SERVING UP A STYLISH FEAST
Cookery author Skye McAlpine reveals ways to create a feeling of abundance through food
I want my home to feel abundant and plentiful at Christmas. It’s nice for it to feel extravagant in some way, because that’s what the festive season is about – being together, but also spoiling each other, and a really lovely way to do that is through food.
Roasts are easy to do for large numbers, but often the side dishes are the most labour intensive parts. I have this really easy way of doing roast potatoes where you don’t have to peel them or parboil them – just drench them in more olive oil than seems sensible and put them in a medium oven for a long time. Then I might do a red chicory salad, because the leaves feel festive, and scatter over some pomegranate seeds. It’s low-effort and my go-to meal through the season.
I have an incredibly sweet tooth, so I like lots of, one of my favourite recipes takes the panettone, slices it crossways, then layers it with whipped cream, covers it in soft meringue and burns it with a blowtorch. It’s such a showstopper and so indulgent, but it doesn’t actually involve much effort.
