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I am beyond super-excited to be sharing with you my beautiful new digital publication, starting with this MAGICAL FESTIVE EDITION. This year we’ll see a Christmas like no other so I want to help make this one SUPER-SPECIAL with beautiful food moments that I hope will create the most wonderful NEW TRADITIONS. I have filled these pages with fresh ideas that capture the spirit of a new festive season. I’ve BREATHED NEW LIFE into your favourite Christmas classics, giving then a new twist or turn making them even more memorable. I have discovered the EASIEST WAY TO COOK the most tender turkey, have a host of simple side salads and starters that are seriously punching above their weight in texture and flavours. I love the SPECIAL KIND OF MAGIC that comes with this time of year, and for me, nothing captures it quite like baking and treats… be they SHOW-STOPPING desserts like my Gin Spritz Bombe Alaska or the Raspberry and White Chocolate Ice-cream Bar. Charming food gifts including my Giant Choc-caramel Cookie, the must-bake, TRENDING RIGHT NOW (you heard it hear first!) Basque Burnt Cheesecake and an entire selection of stuffed cookies – trust me it’s hard to choose just one, so yum! I was inspired by nature with this year’s DECORATING STYLE adding foraged touches of herbs and native flowers to your table, wreaths and wrapping – fresh sprigs of NATURAL BEAUTY. I hope you enjoy this issue as much as I loved creating it, and it adds a touch of SPARKLE to your celebrations this Christmas.
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STOCKINGS are hung with care‌ the anticipation of discovering a full stocking and delivery of parcels beneath the tree on Christmas morning dances in our thoughts. Let the festivities begin! Handmade stockings using fabric offcuts by Scout. the label
Photography C H R I S C O U R T
Magic of Christmas
We’ve made the most SPECTACULAR FESTIVE CENTREPIECE edible by giv Just one bowl of gorgeously glossy brown sugar meringue is twirled and curle flavours. Draped in a chocolate swirl cream and scattered with cherry and bl
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in partnership with C S R S U G A R
ving your favourite pavlova a stunning brown sugar makeover. ed into these oh-so PRETTY PAVLOVAS that are rich in caramelly ackberry jewels, they’re this season’s must-have statement pieces.
master class
Sometimes all we need is a little show and tell to help master a recipe. Make the PERFECT cranberry pie and the most delicious salted caramel doughnuts with a helping hand from extra HINTS AND TIPS. Photography W I L L I A M M E P P E M Recipes & styling D O N N A H AY
Starry apple and CRANBERRY PIE
cocktail hour
In the days before Christmas and into the new year, we embrace those in-between moments we have with friends and family. Add a little SPARKLE to each event with beautiful bites and delightful drinks. Cheers to the good times!
Photography C H R I S C O U R T & W I L L I A M M E P P E M Recipes & styling D O N N A H AY
Brown paper packages, tied up with string‌ it’s the personal touches that makes each gift special. SURPRISE and delight with sweet somethings and thoughtful treats.
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YOUR BEST EVER
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As FAMILY AND FRIENDS come together to celebrate, fill your home with the sweet smells and bold flavours of a memorable FESTIVE FEAST. Classics have been given a fresh SPARKLE, and new traditions are ready to be created. Here you’ll find all the ingredients for an extraspecial and VERY MAGICAL CHRISTMAS
Photography WILLIAM MEPPEM
Hot SMOKED cured salmon
Fennel and lemon thyme TURKEY
This is the ultimate MAKE-AHEAD dessert‌ decadently creamy white chocolate ice-cream topped with tangy raspberry sorbet. Scatter with berries, pistachios and a delicate SNOWFALL of sugar for the ta-dah! moment
RASPBERRY and white chocolate ice-cream bar
BASQUE burnt cheesecake
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Big or small, CHRISTMAS brings out the child in all of us. Filled with wonder, sweet memories and traditions, it’s a time when magic happens!
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DREAMING OF A
White Christmas Enter a WONDERLAND where the most beautiful desserts are cloaked in clouds of white meringue that give way to layers of fluffy cake and pillowy curls of cream. Wild WISPS of fairy floss float on a tradition-breaking trifle and pale peaches perch perfectly on the prettiest pavlova. May all your Christmases be white‌ Photography A N S O N S M A R T Recipes & styling D O N N A H AY
Gin spritz BOMBE ALASKA
the beauty
of a crisp meringue shell is that it’s a blank canvas, ready to top with whatever takes your fancy. I love the SIMPLICITY of this pretty white peach and elderflower pavlova… Pure magic!
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CHRISTMAS
PAVLOVA with elderflower and white peach
the
sweet stuff
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STUFF
You’ll be top of the nice list if you leave one of these STUFFED COOKIES out for Santa this year. Bite into each cookie for a sweet surprise of salted caramel, vanilla cheesecake, peanut butter or melting CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE. Your biggest problem will be which one to try first.
