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Recipes for all of your favorite holiday recipes from the main course through to dessert.
Classic Gingerbread Recipe
This simple gingerbread recipe is a traditional American Christmas classic. It features a sweet and tangy lemon glaze that pairs perfectly with the deep, dark, richly spiced cake.
Traditional Christmas Dinner - Baked Ham Menu Recipes
Traditional Christmas dinner menu includes a baked ham, scalloped potatoes, some gelatin salads and Christmas cookies for dessert.
Christmas Breakfast Menus
Festive recipes to make ahead of time for Christmas morning breakfast and menus.
Crisp and Moist Roast Goose
This delicious, apple and citrus-scented, roast goose recipe is an old-time Christmas dinner favorite. The young goose is given an overnight dunk in a poultry brine to add flavor, and make the meat even moister.
Gingerbread House Recipe Instructions
Learn how to make a gingerbread house with this recipe.
Prime Rib Roast
Classic prime rib roast makes an impressive dish for any occasion.
Spanish Desserts - Christmas Sweets
Christmas time in Spain is heaven for those of you with a sweet tooth! Learn to prepare these Spanish Christmas desserts, found in almost every household.
Cookie Exchange
Break shortbread with your friends with a cookie exchange!
Sugar Cookies
Sugar Cookies are the most versatile cookies you can make.
Fudge Recipes
Here you will find an index of all fudge recipes.
Fruitcake Recipes
Fruitcake recipes - fruitcakes for the holidays, along with other cakes and cookies with candied fruits. Delicious fruit cakes to make and give.
Ham Recipes
To Boil a Ham from Mrs Hill. Recipe from early southern cookbook on boiling a ham - recipes and resources for ham.
Tips for Making the Best Cookies
Learn how to make tender, crisp, and delicate Christmas cookies.
Low-Fat Holiday Recipes
Potato latkes are delicious but hardly low fat since they're fried in a generous amount of oil. But these low fat potato latkes aren't fried, they're baked at high temperature, which makes them just as delicious and almost as crispy.
Heat up the Holidays with these Thai Party Foods!
Heat up your party with these Hottest Thai Finger Foods! Thai is now the most popular of all world cuisines, and for good reason. Your guests will be impressed by the fragrance, flavors, and variety of textures that combine to create a taste explosion with every biteful of these Thai appetizers and fun finger foods. And don't worry about the spiciness factor - you can make these recipes as mil…
Italian Christmas Cakes, Cookies, and Treats
Almost every town in Italy has some sort of Christmas cake, cookie, or pie. Here's a quick rundown of some of the best known, in order (roughly) of popularity. After all, all Christmas sweets are treats. In case you were wondering, my personal favorites are Panforte and Pandoro.
Fish For La Vigilia
Every year come December I get requests for the "Seven Fishes Dinner," from people who want menus and symbolism.
Make Ahead Appetizers
During the holidays, it's such a nice feeling to have a selection of make ahead appetizers ready and waiting in the refrigerator, pantry, or freezer. Get make-ahead appetizer recipes for everything from Spiced Nuts to Filo Bites.
Holiday Appetizer Recipes
Appetizer recipes for holidays and parties - dips and finger foods, along with many more holiday appetizer recipes. Meatballs, chicken wings, dips, spreads, crockpot appetizers, and more.
Red Velvet Cake
Red velvet cake recipe - recipes and a little history about red velvet cake. Several recipes from the forum, including history of the red velvet cake or Waldorf Astoria cake.
More About Middle Eastern Food
Baklava, or baklawa in many Middle Eastern countries, is a delicious pastry that is known worldwide. There are many variations to baklava, depending on where in the Middle East you are, but this is by far the most popular.
Top 8 Small Gourmet Gifts for Cooks & Chefs
Don't know what to give your favorite cook? Here are some gift ideas in a range of prices to fit any budget. All are useful items to have in the kitchen, yet unique enough that most people aren't likely to have them. Most of these items can be found in gourmet shops, kitchen stores, department stores, and even discount stores like Target and Walmart.
Top 6 Thai Appetizers & Party Foods
For a refreshing change of pace, why not create some Thai food for your next party or family gathering? Thai is now the most popular of all world cuisines, and for good reason. Your guests will be impressed by the fragrance, flavors, and variety of textures that combine to create a taste explosion with every biteful of these Thai appetizers and finger foods. And don't worry about the spiciness …
Hanukkah Doughnuts
Sufganiot are deep-fried jelly doughnuts that are traditionally eaten during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. Sufganiot are especially popular in Israel. The oil used to fry the doughnuts are reminiscent of the oil that miraculously burned, according to the Hanukkah story, in the ancient Temple in Jerusalem.
More About Middle Eastern Food
This recipe for mashed sweet potatoes is fantastic. The potatoes and spices really make it an original side dish.
Recipe: Mulled Wine
Mulled wines, a seasonal favorite, learn how to make this classic mulled wine recipe - winter's best warming wine.
Bird Prep and Technique
A well roasted turkey, goose, or duck is synonymous with Christmas Dinner, Thanksgiving dinner, and many other holidays and festive occasions around the world. Here's a collection of recipes for roasted birds from around About and Around the World.
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