This gingersnap cookie mousse is easy to make and a great make-ahead dessert or afternoon treat.
With just a few ingredients and a little bit of time to let the ingredients chill, you can easily make and serve this tasty gingersnap dessert with very little effort. I served these for dessert for a family dinner and everyone ate every bite.
These Thai-Flavored Pork Belly Skewers are seriously delicious..... soooo good..... happy dance good. How many ways can I say that they are pretty amazing! Serve them as an appetizer and watch them disappear.
I still can't believe I devoured a skewer full of this pork belly the minute it came off of the grill! The wonderful combination of ingredients in the marinade definitely make this dish.
These seeded rye muffins taste just like a slice of deli rye bread. The aroma while they are baking is so wonderful that you'll think you just walked into a bakery.
These rye muffins, especially with the included seeds, definitely have the flavor of rye bread but without the work. In fact, if you haven't worked with rye flour, these muffins are a great place to start.
This croissant French toast is a wonderful breakfast treat. It's the perfect special occasion breakfast. While the recipe is similar to your favorite French toast, using croissants produces such an elegant, tasty, and extra crispy result.
Croissant French toast is a wonderful special occasion breakfast. You can also make it for brunch, or even breakfast for dinner (brinner!).
This stuffed turkey breast with gravy is a great way serve a traditional-style meal for a smaller group. You get all of the flavors without too many leftovers and in a lot less time.
Sometimes you might find yourself cooking dinner for two, three, or four on Thanksgiving, and baking a giant bird might be overkill. This dish gives you an opportunity to serve an easy but special Thanksgiving meal.
These persimmon cranberry cookies with warming spices are a delicious way to take advantage of persimmon season.
Filled with a puree made with one of fall and winter's sweetest fruits, the Fuyu persimmon, these cookies are hard to resist. I may have enjoyed a few cookies for breakfast actually.
This Maple Walnut Tart is a delicious twist and change of pace from the usual holiday pecan pie.
The tart, with the combination of the toasted walnuts and pure maple syrup, just might become your new favorite holiday dessert.
Xavier Soup (or Xaver Suppe) is a simple and tasty Italian soup made of a clear chicken broth or stock and filled with dumplings made with Parmesan cheese, eggs, parsley, and flour.
Xavier soup is in honor of the feast day of St. Franis Xavier, which is December 3, early in the Advent season.
These cranberry-apple-walnut crumb bars are super easy to make and will be the superstar of your holiday dessert table.
With fresh cranberries, toasted walnuts, and apples, these tasty bars are so festive and fun, and are nice enough to take to both potlucks and holiday parties. They're fabulous for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.
This Parmesan pull-apart bread, with butter, onion flakes, dill seeds, and fresh parsley is completely irresistible.
Between each layer of soft homemade bread enjoy a buttery mix of Parmesan cheese, lots of garlic, dried onions, dill seed, and a big handful of fresh parsley, this loaf will call your name. It's really hard to resist pulling off layer after layer to enjoy while the loaf is still warm.
These cream cheese biscuits are super soft and a little bit cake-like. They're wonderful fresh from the oven and spread with melty butter.
These biscuits are pretty special because they include cream cheese, they are extra soft, and can actually be made in advance and reheated.
Membrillo is a sweet paste that can be cut into little squares and served as an appetizer on a slice of Manchego cheese. You could also serve it with the Manchego on crackers or Spanish-style chorizo.
Membrillo is made from the quince fruit. The quince is cooked down and combined with lemon juice and sugar to create a sweet fragrant paste. The mixture of the quince, sugar, lemon, and sugar thickens naturally because the quince is naturally very high in pectin. It's a popular appetizer in Spain, especially around the holidays.
If you are looking for a sweet potato side dish for the holidays (or anytime), try this sweet potato and leek gratin. It's a wonderful savory dish with unexpected savory flavors.
This casserole, with a combination of sweet potatoes, Russet/Idaho potatoes, leeks, and pancetta is a fabulous side dish for any poultry, seafood, or meat main dish. Leftovers are great for lunch as a main dish with a salad.
These chocolate mint whoopie pies, with fluffy peppermint buttercream sandwiched between two rounded layers of soft dark chocolate cake, are the perfect combination of flavors.
With the deep chocolate flavor of the cake and the cool peppermint flavor of the buttercream, there's a good chance that these whoopie pies will become one of your family's favorite desserts.
This winter squash gratin is a wonderful side dish for your holiday dinner. It is also great as a main dish, served with a salad, for a light lunch or dinner.
With a base of honeynut squash mixed with rice, Parmesan cheese, and eggs, and a topping of herby and garlicky breadcrumbs, this winter squash gratin is super savory and totally flavorful. It's a tasty break from the usual sweeter winter squash side dishes.
This beef and sweet potato stir-fry is really simple to make and easy to whip up on a week night.
If you marinate the beef in the morning, you can create this dinner in less than 20 minutes. No rice required, and it's nutritious!
