Easy Chicken Liver Pâté

Satiny smooth and ridiculously rich, this elegant spread is begging to be schmeared on rustic white bread and accompanied by a glass of riesling, whether as an impressive hors d’oeuvres or a simple winter supper.

30 mins

Black-Eyed Peas with Spinach

After trying this Southern good-luck charm of black-eyed peas, we say forget the luck. Just pass more of these peas, please.

2 hrs

Salt-Crusted Beef Tenderloin

The perfect special occasion recipe—Christmas, birthdays, dinner parties—that comes already wrapped like the gift that it is.

1 hr 30 mins

Easy Eggnog

Ever since trying this eggnog, we can't make it through the holiday season without it. All the richness. None of the cloying sweetness or regret-it-the-next-day heaviness.

5 mins

Little Gem Salad

Little Gem salad. Such an appropriate name. Not only is it made with Little Gem lettuce, but it's truly a little gem of a salad.

20 mins

French Butter Cookies

Call them whatever you will. Breton butter cookies. French biscuits. Sables. We call them simply impossible to stop noshing.

2 hrs 30 mins

Walnut Rugelach

We’ve never met a rugelach that we haven’t liked. Although there are some we adore more than others. This falls into the latter category.

3 hrs

Cinnamon Toast Bars

Just like cinnamon toast. Except better. Your kids will worship you. So will your inner kid.

45 mins

Chicken, Sweet Potato, and Bacon Casserole

"Simple." "Delicious." "Awesome." "Lovely." "Wonderful." "What's not to love?" That's what folks are saying about this almost obscenely satisfying casserole.

1 hr 20 mins

Berliners ~ Jelly Doughnuts

These jelly-filled German lovelies are almost identical to American jelly doughnuts save for their sparer sweetness. No complaints here.

3 hrs

Belgian Endive Gratin

If you’ve been limiting your endive game to crudité platters and cute appetizers, prepare to be astonished.

1 hr 10 mins

Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti

Cranberries add a chewy, sweet-tartness and pistachios bring a buttery tasting richness to these biscotti, making them a must-make for Christmas.

1 hr 45 mins

Onion Thyme Tart

"Delicate." "Flaky." "Perfect." "I could not stop eating it!" That's what folks are saying about this hors d'oeuvre that's a cinch to make—and devour.

1 hr 40 mins

Classic Turkey Gravy

Everyone needs a classic, foolproof, go-to turkey gravy recipe. This is it. And all it takes is pan juices or drippings from your turkey, stock, butter, and flour. And a lot less time and effort than you'd imagine.

20 mins

Eggplant Stew ~ Kawaj

Simple to make. Comforting as heck. And though you may not have experienced this in your childhood, somehow it still seems to taste like home.

45 mins

Roast Chicken with Herb Butter

Just when you thought you were unable to come up with yet another variation on roast chicken that didn’t bore you out of your mind, along comes Dorie Greenspan with this simple yet surprisingly lovely rendition.

2 hrs

Roasted Caramelized Root Vegetables

Sometimes it's a relief to take a respite from veggie side dishes that are overcomplicated to put together or overwrought with additional ingredients. Sometimes it's nice to simply revel in the innate goodness of the simplest incarnation of something.

1 hr 25 mins

Veal Osso Bucco

Comfort food from Alex Guarnaschelli. We don't think we really need to say anything else.

3 hrs 15 mins