For those, like me, who can't rely on being given a home smoker this Christmas, you can build your own approximation with just a roll of tin foil and a big wok or pan for which you have a lid. Yotam Ottolenghi approximationbigbuild Change image and share on social
I was lucky enough to grow up in a home where I woke up Christmas morning and had toys. I know that's not the case with all people and I don't think kids should go without experiencing that sort of joy. Lucy Hale casechristmasexperience share on social
On Christmas morning, we always make breakfast, and everyone eats before we open any presents. I make muffins and homemade applesauce, which I don't think anyone likes as much as I do... I just love the way it makes the house smell! Laura Leighton applesaucebreakfastchristmas share on social
The best Christmas present I got from my husband was a week to do whatever I wanted. Olivia Williams christmashusbandpresent Change image and share on social
Pfft, I hate Christmas Day. It's for children and families. Not for people like me. Karl Lagerfeld childchristmasday Change image and share on social
Chum was a British boy's weekly which, at the end of the year was bound into a single huge book; and the following Christmas parents bought it as Christmas presents for male children. A. E. van Vogt bindbookboy Change image and share on social
T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Clement Clarke Moore christmascreaturehouse Change image and share on social
My Barbies were usually naked. Once, I took their heads off, cut their hair, drew on their short, spiky hair with some markers, then stuck the heads on Christmas lights. Every year, we'd string our tree with those Barbie heads. It looked demonic. My parents were so cool - they saw it as a form of self-expression. Jessica Biel barbiebarbychristmas share on social
I was 23 when I learned how to cook; I grew up around the same time. It was precisely then that Thanksgiving started to mean something more. Growing up, Christmas was always about me, and eventually you, when I finally started to enjoy the giving part. But Thanksgiving is always about us. Rosecrans Baldwin christmascookenjoy share on social
Grief is a room without doors - but somehow, with its tinsel and cliches, Christmas finds a way in. Simon Van Booy christmasclichedoor Change image and share on social