Our favourite tips and tricks for Christmas dinner
• Mix homemade food with shop bought buys to save a lot of preparation time on Christmas morning
• Cook gravy, sauces, roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings and stuffing in advance, freeze and reheat on the day
• Chop vegetables the day before and place in cold water before cooking on Christmas morning, or alternatively, parboil them ready for roasting
• Invest in a steamer with multiple baskets for cooking veg and it will take up just one ring on the hob
• For super moist meat, brine the turkey overnight in a bucket of water infused with peppercorns, sea salt flakes, cinnamon, cloves, mustard seeds, onions, ginger, parsley and orange juice. Then turn it upside down in the roasting tin so it…
