David Leite

Want some Christmas magic? Make these delicate, nutty, traditional Christmas cookies and watch them disappear...

A traditional Hanukkah recipe that you're going to want to borrow for your every cookie craving throughout the year.

Ah, sassafras. It plays oh so nicely with ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and anise to enhance the smoky, salty goodness of glazed ham.

An impressive and enticing use for healthy roots and tubers that, thankfully, doesn't taste virtuous at all. In fact, it actually feels quite indulgent.

Made in traditional Italian fashion with a garlic, rosemary, lemon, and olive oil marinade and then roasted until perfectly tender. Perfect for easy, elegant holiday entertaining.

Babkalicious! Best babka ever! Holy Cow! Holy Babka! Those are just some of the responses we're hearing 'bout this indulgent loaf of buttery, chocolatey, Jewishy goodness.

This is as indulgent as a quick weeknight pasta dish can get with its creamy and rich (though not too rich) sauce punctuated with the lilt of lemon.

The blueberry muffin recipe you've been waiting for all your life. Seriously. Tender with a cake-like crumb and a crisp sugar topping.

One pan. No fuss. Minimal carbs. Lotsa flavor. And just 30 minutes. You can understand why we are swooning over this little weeknight stunner.

Fennel turns meltingly tender and oh so sweet when slowly, slowly, slowly braised in cream, cheese, and butter. One more reason to be enamored with the holidays.

Sourdough like you've never, ever experienced before.

Elegant? Check. Easy? Yep (albeit a little time-consuming). Worth it? Undeniably. Seriously one of the best things we've ever experienced.

This is the crisp accent to all manner of foods that you've been missing out on your entire life. And they're quick and easy enough to fry so you can easily make up for lost time.

These red chile pork tamales are the real authentic Mexican deal and taste like they were carefully crafted by the loveliest abuela imaginable. Here's how to make them.

Schmear this simple green sauce on anything and watch it disappear. And did we mention you can toss it together in minutes?

Bet you already have everything you need for these brownies in your house. Which is a very good thing. (Also sorta a very dangerous thing.)

Ditch your smoothie and instead indulge in these a.m. tacos loaded with cheesy scrambled eggs, avocado, and smoky chipotle salsa. #worthit

This is what we consider to be the ultimate pot roast for company. (Heck, with two types of booze, it's gotta be good!)

To us, perhaps the best part of Thanksgiving--right up there with the people at the table--is the leftovers. This behemoth is turkey, cranberry, stuffing, gravy, and mayo, oh my.

Holiday leftovers put to magnificent use! Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and gravy are layered in muffin tins to transform your day-after-Thankgiving-clean-out-your-fridge experience. Leftover cranberry sauce on the side optional.