Gould
Stream free On Demand
Christmas Savoury
episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • Cooking • 25m
G
episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • Cooking • 25m
G
The martini gets a festive makeover in this recipe from Ainsley Harriot: A rich chocolate mousse with a hint of espresso and coffee liqueur topped with a spiced rum whipped cream, and if you like, a decorative dusting of cocoa.
Spiced chocolate-espresso rumtini mousse. Credit: Ainsley's Festive Flavours
Upcoming On Demand
Ainsley's Festive Flavours
program • Holiday • 2024
PG
program • Holiday • 2024
PG
This version of the classic is super-fun – ripping up a panettone, layering it with chocolate, marmalade and custard, then baking it until golden and gorgeous in a tart tin. "It’s a total showstopper, unexpected, and from a flavour and comfort perspective I’m sure there won’t be much conversation happening round the table when you bring this bad boy out," Jamie Oliver says.
Bread and butter panettone pudding tart. Credit: Jamie Oliver Enterprises / David Loftus
Stream free On Demand
Jamie's Cracking Christmas
program • Holiday • 2024
PG
program • Holiday • 2024
PG
These pretty piped chocolate trees make a fun addition to a festive spread, or can be wrapped and given as gifts. Kirsten Tibballs also suggests you could add a string before piping, and use as Christmas tree decorations, once they have set. (And if you'd like to make a shortbread stack Christmas tree, shown in the photo at the top of the article, you can find Kirsten's recipe here.)
Choc-pretzel Christmas trees. Credit: The Chocolate Queen
Stream free On Demand
The Chocolate Queen Christmas Special
program • Holiday • 2023
G
program • Holiday • 2023
G
If you’re stumped on what to bring to Christmas lunch, this 10-minute dish will turn you into an instant Christmas hero.
Credit: Danielle Abou Karam
Stream free On Demand
Christmas Dessert
episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • Cooking • 24m
G
episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • Cooking • 24m
G
Check the TV Guide for program screening times on SBS Food, and explore an abundance of festive ideas from your favourite chefs and cooks in SBS On Demand’s Festive Feasts Collection.
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