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While everyone's enjoying the festivities, who's cooking the turkey?

Wednesday 29 October 2014, 3:49PM

By Pead PR - Food Team

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My Food Bag
My Food Bag Credit: Pead PR - Food Team

Drawn the short straw on preparing the Christmas dinner?

Well, there’s good news for you and all yuletide cooks with My Food Bag bringing back its popular and easy-to-prepare festive feast in 2014.

The three-course My Christmas Food Bag menu features canapés, mains, sides and dessert enough to satisfy even the hungriest on Christmas day.

Plus, each bag includes a step-by-step preparation plan, easy-to-follow recipes and high quality ingredients – free range turkey and ham included. And good news for families with big appetites, there’s enough to feed eight to 10 for only $299 including free delivery.

My Food Bag chef Nadia Lim says ”Christmas Day is one of the busiest days of the year and the one charged with cooking the dinner often misses out on the fun. The Christmas Bag takes all of the stress out of preparing for the big meal by coming up with delicious recipes and delivering all of the ingredients to your door.

“This year we’re bringing back some of our most popular dishes from last year but with a new twist. The ham comes with a citrusy marmalade and brandy glaze and our pavlova has a zingy berry and lemon curd topping, perfect as a post dinner refresher.

“In 2013 the bag was a sell out and we expect it to be as popular this year. Numbers are strictly limited so customers need to order early to avoid missing out.”

My Christmas Bag orders are available from 28 October for delivery on 21 December nationwide. Auckland has an additional delivery day of 22 December. Go to www.myfoodbag.co.nz/order.

Here’s the 2014 My Christmas Bag menu:

Canapés:
• Smoked salmon crostini with dill and avocado crème
• Mini caprese salads with mozzarella balls and balsamic drizzle

Mains:
• Mandarin-marmalade and brandy glazed ham
• Roast turkey with cranberry, cashew and sage stuffing

Sides:
• Cherry tomato, radish and mint salad
• Baby potatoes with herb butter
• Green beans and baby carrots with lemon butter and hazelnuts

Dessert:
• Berry and lemon curd cloud pavlova.

About My Food Bag:
My Food Bag is a home delivery service where customers who order online receive food bags containing the ingredients and recipes for a week’s main meals. All the ingredients are fresh, free range and locally sourced wherever possible. The recipes are exclusive to My Food Bag and have been developed by My Food Bag’s test kitchen team and 2011 Masterchef winner Nadia Lim. The recipes also include nutritional analysis and cooking tips. The business is the brainchild of entrepreneur Cecilia Robinson who is the group CEO and also runs My Food Bag in Australia. Leading New Zealand businesswoman Theresa Gattung is an active shareholder and is New Zealand CEO. Visit www.myfoodbag.co.nz