One Day You’ll Thank Me: Donna Hay’s winning Christmas tips and tricks

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Welcome to the Herald’s parenting podcast: One Day You’ll Thank Me. Join parents and hosts Jenni Mortimer and Rebecca Haszard as they navigate the challenges and triumphs of parenting today with help from experts and well-known mums and dads from across Aotearoa.

For those among us who love to cook and host, Christmas Day is the ultimate chance to serve up something special for the ones we love. But when you’re also a busy parent, achieving your festive fare dreams can be a little daunting.

On this week’s episode of One Day You’ll Thank Me, our hosts spoke to Australian food and entertaining legend Donna Hay about how to keep it simple but still special this Christmas.

“Christmas is that one time of year where everyone wants to celebrate” and “everybody wants a little bit of specialness as well”.

But Hay points out it’s also often the time when we find ourselves “cooking things that we cook seriously once a year and we wonder why it’s so stressful”. Given this, it’s reasonable to call on our nearest and dearest to pitch in too, says Hay.

“If you do have a big family with lots of kids ... I think you can either ask people to bring something or give them a recipe to cook, to bring, so it all goes together. So there are no rogue outliers of flavours. I think with family you can be that bossy.”

Hay, who has a new show, Donna Hay Christmas, streaming now on Disney+, says her own Christmas menu this year will feature a range of dishes with the summer season in mind, some new dishes as well as traditional favourites.

“I think it’s a good combination of things that you want to bake in the oven and then beautiful fresh salads and things – that are easy to prep. So you kind of can juggle the amount of oven space you’ve got.”

Hay also suggests two centrepiece dishes that are easy to prepare, share and make for show-stopping moments in your Christmas feast.

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One Day You’ll Thank Me: Donna Hay’s winning Christmas tips and tricks

Welcome to the Herald’s parenting podcast: One Day You’ll Thank Me. Join parents and hosts Jenni Mortimer and Rebecca Haszard as they navigate the challenges and triumphs of parenting today with help from experts and well-known mums and dads from across Aotearoa.

Donna Hay’s winning Christmas tips and tricks

For those among us who love to cook and host, Christmas Day is the ultimate chance to serve up something special for the ones we love. But when you’re also a busy parent, achieving your festive fare dreams can be a little daunting.

Donna Hay’s winning Christmas tips and tricks

On this week’s episode of One Day You’ll Thank Me, our hosts spoke to Australian food and entertaining legend Donna Hay about how to keep it simple but still special this Christmas.

Donna Hay’s winning Christmas tips and tricks

“Christmas is that one time of year where everyone wants to celebrate” and “everybody wants a little bit of specialness as well”.

Donna Hay’s winning Christmas tips and tricks

But Hay points out it’s also often the time when we find ourselves “cooking things that we cook seriously once a year and we wonder why it’s so stressful”. Given this, it’s reasonable to call on our nearest and dearest to pitch in too, says Hay.

Donna Hay’s winning Christmas tips and tricks

“If you do have a big family with lots of kids ... I think you can either ask people to bring something or give them a recipe to cook, to bring, so it all goes together. So there are no rogue outliers of flavours. I think with family you can be that bossy.”

Donna Hay’s winning Christmas tips and tricks

Hay, who has a new show, Donna Hay Christmas, streaming now on Disney+, says her own Christmas menu this year will feature a range of dishes with the summer season in mind, some new dishes as well as traditional favourites.

Donna Hay’s winning Christmas tips and tricks

“I think it’s a good combination of things that you want to bake in the oven and then beautiful fresh salads and things – that are easy to prep. So you kind of can juggle the amount of oven space you’ve got.”

Donna Hay’s winning Christmas tips and tricks

Hay also suggests two centrepiece dishes that are easy to prepare, share and make for show-stopping moments in your Christmas feast.

Donna Hay’s winning Christmas tips and tricks

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