A Christmas Feast

Christmas entertaining should feel generous and joyful—not like you’ve spent the entire day trapped in the kitchen while everyone else is having fun. 

Held just before Christmas, this class would make a wonderfully different end-of-year get-together. Gather your workmates, bring a group of friends or book individually and join a table of people ready to cook, laugh and feast together.

In this hands-on class, we’ll create a magnificent Christmas feast filled with recipes that look impressive on the table but can be prepared with confidence at home.

We’ll begin with one of my favourite showstoppers: crispy coconut prawns served with lime aioli. It’s a brilliant nibble or entrée for an Australian Christmas and always disappears quickly.

For the main event, we’ll make golden turkey en croûte filled with brie and cranberries, accompanied by buttery Duchess potatoes, maple and Dijon roasted carrots, and green beans with toasted almonds and lemon.  These can all be made in advance and baked just before lunch.

We’ll finish with a proper Christmas trifle layered with sponge, berries, vanilla custard, cream and a little sherry. There will also be homemade eggnog with a hint of nutmeg—because if we’re creating an epic Christmas feast, we may as well do it properly.

Once everything is ready, we’ll load the table and enjoy the feast together.

What We’ll Make

• Crispy coconut prawns with fresh lime aioli

• Turkey en croûte filled with brie and cranberries

• Buttery Duchess potatoes

• Maple and Dijon roasted carrots

• Green beans with toasted almonds and lemon

• Christmas trifle with sponge, berries, vanilla custard, cream and sherry

• Homemade eggnog finished with nutmeg

Class Details

When: Saturday 19 December 2026
Time: 10am–2pm
Where: The Post & Rail, 58 Riddoch Street, Penola
Cost: $185 per person

What’s Included

• A relaxed, fully guided four-hour Christmas cooking class

• All ingredients, recipes, cooking equipment and materials

• Freshly baked morning tea with proper coffee and tea

• A generous shared Christmas feast of everything we make together

• A glass of homemade eggnog to enjoy with the feast

Places are limited to keep the class personal and hands-on. Bring a friend, come with someone you love or join us on your own and gather around the table for one last magnificent feast before Christmas.

About The Post & Rail

The Post & Rail is an immersive cooking, gardening and art school located at 58 Riddoch Street in the heart of Penola, just a stone’s throw from historic Petticoat Lane and the Mary MacKillop Penola Centre. We are also on the doorstep of the renowned Coonawarra wine region, home to an exceptional collection of cellar doors and wineries.

Set within the beautiful heritage-listed former Cobb & Co building, our classes are relaxed, welcoming and hands-on. Whether you are a complete beginner or have some experience, you’ll be encouraged and made to feel at home.

Please arrive approximately 10 minutes before the advertised starting time so you can settle in, meet the group and be ready to begin. Allow approximately 30–35 minutes’ travel from either Mount Gambier or Naracoorte.