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

Welcome to December

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Olive Loves... • Stuck for festive gift ideas, or feel like treating yourself? Here are our favourite foodie picks this month

COOK • Every recipe you’ll need this month, including get-ahead festive spreads and smart ways to use your Christmas leftovers. Plus lots of quick, easy and healthy midweek meals

Seasonal • Make the most of turkey, mackerel, passion fruit, hazelnuts and clementines this month

FESTIVE SPREADS • Easy get-ahead one-pots with mix ’n’ match toppings, so everyone can make it their own

MEDITERRANEAN-STYLE PLATTER

MIDDLE EASTERN-STYLE PLATTER

MEXICAN-STYLE PLATTER

CHRISTMAS SPIRITS • Five classic cocktails with a festive twist

Love your LEFTOVERS • Deputy food editor Adam Bush shares smart ways to make the most of surplus Christmas ingredients

Christmas BABKA WREATH • Put a festive spin on this chocolate classic with cherries and pistachios

BAKING brilliance • Edd Kimber shares his expert tips for creating showstopping cakes and bakes. This month, a warming winter bundt cake

GET IT RIGHT PEAR TARTE TATIN • This classic French dessert reaches perfection with beautifully ripe British pears

Taste sensations • Crank up the flavour with Nik Sharma’s punchy, aromatic recipes

KERALAN COMFORT • This month, Olive’s Indian cooking expert shares a light but deliciously creamy chicken curry

COOK everyday • Clodagh McKenna shares six recipes that are perfect for midweek meals

HEALTH HEALTH KICKS KICKS • Six comforting dishes that are veg-packed and low-calorie, perfect between those big festive meals

NUTRITIONIST Olive KERRY TORRENS ON THE BENEFITS OF...

MERINGUE MAGIC • Whip up this vegan twist on a meringue pie using the power of aquafaba

BLUE CHEESE • Make the most of your festive cheeseboard leftovers with these winning recipes

EAT & ESCAPE • Try flaky, buttery lamb turnovers with a pot of green tea in Central Asia, discover the best bottles of fizz for the festive season, and how best to stock up your Christmas drinks cabinet

21 REASONS TO BE cheerful • How Britain’s food community came out fighting in a tumultuous year for the hospitality industry

21 And not forgetting Marcus Rashford

5 Olive faves helping Marcus fight food poverty

A treat FOR TWO • This menu from London restaurant Eldr is the perfect way to mark a special occasion at home

JOSÉ PIZARRO FINISH AT HOME KIT • Does a regular diner reach the same conclusions about an eating experience as a food pro? Critic Eileen Twum and Olive reader Lucy Tedstone compare notes on the Spanish chef’s restaurant kit delivery

SPARKLING WINE • Olive’s wine expert on the best bottles of fizz to toast the festive season

BOTTLES TO TRY THIS MONTH…

The measure • Up your drinks game with festive whiskies, cider cocktails and champagne-inspired gin

NEW WHISKIES

CENTRAL ASIA • Try flaky, buttery lamb turnovers with green tea, and hand-pulled noodles with warming stew from this diverse region of mountain passes and vast steppes

5 OF THE BEST THINGS TO EAT

STILL HUNGRY?

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TIERS OF JOY • Everyone’s favourite festive tipple...