Welcome to The Variety Edit – your go-to guide for stress-free Christmas saving. 🎄
From smart budgeting tips to gift card inspiration, we’ll help you spread the cost, stay organised, and make the festive season magical.
Whether you’re a Super Saver or a Christmas Hero Agent, this is where you’ll find everything you need to make Christmas simple, special, and full of joy.
Ever dread the call of the ice cream van coming round the corner… children nag until you give in… and if they’ve got friends round, it can cost a fortune… so why not make your own… this recipe is really quick and easy and you will have the ice cream
The great outdoors beckons and hopefully we’ll be flocking to the beach or going for days out…why not get organised and pack a picnic…it’s much cheaper and more fun! The recipe below is really easy and quick and you prepare it the night before so on the day, just take
Great news… Asda gift cards… back for 2018! Variety are pleased to announce that ASDA, after just one year’s absence, will be back amongst our great selection for our 2018 season. We will then have the top four Supermarkets in the UK to choose from; Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s.
This is one of those recipes you’ll make time and time again. It’s really easy – you just put everything in the roasting dish and leave it to cook in the oven… and your home will smell lovely and lemony! Ingredients: 1 chicken (approx. 2.25kg / 4½lbs) cut into 10
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 100 g pack bacon lardons 450 g (1lb) boneless and skinless chicken thighs, chopped 3 medium leeks, chopped 300 g (11oz) macaroni pasta 350 g tub ready-made cheese sauce 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons freshly chopped flat-leafed parsley 25 g (1oz) freshly grated Parmesan
Ingredients Knob of butter, for greasing the dish 4 stale hot cross buns 200g lemon curd 2 large eggs 200ml double cream 200ml milk ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 4 tablespoons caster sugar zest of a small lemon cream or vanilla ice cream, to serve (optional) Method Butter a 1-litre baking