Holiday Recipes

Banana Spice Lemon Drops are soft drop cookies with cinnamon and cloves, topped with a bright lemon butter frosting. A 3-dozen batch in 30 minutes with an unexpected banana-citrus flavor contrast.

Designed for the grill, this leg of lamb is butterflied and marinated in balsamic and mint for easy grilling. Perfect for a summer cook-out or Easter dinner.

Traditional Tyrone roast goose stuffed with sage, bacon, shallot and breadcrumb dressing. Pricked skin renders to crackling fat over a long, slow roast. An Irish Christmas centerpiece.

Black licorice chocolate spiders are a 2-ingredient Halloween treat. Twizzler legs and melted chocolate form creepy little spiders kids can make themselves. No baking required.

Perfect for Halloween, chocolate cake decorated like black widow spiders.

Buttery thumbprint cookies with a gross-out Halloween twist: pale, tender shortbread rounds dimpled and filled with dark blackberry jam that looks like a 'blackhead.' Easy, funny, and good enough to disappear fast.

Creepy cheese-stuffed rigatoni shaped into slithering snakes with BBQ sauce markings and peppercorn eyes. A kid-friendly Halloween party snack that's equal parts gross and genius.

Good cookie to have with coffee after everyone has gone home, the dishes are done and you finally get to sit down

Buttery spiced fig thumbprint cookies, tender brown-sugar dough rolled in a crunchy flax-sugar coating and filled with jammy fig preserves. Warm cinnamon and nutmeg make them a standout on the holiday cookie tray.

Caramel-dipped apples decorated as witches with marshmallow eyes, candy corn noses, and paper hats. A fun Halloween treat kids can help make in under 30 minutes.

Three-layer butter pecan cake filled with rich, from-scratch burnt-sugar caramel, frosted in buttercream and crusted with pecans. A classic Southern caramel cake worth the fuss.

Caramel-orange Bûche de Noël assembly with Grand Marnier buttercream, almond sponge, and pastry cream filling. The classic French Yule log cake for Christmas.

Rich, buttery caramels with sweetened condensed milk and optional pecans. Simple stovetop candy perfect for holiday gifts or whenever you crave something decadent.

Char-broiled turkey stuffed with citrus, apple, onions, and celery, then grilled low and slow with smoker chips for a smoky, juicy holiday bird right off the charcoal grill.

Three-cheese ball made with sharp cheddar, Swiss, and Roquefort, blended with garlic and Worcestershire sauce. Rolled in paprika or parsley for a bold holiday appetizer.

Light, chewy coconut macaroons made meringue-style from whipped egg whites and grated coconut, sweetened sugar-free and scented with almond. Naturally gluten-free, and lovely topped with a glace cherry.