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Create deliciously sweet FOOD GIFTS that are straight from the heart this Christmas with these FESTIVE AND FUN ideas, that are wrapped and ready to go. The JOY really is in the giving.
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GIFTS
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Style
Be inspired by nature and FORAGE for fragrant herbs and native flora to weave and twist to create festive scenes of NATURAL BEAUTY.
FRAGRANT HERB and floral wreath Head to your herb garden for this simple but striking wreath. Any robust herb such as rosemary or thyme adds a lovely fragrance and its woody stem helps with structure. Native flannel flowers and white berries give it a pop of colour. Use natural twine to secure leaves to a wire ring. You can find wire rings in varying sizes at craft stores and online.
Place-setting BON BONS Make your own bespoke place setting Christmas bon bons. Simply wrap saved or bought cardboard tubes in napkins. Before you tie both ends with ribbon, insert a little gift or chocolatey treat in each tube. Add a floral or herb sprig to the ribbon tie. These napkins can be found at Country Road.
BEAUTIFY plain candles with a botanical trim. Tie sprigs of leaves, herbs or flowers around the centre.
Naturally scented CANDLES Instantly upscale pillar candles with foraged herbs, flowers and foliage. Choose leaves and herbs that not only add a striking green skirt to the candle — simply tie with jute or ribbon — but also add fragrance. Sage, rosemary and gum leaves are perfect for the job. Trim or remove the foliage as the candle burns down. Find a selection of round pillar candles at Wheel and Barrow. D E C O R AT I N G
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STYLE
Gift WRAPPED Make your presents doubly special, and more environmentally conscious, by using beautiful fabric like a tea towel, bandana or larger napkin to wrap it. Add a pop colour with a sprig of herbs or flowers. For a selection of bandanas like this one, visit Cotton On.
A MODERN CHRISTMAS Lobster roll Pork with balsamic caramelised cherries Pickled beetroot and radicchio salad Basque burnt cheesecake
mix & match
with these menus to create the perfect CELEBRATION.
GARDEN DELIGHT S Pickled beetroot and radicchio salad Super-green pie Seeded crackers and pickled peaches with cheese Raspberry and white chocolate ice-cream bar
MIX &
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recipe index
MEAT & poultry
apple, maple and miso glazed ham
coconut chicken summer rolls
sweet and sour beef carpaccio
the new chicken sandwich
RECIPE
fennel and lemon thyme turkey
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INDEX
pork with balsamic caramelised cherries
SE AFO OD
crab pasta with sourdough crunch
hot smoked cured salmon
lobster roll
herb and garlic sourdough crouton salad
pickled beetroot and radicchio salad
VE GETABLE S
blanched bean and prosciutto bundles
super-green pie
Italian potato salad
SWEET S
gingerbread village
Basque burnt cheesecake
brown butter crackle cookies
brown sugar centrepiece pavlovas
caramel brandy tiramisu
chocolate Christmas pudding
choc-caramel coconut bars
choc-chunk tahini cookie dough
cloud cake
cranberry and pistachio panettone
espresso martini trifle
giant choc-caramel cookie
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SWEET S continued
gin spritz bombe Alaska
loaded brownie bars
meringue cake with whipped mascarpone
Nutella-stuffed vanilla sugar cookies
pavlova with elderflower and white peach
passionfruit meringue cupcakes
peanut butter-stuffed chocolate cookies
raspberry and chocolate ice-cream bar
red velvet cheesecakefilled cookies
salted caramel doughnuts
salted caramelstuffed cookies
starry apple and cranberry pie
tiramisu ice-cream cake
truffle-stuffed chocolate chip cookies
vodka, lychee and coconut trifle
coconut margarita
lemongrass and ginger tea
DRINKS
cherry martini
fruit shrubs
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orange and vanilla tea
EVERYTHING else
balsamic roasted grapes
carrot cake granola
parmesan and olive biscotti
pickled peaches
seeded crackers
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user guide SO WHAT’S THIS ALL ABOUT? This is a new independent digital publication produced by Donna Hay and her team. We’re so glad you’ve joined us for the first DONNA HAY DIGITAL EDITION. For your ultimate enjoyment, turn your tablet or phone screens to landscape. For those using laptops and desktops, you will automatically view it in landscape. Throughout the issue you will come across these symbols (below) that you can click on to view a helpful video, download a template or link you to a product featured. Here’s a handy list of all the symbols and what they represent:
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THE RECIPE INDEX, on the previous pages, is super-easy to use. Simply click on any of the food images to be taken directly to the recipe. You can also use the MIX AND MATCH Christmas Menu in the same way. Previous digital publications of donna hay magazine are not owned by Donna Hay. These magazines were a license agreement with News Corp Australia. Donna Hay ceased this license agreement in 2018. If you previously subscribed or purchased digital versions of donna hay magazine, this purchase was through News Corp Australia. It was News Corp Australia’s decision to not update the app that your magazines were held in, therefore as time went by, making it impossible for you to access your previous purchases.
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