Holidays recipes

Cranberry nut loaf with fresh orange juice and zest, halved cranberries, and chopped walnuts in a quick bread batter. A tart, citrusy holiday bread that's better the next day.

Les oreilles de cochon are Cajun pig's ear pastries, fried thin dough drizzled with cane syrup. A Louisiana French Acadian holiday tradition served warm. Crisp, sweet, irregular shape.

Leftover turkey, pasta, and tomatoes tossed with cottage cheese and cheddar, then baked under a buttery bread crumb topping. This cheesy turkey bake turns holiday leftovers into a bubbly, golden casserole.

Berlin Bread is a spiced German bar cookie loaded with grated chocolate, almonds, rum, apple preserves, and candied lemon peel. Iced while warm and sliced thin, these fragrant little bars belong on every holiday baking list.

Crunchy candied pecans coated in brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and cloves. Made in the microwave in just 30 minutes for easy holiday snacking or gifting.

Melomakarona: traditional Greek Christmas cookies made with olive oil, orange zest, and semolina, soaked in honey syrup and topped with walnuts. Fragrant, syrup-drenched holiday staple.

Amaretto-spiked chocolate cake layered with boozy whipped cream frosting and topped with handmade chocolate trees. A showstopping holiday centerpiece using a simple cake mix shortcut.

Maria's Ischli cookies are Austrian sandwich cookies with ground hazelnuts or almonds, filled with raspberry jam and topped with chocolate icing. A classic European holiday cookie.

Croatian poppy seed povitica with a yeasted sweet dough stretched paper-thin and rolled around a honey-sweetened poppy seed filling. Traditional Eastern European holiday bread.

Eggnog thumbprint cookies filled with rum-spiked buttercream and dusted with nutmeg. A buttery shortbread base with a creamy holiday filling. Perfect for Christmas cookie tins.

Braided wreath bread made with whole wheat pastry flour, maple syrup, apple juice, butter, and almond extract. A stunning holiday centerpiece baked in a golden ring.

Traditional Jewish poppy seed candy (mohn) cooked with honey, sugar, chopped nuts, and ginger. A chewy, nutty confection cut into diamonds. Perfect for Purim and holidays.

Festive three-layer holiday dip with green guacamole, white sour cream, and red salsa for a Christmas-colored appetizer. Three ingredients, zero cooking, ready in minutes.

Spiced spritz cookies with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice pressed into festive shapes. Egg-white based for a crisp, light texture with warm holiday spice flavor.

Orange cheesecake with a fresh cranberry-orange topping, orange zest graham cracker crust, and a splash of Grand Marnier. Bright, citrusy, and perfect for the holidays.

Sweet noodle kugel layered with cottage cheese, sour cream, raisins, and vanilla, then rested overnight and baked into a golden cinnamon-sugar-topped Jewish holiday classic.