Holiday Recipes

Pumpernickel pus lumps: a gross-out Halloween appetizer with whipped cream cheese and capers on toasted pumpernickel. Three ingredients, 15 minutes, and guaranteed to make kids squeal.

Pus Pockets are a gross-out Halloween snack made from cheese-stuffed pita bread with ketchup "blood." Squeeze them to ooze melted mozzarella through a poked hole. Kids love the disgusting factor.

Rotting Crone's Kisses Halloween appetizer with green-tinted cream cheese mouths, pimiento lips, and pea and raisin teeth on crackers. A creepy, fun no-cook Halloween snack kids love to make.

Scented cinnamon ornaments made with ground cinnamon, applesauce, and cloves. A classic no-bake holiday craft that fills your home with warm spice fragrance.

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Appetizers have long been a part of the culinary tradition in Europe, but they're relatively new to America. One of the first to appear in American cookbooks, at the turn of the century, was shrimp cocktail.

Simple pimples: a two-ingredient Halloween snack of cored cherry tomatoes squeezed to ooze cream cheese. Kid-friendly, gross-cute, and ready in 10 minutes with no cooking required.

"Slab 'o Scabs" is a deliciously creepy Halloween recipe that will have your guests squirming in delight! Easy to make with just a few ingredients.

Nothing is better than the traditional eggnog, which can entertain guests or keep you warm during the holidays.

Vegan spiced sweet potato pie with cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, topped with walnuts. Dairy-free Thanksgiving pie that uses white miso for savory depth and cornstarch for clean slices.

Cinnamon applesauce Christmas ornaments: scented dough ornaments made from cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, and applesauce. Not edible, but they smell like Christmas for months.

Cinnamon-spiced cranberry sauce made with whole cranberries, sugar and a cinnamon stick. Just four pantry ingredients and 20 minutes for a holiday side that beats anything in a can.

Sweet potato sticks glazed with honey, butter, ginger, and cardamom in a quick skillet toss. A warmly spiced side dish that pairs with holiday roasts or weeknight dinners.

Halloween spider cake made from two bowl-shaped cakes filled with green Jello, frosted black with licorice legs and gumdrop eyes. Oozes green goop when sliced.

Freezer-friendly spinach balls with herb stuffing, Parmesan, garlic, and eggs that bake from frozen in 20 minutes. Make 50 bite-sized appetizers ahead and pull them out whenever company shows up.

This rich, creamy and chocolaty cake is perfect for St. Patrick's Day, serve this delicious cake at the end of the dinner or party as a sweet ending!