Christmas
Eye of Round Roast with Jus
You don’t have to break the bank to make this gorgeous hunk of roast beef with an umami-packed jus.
Eggnog
Fluffy beaten egg whites make this eggnog recipe lighter and easier to drink than a cup of cream and booze has any right to be.
Crispy Olives With Calabrian Chile Sauce
Take olives from snack to PARTY snack by coating them in panko and deep-frying them until golden brown and shatteringly crisp.
Sheet-Pan Hazelnut Breakfast Tart
A decadent, holiday-worthy, make-ahead breakfast that’ll feed a crowd? Look no further than this kringle-inspired hazelnut breakfast tart.
Spatter Paint Sugar Cookies
These tender, buttery sugar cookies use cold butter (no waiting around for yours to soften!) and come together in a food processor, so you can go from zero to dough in minutes.
Peppery Antipasto Skewers
Rib eye makes these antipasto skewers extra special, but there’s lots of room to play around with proteins, cheeses, and briny bits.
Candy Cane Ice Cream in a Bag
Make ice cream without an ice cream machine using this zip-top bag and rock salt trick. Peppermint flavoring and candy canes are festive, but you can flavor your ice cream any way you like.
Spiced Blood Orange Shrub
Refreshing, alcohol-free (just don’t call it a mocktail), and a noble destiny for that bag of citrus hanging out in the fridge.
Cranberry Rum Punch
This rum punch is very simple to throw together, but cranberry-studded ice makes it feel deceptively fancy, doubling as a festive garnish and temperature control.
Swedish Glögg
A warm ruby red mulled wine packed with enough cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger to make the whole house smell like the holidays.
Tahini Linzer Torte Bars
We’ve swapped out the ground nuts in a classic linzer for tahini, which makes for a rich, buttery crust that gets filled with jam.
Marranitos Enfiestados
Rick Martinez’s take on the popular Mexican pig-shaped cookie goes all out with a ginger-spiced dough and tons of sprinkles.
Hallacas
In this Venezuelan holiday dish, masa is filled with a shredded chicken and beef stew, then wrapped in fragrant banana leaves and steamed—like a tiny present.
Ginger-Citrus Cookies
Blanching the citrus peel in several changes of boiling water removes bitterness while still leaving plenty of bright flavor behind.
Garam Masala Short Rib Roast With Pistachio Crust
This roast is cooked in the style of American barbecue and has a spice-coated crust, like bark on a brisket.
Roasty Toasty Pecan-Caramel Shortbread Cookies
Store-bought dulce de leche and pulverized pecans give this tender, buttery shortbread a nuttiness and depth of flavor you can’t quite put your finger on. We love the contrasting look of white nonpareil, but feel free to roll the dough in whatever sprinkles you please.
Panettone Bread Pudding
So you just ate a a delicious slice of panettone. Congratulations! Now you need to figure out what to do with the rest of it.
Caramel Apple Breakfast Cobbler
This cozy, sweet-and-savory make-ahead cobbler is ideal for busy holiday mornings.
Greens Gratin With All the Cheese
Here's a fun party trick: Ask your friends to guess how many pounds of greens went into this supremely cheesy gratin. Three huge bunches of kale (and/or chard) get drowned in garlic- and rosemary-infused cream, then blanketed in cheddar cheese and panko and sent into a hot oven, where they sizzle and shrink.
Pernil (Slow-Roasted Pork)
Get ready to fill your home with the mouthwatering scent of this super tender, super satisfying holiday centerpiece.