Christmas dishes that are better to prep ahead

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Source: Radio New Zealand

The last thing you want on a summer Christmas Day is to be hot, flustered and glued to the oven or stove when your guests arrive.

Food writer and cookbook author Kathy Paterson, who spent 20 years running an Auckland catering company, starts prepping up to two days out and even plots a time-managed plan if there’s a crowd.

The payoff is fresh food on the table with minimal stress, fewer dirty dishes, and more time to actually enjoy the presence of your guests, she says.

Food writer Kathy Paterson.

Supplied / Anna Kidman

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