Swap bacon and eggs for spinach and eggs instead.

Eleven hangover cures that actually work (and why you should bypass the bacon)

Try these expert-approved ways to prevent (and cure) that dreaded hangover.

  • Laurel Ives
Anna Manlulo at a Christmas gathering in the backyard of the Baulkham Hills home.

Five Sydney families share a taste of the modern Christmas table

This year,Christmas will be celebrated with sashimi in Japanese restaurants,post-beach swim pavs,and Filipino takeaways,eaten between rounds of carol karaoke.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Helen Goh’s bisteeya-inspired vegetarian pies.
EASY

Sweet potato,spinach and chickpea party pies

These bite-sized vegetarian canapes can be made vegan,too.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
All the flavours and creaminess of ice-cream without the ice-cream maker.

Torrone semifreddo (Italian ice-cream cake with nougat)

Add in your favourite flavours to this creamy frozen dessert,no ice-cream maker required.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Melon,ham and burrata salad.
EASY

Melon ‘n’ ham,but not as you know it

Katrina Meynink turns the classic summer antipasto into more of a salad situation.

  • <30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
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Conservas platter.
EASY

Crack open a tinny (or three):Adam Liaw’s guide to arranging the hottest grazing board of the season

Think of a conservas platter a bit like a cheese board – you want enough variety for everyone to be able to choose what they like.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Karen Martini’s kingfish ceviche with buttermilk dressing,finger lime and a rhubarb,red chilli,fennel pickle.
EASY

Ceviche with buttermilk dressing and rhubarb,chilli and fennel pickle

The refreshing flavours are ideal for the hotter months,and it’s a perfect,and very pretty,starter.

  • <30 mins
  • Karen Martini
EASY

Adam Liaw’s tinto de verano

A refreshing red wine and lemonade cocktail that is similar to a sangria

  • <30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Danielle Alvarez’s scallops baked in the half-shell with tomatoes and herbed breadcrumbs.
EASY

Baked scallops with tomato,garlic and herbed breadcrumbs

With the red tomatoes and green topping,this simple seafood starter is perfect for Christmas.

  • <30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
RecipeTin Eats’ spicy margarita.

Raise a properly spicy marg to the 20 most popular recipes of November

A fun mix of finger and picnic food,plus reliable chicken traybakes and beef stir-fries to help you through the silly season.