The journey to the passion called food takes us through 12 days of the festive season with lots of good Christmassy food – simple recipes you can make with your children at home. Some of them are so simple you can even make them in a microwave.

I have worked on these recipes with my wife and three children, they were fun moments, and we felt the Christmas spirit in the gloom of the pandemic and lockdown. Having tried baking and cooking together with my family to tide over these tough times, I thought it would be great to work with them with minimal ingredients and off the shelf products. We have even ventured to use bought in products that you can  use to decorate your goodies with the kids to make the household cheerful and create memories.

So, starting from tomorrow we have the twelve days of Christmas, 12 days of festive recipes, 12 days of celebrating family.

1. On the first day of Christmas & family the Taste Magician gives to you – candied pear,
2. On the second day of Christmas & family the Taste Magician gives to you – turtle pies
3. On the third day of Christmas & family the Taste Magician gives to you – pavlova
4. On the fourth day of Christmas & family the Taste Magician gives to you – peanut butter balls
5. On the fifth day of Christmas & family the Taste Magician gives to you – chocolate stuffed churro donuts
6. On the sixth day of Christmas & family the Taste Magician gives to you – kids eggnog
7. On the seventh day of Christmas & family the Taste Magician gives to you – Christmas jell-o cups
8. On the eighth day of Christmas & family the Taste Magician gives to you – fruity fondues
9. On the ninth day of Christmas & family the Taste Magician gives to you – decorated cakes
10. On the tenth day of Christmas & family the Taste Magician gives to you – beautiful cupcakes
11. On the eleventh day of Christmas & family the Taste Magician gives to you – chocolate yule logs
12. On the twelfth day of Christmas & family the Taste Magician gives to you – kids rum balls