Holidays

Fancy schmancy mac and cheese canapés? Why not? Plop these lovelies on a silver platter alongside flutes of Champagne or tuck them into a lunch box.

We can't help but think that all we want for Christmas is jar after jar of this sweet-tart cranberry condiment.

Pecans. Chocolate. Bourbon. Dunno about you, but that's sufficient to make us forget all about that other traditional Thanksgiving dessert. Pumpkin who?

This ridiculously juicy, superlatively sweet stack will have you hankering for a Bambi burger long after deer season ends.

Distinct from other pecan pies in one notable way, this recipe draws on robust maple syrup to usurp cloying corn syrup. You're welcome.

Sugar and spice and everything nice—that's what you'll find in this magnificently spiced traditional Southern pie from baker extraordinaire, Cheryl Day.

Behold, an exquisitely simple, sophisticated soup with a subtle celery root flavor that's certain to make you swoon.

Forget bobbing for apples. This endeavor requires less effort yet yields more caramel-cloaked gratification and a more elegant version of those sticky, red apples of our youth.

What's spookier than a skeleton? Disembodied bones. Although these meringue bones are surprisingly and sweetly irresistible.

This life-changer of a recipe isn't your mom's banana bread. It's better. And we've got no qualms saying that.

Need to bring something to a backyard bash when all you want is mad crazy gratitude and an empty dish to take home? This blueberry crumble with a crumbly oatmeal cookie topping is your answer.

Now you can indulge your craving for roast potatoes when it's sweltering outside without heating up the entire kitchen. You're welcome.

These Korean-style jalapenos that take a dunk in soy sauce and soda are perhaps not pickled in the traditional American sense, but pickled nonetheless. Wait'll you taste 'em.

A stupendously simple yet superlatively stunning salmon recipe that requires no swimming upstream, we promise.

We find these unabashedly unconventional biscotti bewitching beyond belief. Different form. Same function. Far less fuss.

These sweet little somethings may just entice you to forget all about the rest of your day's plans.

Call some friends, set a pot of water to boil, and chill some beer. There's mudbugs to be had.

An easy, foolproof, ever so slightly sweet corn bread that comes together as quickly as it disappears. Just watch it.

Beautiful burger buns. Were ever three words joined in such harmony? There are a lot more lovely things to be said about these pillowy specimens of bread awesomeness.

Equal parts bohemian and tradition, this stone fruit slump marries the best aspects of cobbler and cake to sweet, sweet effect.