The award-winning food journalist, restaurant critic and television personality, Matt Preston shared his secrets to a stress-free Christmas on 6PR Afternoons with Jo McManus.

“We tend to massively over reach when it comes to Christmas. We do too much, too fast – we set ourselves up for making life way harder than we should be,” Matt told Jo.

Matt discussed the foods you should avoid at every festive party as well as;

• His best shortcuts for a stress-free Christmas

• The best desserts to satisfy a crowd

Press PLAY to hear Matt Preston’s fool-proof tips

If you want to try out Jo’s favourite Christmas recipe for Mangomisu you can check it out on Delicious’ website or click here.