Holiday recipe collection

Pennsylvania Dutch-style pickled eggs and beets in a sweet vinegar brine with brown sugar. The eggs turn a stunning deep magenta after soaking for two days.

Pickled red eggs steeped in beet juice, apple cider vinegar, cloves, allspice, peppercorns, and fresh ginger. Vibrant magenta with tangy, spiced flavor.

Persian-style pilaf with basmati rice, red lentils and sour cherries perfumed with turmeric and cumin, finished with a buttery golden crust. A sweet-tart, aromatic side or vegetarian main with real character.

Pineapple meringue pie with a cornstarch-thickened pineapple-lemon filling under tall, glossy peaks of beaten egg white. A bright, citrusy twist on the classic lemon meringue.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this decadent pie that's fun to make and enjoy.

Piquant honey dressing whisked from lemon juice, dry mustard, paprika, and honey for a sweet-tart pour. Made for fruit, mixed greens, or peppery flower-blossom salads.

Pistachio and white chocolate cookies with brown sugar, butter-flavored shortening, and toasted pistachios. Chewy or crisp by choice, the classic holiday cookie tin upgrade.

Baked fig and raisin pudding with crumbled waffle cookies, cocoa, walnuts, and warm spices, cooked in a water bath. A rich, old-fashioned holiday dessert served warm with hard sauce.

Broiled polenta shapes with reconstituted chipotle peppers and sun-dried tomatoes folded in. Smoky, savory cornmeal cut-outs that crisp up under the broiler for an elegant appetizer or side.

Pop's Buffalo wings deep-fry crispy then bathe in a buttery hot sauce with garlic salt, cayenne, and a paprika kick. Classic Buffalo style for a crowd of 50 wings.

Poppy seed bread with almond and vanilla, finished with a tangy orange-nutmeg glaze. Tender quick bread that doubles as a holiday gift baked in canning jars.

I liked these a lot. The poppyseed taste is subtle yet makes them a little different and more "elegant" than ordinary butter cookies.

Poppy seed roll: an Eastern European yeasted bread wrapped around a rich poppy seed filling sweetened with honey and orange-lemon zest. Holiday classic.

Eastern European poppyseed strudel with a buttery yeasted dough rolled around poppy seed filling, raisins, walnuts, and honey. The traditional makowiec for Christmas and Easter tables.

Breaded pork chops braised until tender, topped with a warm sour cherry sauce spiked with cinnamon, cloves, honey, and Madeira wine. An elegant but approachable dinner.

Post-Thanksgiving turkey enchiladas with green chiles, Monterey Jack, and sour cream rolled in corn tortillas with a homemade chili-cumin red sauce. Leftover turkey, reinvented.