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The sweetness of leeks and the savoriness of pork sausage make a wonderful combination in this pasta dish.

This quick and easy pasta recipe from Giuliano Hazan was inspired by tortelloni filling.

Dungeness crab is ideal, if you can get it, otherwise use any good, sweet-tasting, meaty crab in this crab linguine recipe from Giuliano Hazan.

This zesty pasta sauce has everything—tomatoes, peppers, green olives, capers, and a little pancetta. Serve with fusilli lunghi, the long spirals of pasta.

This pappardelle with sausage, peppers, and tomatoes recipe was one of my favorites as a teen.

These savory potato pancakes are fried in butter and oil for a crisp, golden brown crust. Serve with applesauce or sour cream at your next holiday gathering.

Gourmet’s best eggplant Parmesan recipe starts with a quick homemade marinara and uses panko breadcrumbs for a satisfying crunch.

The carrots melt into the broth of this comforting soup with meatballs.

A cousin of the Irish colcannon and English bubble and squeak, this mashed potato and cabbage dish is topped with cheese.

This dessert of puff pastry layers sandwiched with a thick cream filling is even richer than its French cousin, the Napoleon.

Make somlói galuska in advance: the chocolate-cream “dumplings" require at least eight hours to soak up the golden rum syrup.

Almonds keep this sandkage super moist, so it is great for a day after, especially dunked in coffee.

Flavored with cardamom and often filled with dried and candied fruits, this rich wheat bread is traditionally served for Christmas in Norway.

This astonishingly moist and fragrant almond cake infused with rum and vanilla is crowned by a white glaze that crackles as the spoon digs in.

Our best panettone recipe, adapted from baker Jim Lahey, employs a long rise for a festive and flavorful holiday bread without much work.

This bread—loaded with a rum-spiked walnut filling—is the traditional Romanian celebration bread for Christmas.

These Slovak Christmas dough balls are traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve as part of a 12-course meatless meal.