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A zesty and versatile sauce, perfect for game, ham, roasts, or tongue. A blend of spices, wine, and citrus for a delightful flavor.

A German-style no-yeast Christmas stollen with cottage cheese, rum, almonds, currants, sultanas, and candied lemon peel. Brushed with butter and dusted in powdered sugar for a snowy finish.

Lester's fruitcake is a heirloom holiday loaf: pounds of candied fruits, figs, dates, raisins, pecans, and walnuts bound in spiced molasses batter. Slow-baked, brandy-soaked, aged a month.

Crunchy cabbage slaw with shredded carrot, green pepper, and currants in a tangy vinegar-mayo dressing with celery seed. Light, crisp, and better after a good chill.

Yeasted flatbread topped with a lime and almond frangipane and fresh redcurrants, dusted with icing sugar. A stunning Italian-inspired dessert bread.

Rich West Indian Christmas cake soaked in rum and sherry with dried fruits, warm spices, and browning for deep color. Start the fruit a month ahead for a dense, boozy holiday cake worth the wait.

Bourbon-soaked fruit and nut turkey stuffing with prunes, apricots, cranberries, macadamias, cashews, and walnuts. Festive, nutty, and richly spiced.

Couscous salad with almonds and currants: steamed vegetables tossed with fluffy couscous in an orange-lemon-cinnamon marinade. North African-inspired vegetarian side that travels well.

Traditional British Christmas plum pudding with cognac-soaked dried fruit, walnuts, suet, and warm spices, steamed in a mold and served with brandy butter sauce. A Victorian holiday classic.

Curried cheese spread with farmer's cheese, yogurt, chopped apples, carrots, pecans, and currants. A crunchy, sweet-savory appetizer for crackers or pita.

Ham loaf made with ground ham and pork, glazed with a tangy currant jelly and mustard sauce. The best way to use leftover ham in a comforting retro meatloaf.

Sicilian-style jumbo shrimp in a sweet-and-sour Marsala sauce with pine nuts, currants, capers, and fennel. A rustic Italian seafood main baked in an earthenware casserole.

Yuletide chocolate chip cookies loaded with candied cherries, currants, pecans, and almonds. A festive holiday cookie with brandy flavoring and warm pumpkin pie spice that ages beautifully in the cookie tin.

Onion and corn relish slow-cooked with pearl onions, tomatoes, white wine, currants, and fennel seeds into a thick, sweet-tart condiment. A gourmet homemade relish for grilled meats and cheese boards.

Maple-apple oatmeal cookies with real maple syrup, fresh apples, applesauce, currants, and a crunchy oat-brown sugar topping. Soft, cakey fall cookies baked low and slow.

Pecan wild rice pilaf with wheat pilaf, dried currants, fresh mint, orange zest, and Italian parsley. A festive room-temperature side dish for holiday tables.