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We found the ultimate proseccos for a spritz (including one from Aldi for $12)

And if you like pet nat, try the bottle-fermented cousin of regular prosecco, which has bolder aromas and a deeper flavour, as if the volume has been turned up.

  • Mike Bennie
Gildas and anchovy toasts.

Katrina Meynink’s all-time greatest party snack recipes (and hacks)

The party starts here. From mortadella olives with dirty martini dip to gunpowder potato gems, these are Katrina Meynink’s best snacks. Prepare to be wowed.

Add a flourish to your festive cocktail, either nutmeg or cinnamon.

We asked Good Food’s Bar of the Year for a summer-friendly alternative to eggnog

Forget the heavy eggnog. For an Australian Christmas, trade the fireside milk punch for this refreshing “eggnot” from Silver’s Motel. Festive, but far lighter.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Michael Chiem
The Christmas punch recipe, at Silver’s Motel in Enmore.
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Good Food’s Bar of the Year shares how to make Christmas punch that’s actually good

Michael Chiem, from Sydney’s Silver’s Motel and PS40, suggests making this sweet, sour and spicy punch ahead so you can get drinks in hands quickly. Plus, he has a clever tip for keeping it icy cold.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Michael Chiem
If you don’t like spice, they’re delicious with the garlic parsley.
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Baked scallops with garlic-parsley butter and ’nduja

Baked in an oven or grilled on a hot barbecue, this is the perfect party starter.

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
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Crispy, savoury, and gone in seconds, Tuna Pringles are the perfect party snack.
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Tuna Pringles

Crisp potato chips with a zippy tuna tartare is the perfect snacks-with-drinks pairing.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Dirty martini dip and mortadella olives.
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Dirty martini dip and mortadella olives

These salty, meaty, creamy bombs of pure deliciousness will disappear instantly.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Dirty martini dip and mortadella olives.

This dirty martini dip with mortadella-stuffed olives is your new go-to Christmas snack

The holy trinity of flavour combines in these high-impact appetisers built around brilliant shortcuts, no cooking required.

  • Katrina Meynink
Cheese straws twisted with chilli crisp.

‘Utterly addictive’: How to make Emelia Jackson’s cheese straws with a spicy twist

Made with rough puff pastry, these elegant cheese straws are perfect for nibbling during party season.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Emelia Jackson
Use fresh broad beans, which are plentiful in spring, or frozen ones at any other time of year.
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Broad bean, squid and chorizo crostini

These toasts make for a light, easy meal or an excellent snack to enjoy over a drink with friends.

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez