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AAllll ootthheerr iitteemmss OORRNNAAMMEENNTTSS:: LLaacceeyy GGllaassss OOrrnnaammeennttss iinn BBlluuee,, ssttyylliisstt’’ss oowwnn.. R Visit domayne.com.au to browse our full range of furniture, bedding and homewares. Domayne® stores are operated by independent franchisees. Advertised prices valid at New South Wales stores only. Prices may vary between states due to additional freight costs. Promotion ends 24/12/2016. FCL36153_DM_CHRISTMAS16_s.indd 6 19/09/2016 10:09 am Contents family circle CHRISTMAS 2016 16 FOOD 128 Party season secrets Look and feel fresh throughout the festivities 14 Make your cover star Dazzle them all 130 Perfect scents How essential oils can with caramel-frosted gingerbread cake help you keep the peace at Christmas 16 A very merry Chocmas Spectacular 132 Y our new summer skin rules Get your chocolate desserts with festive flourish glow on with these simple and safe tips 32 Keepin’ it glassy! Glam up your Chrissie cocktails with herbs, spices and glitz REGULARS 36 Go with the glow Sweet dishes inspired 9 Editor’s letter by vibrant orange, lemon and lime 10 H o, ho, no…The delicate art of gifting 50 A nd now for the main event Mix ’n’ In a panic about presents? We’re here match wow-factor roasts, sides, to help! salads and breads 136 By the book Ripping yarns we 80 Puff the magic pastry Put flaky treats recommend for summer reading on high rotation this silly season 138 Christmas at the Little Beach Street 88 T ake your pick, bit by bit More-ish Bakery An intriguing extract from the mini bites to get your party started new conclusion to Jenny Colgan’s 94 Make, give, love Impressive foodie gift charming Little Beach trilogy ideas (that are a cinch to cook!) 144 Holiday puzzles Get a mental workout with crosswords, sudoku and more CRAFT 57 164 A n elf to call your own How your kids 102 All set for Christmas Make it festive can adopt one of Santa’s scout elves with gorgeous paper decorations 166 Family giveaways Send us a text and 108 It’s hook up time Adorable crochet in you could win a fantastic prize! festive berry red, cream and grey 114 Crisscross Chrissie Cross-stitch takes centrestage in sweet seasonal motifs 118 Past presents Quotes about Christmas gifts to help you see the funny side! 119 It’s a package deal Jazz up your pressies with handmade embellishments 95 109 152 A d now for the fun part… All your craft project instructions 111 170 General instructions Crochet abbreviations and stitch guides HEALTH & BEAUTY 122 Happy new you Find out how to avoid comparing yourself to others 127 Sayings of the season Be uplifted by words inspired by this time of year 8 family circle CHRISTMAS 2016 Editor’s letter Hello all of you fab family members. Welcome to Christmas again and our abundant circle full of good things to eat and make This year we’re all loving the gingerbread cake on The Christmas desserts the cover. It might look tricky but it’s easy-peasy, takes only a smidge of your are always amazing in effort and is as delicious as all get out! And if you buy the bickies in shapes you family circle. So here’s an adore, already iced, easy becomes breezy! Then wait for the thrill of the crowd idea for this year: knock when you present it at your table! Now’s the time if you’ve not done it before. yourself out people Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Ah ha! But the hard thing really is choosing to make and create and advent the gingerbread star in place of all the other amazing desserts. Any of them are calender of desserts – so magnificent. And that’s the wild and wonderful challenge we love to throw 24 that is, one each day – your way each yuletide. See right for the best idea ever! But whether you choose working down to the big one, 10, 24 or all of them, whatever your selection you’ll adore it, and that’s not to mention all the delightful crafty makes to fill your home to the rafters with day. Just imagine that for good cheer as well. Can’t help but adore our friends opposite left here! everyone you love! So loving you, dear readers, as ever, and we wish you every page full of joy and delight and as warm and wonderful a Christmas as you can celebrate. From us to you, the best season’s greetings ever! and the staff of family circle EDITORIAL (02) 9394 2496 PUBLISHING MEREDITH INTERNATIONAL Editor-in-chief Julia Zaetta; Deputy editor Dora Papas; General manager – Food, Family and Home Chairman & chief executive officer Stephen Managing editor Cara Zaetta-Thomas; Design director Monique Gereurd Roberts M. Lacy; Chief development officer John Larracy; Art director Dania Warmerdam; Designers Nicole Circulation manager John Borg S. Zieser. For enquiries, contact Meredith