Olive Magazine

At olive we believe you can eat imaginatively and well without spending a fortune. Every month we aim to inspire food lovers to cook new dishes, but it's not all about cooking at home. The magazine has three main sections, eat in, eat out, eat away so you'll also find great value restaurants, top recommendations and tips from around the world. In every issue: 100+ easy, stylish recipes all triple tested, 7 meals for under £35, great value restaurants, bargain travel ideas

Editor’s letter

All is calm, all is bright • Keep the festive season stress-free with our minimal effort, maximum show-off recipes

Party pieces • Make Alexina Anatole’s small bites ahead of time for a relaxed cocktail hour with friends

THE PERFECT ENDING • Edd Kimber’s sweet treats will give your festive table an extra flourish

MAKE LEFTOVERS LUXE • If you’ve cooked too much (or overshopped) these clever ideas will help you turn excess into something really special

Present & correct • Beautiful, handmade edible gifts to bring joy this Christmas

Side hustles • Finish off your festive plate in style with one of these great accompaniments

Comfort and joy • Indulge in one of Annie Mae Herring’s soothing recipes for brunch, lunch or dinner

Gift guide • Present ideas to delight your foodie friends and family

SOFA SIPPERS • Round off the day with one of these sweet, nostalgic pudding cocktails

Hot chocolate party • Bring out this lavish spread when you’re hosting an evening with friends

RAISE A GLASS • This Christmas, swerve your usual choices and check out these must-buy festive wines that offer something a little different

HOTEL BARS • Celebrate the season with a visit to a luxe bar with rooms above

From plateau to plate • Swap the resort slopes for Haute-Savoie’s high-altitude plateaus, mountain villages and cheese-fuelled Alpine adventures

Why I love the Heart of Lapland • Discover this unique region of Swedish Lapland and its rich cultural history with guide Lars Munk

Cook like a local PHILIPPINES • Discover the flavours of this Southeast Asian archipelago, where abundance and togetherness lies at its heart

A warm welcome • 10 cosy UK restaurants worth booking a festive trip around

Alternative festive breaks • Experience the winter charm and local delicacies in one of these under-the-radar European cities

10 elegant restaurants for Christmas entertaining • It’s the season for gathering friends and family – and these restaurants make it feel properly festive, with private rooms for bigger groups, candlelit spaces and seasonal menus worth lingering over. Across London, these are the places you’ll need to book early

VILNIUS • Keith Kendrick shares a selection of eating and drinking spots in the Lithuanian capital

EASY SEASONAL NOURISHMENT • Keep your gut calm over the festive season with these comforting recipes using gentle, warming spices

6 tips for a calmer Christmas • The festive season can bring plenty of pressures – here are the giveaway signs you’re feeling stressed and helpful advice on how to manage it

EAT YOUR WAY TO A BETTER MOOD • Professor Tim Spector provides his essential advice to maintain a healthy body and mind

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RECIPE INDEX

PERFECT ROAST TURKEY • Follow our foolproof recipe, plus easy tips and tricks to get the very best roast bird this Christmas