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Aperol-grapefruit cocktail.

Aperol and Grapefruit Cocktail

A cast iron skillet filled with baked fontina with rosemary and thyme.

Baked Fontina

Flavored with orange zest and orange (or almond) liqueur, this incredibly tasty and moist — thanks to a generous amount of ricotta cheese — orange ricotta pound cake is the perfect treat, a particularly nice afternoon snack with a cup of tea, to have on hand this time of year. It would make a lovely gift as well. // alexandracooks.com

Orange-Ricotta Pound Cake

It's dishes such as this that make me understand (almost) how people can be vegetarian. In In this slow-cooked kale, kale is blanched first, roughly chopped and then sautéed over low heat for thirty minutes in olive oil with onions, garlic, rosemary and chile de árbol. It's almost black and slightly crispy when finished. It is sweet and addictive. // alexandracooks.com

Suzanne Goin’s Slow-Cooked Kale ( & Stuffing)

freshly baked currant scones

Lemony Buttermilk Currant Scones

A plate of pan-seared Duck breasts with port wine sauce and roasted grapes.

Perfect Pan-Seared Duck Breasts with Port Wine Sauce

An overhead shot of a jar filled with no-cook cranberry sauce.

Easy No-Cook Cranberry Sauce

A pan of roast chicken and shallots.

One-Pan Roast Chicken and Shallots

A cheese board filled with homemade three-seed crackers, cheese, candied pepitas, fruit, and quince paste.

Three-Seed Crackers (Raincoast Crisps Copycat Recipe)

A gift box filled with rum balls.

Easy, Festive (and Boozy!) Rum Balls Recipe

A slice of orange and olive oil cake.

Orange and Olive Oil Cake

A stack of classic toffee.

Classic Milk (or Dark) Chocolate Toffee

A bowl of homemade cocoa crunch.

Homemade Cocoa Crunch (Nut-Free, Gluten-Free)

Marisa McClellan's apple-date butter, ready to be processed

Cinnamon-Spiced Apple-Date Butter

Homemade apple chutney recipe in a glass mason jar

Adaptable Chutney Recipe with Apples, Ginger & Lemon

Mandel Bread with Marzipan and Sea Salt, Two Ways

Mandel Bread with Marzipan & Sea Salt

Overhead shot of peppermint bark in glass jars.

Homemade Peppermint Bark with Peppermint Dust

3-Ingredient Sugared Cranberries

Cinnamon pull-apart bread on a board.

Cinnamon and Sugar Pull-Apart Bread

Gift montage

Gift Guide 2023

Bread Toast Crumbs Kit in a box.

Peasant Bread Kits: The Gift of Homemade Bread

A montage of gifts.

Gift Guide 2020

A montage of gifts for the holidays.

Holiday Gift Guide 2021

Overhead shot of boozy chocolate truffles on a table.

Boozy Chocolate Truffles

A plate of eggplant meatballs aside bread and ricottta.

Lemony herby chickpea salad in a large bowl.

A bowl of roasted butternut squash soup topped with croutons and fried sage.

A bowl over overnight chia oats and berries.

A bean salad in a serving bowl.

A jar of Greek salad dressing on a countertop.

More Vegetarian Recipes