Cooking Christmas dinner this year? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Follow our countdown to Christmas and let us help you organise, plan and cook up a feast this festive season. Join the community in the lead up to the big day to discover and share plenty of ideas and recipes for stress-free entertaining, from cakes, bakes, sides and everything in between, and lots more ways to cook for intolerances and lifestyle diets, from gluten-free to veggie to vegan too.

In the Countdown to Christmas join us:

🎄Week 1 (from 29th Nov - 5th Dec) >> Get ahead festive sweet treats. Make your Christmas cake and pudding, make and freeze mince pies, plus make edible gifts.

🎄Week 2 (from 6 - 12th Dec) >> Feel the festive spirit: party food. Plan for entertaining and #friendsmas celebrations. Make canapes and nibbles, drink mulled wine and eat festive dishes with friends and family.

🎄Week 3 & 4  (from 13th - 24th Dec) >> Flexible Christmas: catering for everyone. Let’s help each other cater for everyone’s taste this Christmas! Submit recipes for your favourite sides, starters, and snacks for all the festive meals you might cook during this time of the year. Every recipe you share is an inspiration for your fellow cooks to help them make a dinner that everyone at the #Friendsmas table enjoys!

🎄Week 5  (from 27th Dec - 2nd Jan) >> Makeover magic: be a waste warrior. Earn your festive waste warrior badge from our CookEveryPart initiative and use up those leftovers so that nothing is wasted and we continue to enjoy amazing food.

🎄🎄PLUS! Open our ingredients Advent calendar during the Countdown to Christmas to be inspired by a new surprise ingredient each day. Follow Cookpad UK today to ensure you see each door opened during December, further details to follow 🎄🎄