Christma Recipes

A cozy turkey and biscuit bake: leftover turkey in a creamy sauce with peppers, mushrooms and spinach, ringed with homemade garlic biscuits and baked golden. A holiday leftover rescue.

Jansson's Temptation (Janssons Frestelse), a classic Swedish potato and anchovy gratin baked in cream with soft onions and breadcrumbs. A traditional Christmas side dish.

Citrus lovers will like this refreshing crispy cookie from Jocelyn Moritz of Waukesha.

Pat Korth of Muskego offered a coconut variation on the peanut butter kiss cookie.

Old fashioned fruit cake with blackberry jam, fig preserves, watermelon rind preserves, candied cherries, pecans, and cocoa. Baked low and slow in a cast iron skillet.

Sugar sugar and more sugar is the main ingredient in most cranberry sauces. Following the paleo diet gives you the healthier upper hand for making your own sugar-free sauce with fresh cranberries.

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

Rich almond spritz cookies with nutty depth and delicate crumb. Cookie press shapes bake up golden with sophisticated flavor beyond basic butter cookies.

Quick, easy and delicious way to cook your winter squash as a side dish.

Vegan Spanish rice made with brown rice, stewed tomatoes, garlic, green pepper, celery, and warm spices. Oil-free and full of flavor, sauteed in vinegar and water instead of oil.

Adapted from “Jacques Pépin Celebrates” (Knopf, 2001)- New York Times

Soft vanilla buttermilk cookies rolled in sparkly red and white sugar for a festive holiday crinkle cookie. Made with melted vanilla baking bar for a rich, melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Pleasure's Pumpkin Pie: a lighter Thanksgiving pie made with whipped egg whites and skim evaporated milk, packed with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice for classic fall warmth.

Vegan pumpkin pie made with silken tofu instead of eggs and cream, sweetened with date sugar and molasses. Silky custard texture with classic Thanksgiving spice.

Cool and creamy pumpkin pie folds whipped cream into a butterscotch-pudding pumpkin filling spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, then chills in a cinnamon-sugar-glazed crust. A no-bake pumpkin pie that skips the oven entirely.

Fudge-pecan pie with bittersweet chocolate melted into a buttery corn syrup filling and loaded with chopped pecans. A holiday-table classic that splits the difference between Southern pecan pie and dense chocolate fudge.