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Christmas survival plan: week 2

We're delighted by the response to last week's launch of this series. It aims to offer plenty of easy tips for stress-free cooking and entertaining, recipes from our members and new recipes from Delia. This week we're also revealing my favourite food products of 2008, some of them with a cheat element... By Delia Online editor Jo Hill.

Christmas survival plan: week 1
Some of my 2008 favourites...

Don't cancel Christmas!

Delia's really opened our eyes to how cheaply you can cook at Christmas...here are her frugal menus, including a wonderful pot-roasted turkey that will go down a treat with everyone!

Delia's Frugal Christmas: menu 1
Delia's Frugal Christmas: menu 2

New Delia recipes!

This week, our toothsome twosome is Ham Croquettes (a great way to use up leftovers!) and Chocolate Crunch Torte with Stem Ginger and Figs. Feast your eyes...

New Christmas recipes from Delia!

Our members' tips...

A good one for now is this tip from Michele. "I always buy my Christmas cards in the previous Christmas's sales, thus hopefully saving quite a bit of money which usually helps to cover the cost of postage (which would invariably have risen considerably from last year!). I always get my cards out at the beginning of November, with last year's card-list. I start writing a few cards every night until they are all done, hopefully in good time for the recommended posting dates."

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