Being struggling with the Christmas menu it means above all organization. The experience teaches that the kitchen always requires a few more minutes than expected, especially to clean up the cooking area after the preparations and leave some 'time to devote to the Christmas table. And one of the best ways to give us a bit of relaxation even on the morning of December 25th is to choose a simple menu to manage and that you can prepare with a little 'in advance.
To avoid bad surprises, always give the right time to cool the dishes is Keep an oven on before lunch to make some hot steps when necessary. Recipes that include creams or croutons require special attention: compose the bases well in advance, but remember to always serve at the last moment so as to preserve the consistencies and final yield of the dishes.

Here then are 12 ideal recipes to compose a good Christmas menu by dedicating the right time to things and leaving the real pleasure of waiting for the last minutes before lunch. Appetizers, first courses, main courses and desserts declined in simple and time-tested proposals, perfect to modulate a proposal based on meat, fish or both, perhaps altering the dishes with a small glass of lemon sorbet that, not even to say, you'll prepare the day before!

Let yourself be inspired by the recipes: artichoke tart and potatoes, small pizzas with apples and raspberries, aspic of lobster with celery and mango in gin jelly, wine soup, stoccafisso ravioli and cream of salsify, lasagne with savoy, potatoes and truffle black, stewed eel alla napoletana, stegt and, stuffed duck, veal loin in mustard crust, Apple pie with crumble, chocolate mills and browns and spice pan with yogurt cream.

Christmas recipes to prepare in advance