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Winter Holidays

Below you’ll find a collection of recipes for the winter holidays . There are lots of tasty, cozy, and inspired options perfect for serving at all of your holiday events, potlucks, and parties. Many of these recipes would make great gifts for the food lovers in your life.

You’ll also find classic recipes and instructions for making perfect sugar cookies, gingerbread cookies decorated with homemade royal icing, printable pouches for holding homemade hot cocoa gifts, and literary-inspired recipes like the Smoking Bishop, a mulled wine of sorts, from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol .

Indulge in comforting soups and stews, fondue, casseroles, cookies, cheesecake, cocktails, mocktails, and more during the winter holiday season. Searching for Hanukkah recipes? You can find those here.

Overhead horizontal shot - large shallow bowl filled with green beans and mushrooms tossed in a rich brown plum sauce. Dish rests on a marble countertop, wooden spoon and kitchen towel beside it.

Green Beans and Mushrooms with Plum Sauce

A serving of vegan saffron scalloped potatoes on a blue plate next to a casserole dish of the potatoes and a fork.

Vegan Saffron Scalloped Potatoes

A serving of curry roasted sweet potatoes on a white bowl in foreground with a wooden spoon and linen napkin on the left side. White canister in the background.

Curry Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Overhead shot of oven roasted root vegetables with beets, carrots, potatoes, and parsnip. Spoon and fresh herbs on the side, cloth napkin above.

Oven Roasted Root Vegetables

Vertical shot - in foreground, a small plate with a whole roasted chicken leg, roasted potatoes, and rosemary with a fork and knife beside it. In background, a platter of roasted chicken legs on a bed of roasted potatoes, lemon, and fresh rosemary. Wooden spoon and linen towel beside the platter.

Rosemary Chicken and Potatoes

Dish and serving bowls filled with kale Caesar salad on a white marble countertop. Linen napkins, metal fork, and two wooden serving spoons beside them.

Kale Caesar Salad

Maple Roasted Butternut Squash in a large serving bowl on a marble countertop. Blue and white linen striped cloth towel and dark wooden spoon beside the bowl.

Maple Roasted Butternut Squash

Horizontal shot of a platter filled with roasted brussels sprouts topped with pomegranate molasses.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate Molasses

Horizontal shot of baked challah topped with a cinnamon crumble, sitting on a wooden cutting board.

Cinnamon Date Crumble Challah

Square crop - two slices of cheesecake on plates with fresh blueberries beside them, a whole cheesecake with slices cut out and pie server in background.

Classic Cheesecake

Dark chocolate cherry cheesecake parfait in a glass dessert dish on top of a white napkin next to a spoon on a wooden table.

Dark Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Parfaits

Spicy Roasted Carrots and Fennel Recipe - Simple, flavorful and colorful vegan side dish for your dinner table.

Spicy Roasted Carrots and Fennel

Eggnog Gingerbread Kugel - Jewish Noodle Casserole Made with Eggnog, Holiday Spices and a Gingersnap Crumble Topping from ToriAvey.com

Eggnog Gingerbread Kugel

Stocked Garlic Knots topped with cheese and parsley served on a white plate surrounded with parsley and garlic cloves

Garlic Knots

A savory grass-fed pot roast with meat, vegetables, and a fork on the side

Savory Grass Fed Pot Roast

A tray with Date Cookies and a glass of milk on a wooden table

Date Cookies

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