If you want to wow your family with a fancy-looking Christmas feast while secretly spending way less, you need this episode. We called in our favourite bougie-on-a-budget queen, Chelsea Goodwin, to show us how to pull off a Christmas table that looks rich, festive and fabulous, while your actual grocery bill stays unbothered. Chelsea is dropping 17 genuinely clever hacks that will shrink your Christmas food spend. We’re talking the ingredient tricks that do double duty, the meats that seem fancy but aren’t, the sides that look like you catered, and the planning secrets that stop the Christmas Eve trolley panic. And yes, she brought her full under-$100 Christmas menu. It’s generous, it’s gorgeous, it’s chaos-proof and you’re absolutely allowed to steal it.

In this ep:
🎄A Chelsea's best hacks to help you save at the checkout this Christmas
🎄Which meat options create the most “expensive” looking centrepiece for the least money.
🎄Where to buy seafood for dramatically less than supermarket prices.
🎄Side upgrades that make cheap ingredients look professionally catered.
🎄Prep shortcuts that save money, oven space, and your stress levels.

DOWNLOAD: Chelsea's Full Christmas Menu For $100

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