December is busy, and when you’re tired and hungry, you eat what’s easy. So let’s make the healthy option the easy one. A well-stocked kitchen is your best friend in the festive season.
Stock up like a lighthouse keeper
Lighthouse keepers used to live far from the shops, so they kept their stores full. When the storm rolled in, they didn’t worry: everything they needed was already on the shelf. Your kitchen can be the same. Stock it well at the start of December, and the busy weeks won’t push you towards takeaway.
From the Honeycomb kitchen
Christmas Stuffed Capsicums
Chickpea Meatloaf with Smoked Maple Glaze
Cranberry & Apple Waldorf SaladSummer fruit and vegetables
Christmas in Australia comes with some of the best produce of the year: mangoes, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, berries, watermelon, pineapple and grapes; tomatoes, cucumbers, corn, zucchini, green beans, capsicum, lettuce, new potatoes, sweet potatoes and beetroot. Fresh herbs like mint, basil, parsley and rosemary make everything taste festive.
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