We’re almost there… can you see them? The holidays are just peeking over the horizon, almost in reach! To see you through until then we’ve crammed loads of interesting stories and plenty of gorgeous recipes into this issue. We get inspired with a menu for a White Hot Christmas – food to celebrate warm, southern hemisphere festivities. We give you ideas for yummy padkos to pack in for your road trip. There are also fabulous suggestions for edible gifts to make for your friends and family, with pretty downloadable labels to match.

We would like to thank all of our loyal Crush readers for sharing this year’s food journey with us – it’s been a wonderfully delicious ride! We wish you all the best during this joyful season and trust that your holiday will be filled with plenty of merry enjoyment.