O’Laughlin, Louise Pickering; Subeditors Lorna Gow, Carla Holt, Group marketing director Belinda Thornton International director Mike Lovell Madeleine Jennings, Natasha Shaw; Photo librarian Autumn Marketing manager Jana Williams; Marketing Mooney; Food editor Jane Collins; Craft editor Georgina Bitcon; executive Jess Baden; Senior business analyst Reproduction: Printed in Australia by BlueStar Puzzle editor Daniel Crew Sarah Marshall; Pre-media solutions team Web, Sydney. Distributed in Australia by Gordon leader George Kebourian; Production controller and Gotch Australia Pty Ltd, 1300 131 169. Pacific CONTRIBUTORS Mark Boorman Magazines Pty Limited (ABN 16 097 410 896). All Kathy Buchanan, Samantha Harrison, Ian MacTavish, Annie Millar, rights reserved. No part of this publication may be Stephen Pollitt, Tania Zaetta SUBSCRIPTIONS reproduced in whole or in part without prior written Enquiries 1300 668 118 permission. Title and trademark FAMILY CIRCLE® ADVERTISING reg US Patents Office, Canada and Australia, by Group sales director – home portfolio Sarah Nash PACIFIC MAGAZINES PTY LIMITED Meredith Corporation. Use of trademark is strictly National business integration manager Anna Mistilis (02) 9394 2000, Media City, 8 Central Avenue, prohibited. Recommended and maximum price Business integration manager Simone Donovan (02) 9394 2284 Eveleigh, NSW 2015 $6.99 (NZ $7.99) inc GST. All prices quoted are NSW advertising coordinator Christina Amanatidis (02) 9394 2270 recommended retail prices and may vary. Vic advertising director Simone Dalla Riva; Qld sales director Chief executive officer Peter Zavecz Mike Bartlett (07) 3368 7486; WA representative Nicky Simpson; General manager Gereurd Roberts (08) 9344 0749 SA representative Peter Russell (08) 8364 3665; Commercial director Prue Cox NZ – Auckland +64 9 979 2700 Operations director Dean Porter CHRISTMAS 2016 family circle 9 HO, HO, NO... delicate art the gifting of She seemed pleasant enough that time you met her – shouldn’t you at least get her a little something? And what about your 24 office colleagues, your kid’s teachers, Santa has the cushiest job Anyway, the fat guy in the rainbows and unicorns aside, the postie and the lady who ever. The bloke literally red suit gets all the kudos but it’s not always that easy. does your nails? It seems rude shows up for work one it’s us – you and me – who For all kinds of reasons, not to include them. night out of every 365 days like really do all the work. You the business of giving is often Finding time to get it all he doesn’t have a care in the want to see a real Christmas stressful and can even be done without losing your mind world. Folks, that’s because miracle? Look in the mirror! fraught with danger, kind of like can be troublesome, too. And he doesn’t. He never has to You’re it! From the fanfare a minefield. If you’ve ever been that’s precisely why, on the worry about what to get people. to the food, wine, decos and on the receiving end of an lesser-known Eighth Day of For one thing, he has kids every perfectly handpicked, unsolicited small electrical Creation, God made Amazon everywhere sending him gorgeously wrapped pressie, appliance with the unspoken and saw that it was very good. detailed lists. No thinking you make Christmas happen. expectation that you will You’re welcome. required. To boot, he has the (No wonder you’re so clean or cook with it, then The answer? entire elf population of Lapland bloody exhausted!) you’ll know exactly what we working around the clock doing mean. Awkward. Honestly, just keep things his bidding. Hey, he doesn’t Present company Along with figuring out simple. Christmas is about even do his own shopping included what to buy everyone, you spending time with your centre appearances. That’s right. In an ideal world, gifting also have to try and favourite people and making Stunt doubles, all of ’em. wouldn’t be ‘work’ at all. avoid bankruptcy. Kids memories. Don’t over think it. It would be something you these days don’t want a You do not have to buy gifts for tackle enthusiastically board game or a ball to kick everyone you know and you with only joy around in the backyard. don’t have to take out a second and gladness What? Are you crazy? mortgage to make Christmas in your heart. The sheer number of people special. People actually expect Unfortunately, you feel obliged to buy for much less than you think. seems to grow each year, So, if you give, give with too. Your teenage your heart. If you receive, son’s new respond with grace. (Yes, even girlfriend’s mum, if that gift is the most random, for instance. ugliest thing you’ve ever seen.) ▲ 10 family circle CHRISTMAS 2016

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