Join The Simple Things’ Editor Lisa Sykes and Wellbeing Editor Rebecca Frank as we get stuck into festive feasting. We’ll be talking turkey, side dishes, tipples and nibbles, how to explain Christmas Eve to kids with science and just why we love Boxing Day so much.

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Editing & music by Arthur Cosslett.

On the blog

Root veg peel crisps

Christmas Eve explained

Cheese board pairings

Brussel sprout bhajias

Which Christmas character are you?

In the December issue (162) on sale now

Boxing day buffet – roast cranberry and mustard gammon, winter goat’s cheese salad, meringue nests with fruit and boozy cream

Grow your own Christmas Day veg

Sprout slaw

Homemade blinis

In previous issues available at picsandink.com

Kitschmas – snowball, devilled eggs, mozzarella and pineapple sticks (Issue 150)

Why we love Boxing Day (Issue 150)

In our A Year of Celebrations Anthology

Side dishes as celebratory as the roast they surround

Thanks to our partner for the Merry Midwinter season, the Marine Stewardship Council, which sets certification standards for sustainable fisheries and awards the blue ecolabel on fish and fish products. Find out more about the best fish to choose at msc.org and follow them on instagram @mscintheuk