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Mother reveals how she cooks her Christmas dinner a month early
- A Harpenden mother preps her entire Christmas dinner a month early to save time on the big day.
- She starts shopping in November and freezes dishes until December, then cooks them on Christmas Day.
- The approach feeds a family of six with leftovers for Boxing Day on about £65.55 total.
- Gillies divides costs over six weeks, spending about £10 per week on average.
- On Christmas Day, she roasts the meat fresh while vegetables are pre-prepped and frozen.
- Her sprouts are microwaved with butter and pepper for a quick finish.
- The method includes making and freezing items like mince pies and brie-stuffed pigs in blankets.
- Gillies emphasizes Christmas should be about time with family, not kitchen work.
- The family includes Gillies' husband Rob and two children, Evie and Sam.
- Gillies runs Delicious and Real, a family meal-plans business.
- She credits the new routine with transforming Christmas mornings.
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