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Does Jamie Oliver have a Christmas cookbook? ›

Book overview. Jamie's Christmas Cookbook will be packed with all the classics you need for the big day and beyond, as well as loads of delicious recipes for edible gifts, party food and new ways to love those leftovers. It's everything you need for the best Christmas ever.

Don't miss Jamie: Together at Christmas which premiers on Thursday 16th December at 7:30pm on 10 and 10 play on demand.

And the second name in this European ranking — none other than Jamie Oliver — doesn't hold a single Michelin star, despite being the subject of 4.4 million Google searches last year, compared with 1 million for Alain Ducasse.

Personal life. In July 2000, Oliver married former model and writer Juliette Norton, usually known as "Jools".

Traditional Christmas dinner features turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and vegetables. Other types of poultry, roast beef, or ham, are also used. Pumpkin or apple pie, raisin pudding, Christmas pudding, or fruitcake are staples for dessert.

In Northern Italy, Lasagne Bolognese and filled pasta like manicotti and ravioli are traditional Christmas fare. Next comes the main event, the meat. Roasted veal, baked chicken, sausages or braised beef are common Natale entrées worth celebrating.

A survey of more than 2,500 British people by the Midland Hotel in Manchester found that the majority of people get the turkey on the table mid afternoon. The most popular time is 2pm with 28 per cent of people sitting down to eat, followed by 23 per cent who tuck into the main meal an hour later at 3pm.

Potatoes gonna potate

It's roast potatoes. 200g per person is perfect, and if there are any leftovers you can chuck 'em in a bubble and squeak, hash, or just grab a cold roastie right out of the fridge. This is a no-judgement zone.

Tip into a large roasting tray, dot over the butter and a pinch of sea salt and black pepper, toss to coat and arrange in a single layer, then roast for 1 hour.

Does Jamie Oliver have a Christmas book? ›

Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook is packed with all the classics you need for the big day and beyond, as well as loads of delicious recipes for edible gifts, party food, and new ways to love those leftovers.

Jamie Oliver's new cooking show devoted to the must-have kitchen gadget of the moment, air fryers, is airing tonight on Channel 4. Named Jamie Oliver Air Fryer Meals, the two-part series makes its debut at 8pm on Monday 15 April with a 60-minute episode.

That's the crux of chef and restauranteur Jamie Oliver's new cookbook “5 Ingredients Mediterranean.”

We go to Switzerland, Italy or France, rent out a big chalet, and just laugh for a week. We eat well, get up early, ski hard and just talk like teenagers again and pretend we're not all 40!

The Main Event

Ramsay roasts a whole turkey with lemon, parsley, garlic and butter and serves it with a gravy made from drippings, cider, and crushed walnuts.