Quick Recipes, Easy Meal Ideas

What's Christmas without our favorite red-nosed reindeer? Add red candy-coated chocolate pieces and small marshmallows to turn classic gingerbread cookies into a festive treat.

Soft Pretzels with Beer-Mustard Dipping Sauce

Win entertaining season with Soft Pretzels that are golden, tender, and speckled with crunchy salt. A Beer-Mustard Sauce takes this app to the next level.

Peppermint Cream Bites

Better Homes and Gardens

These chocolate and mint layered dessert bars are cut into shapes after they're baked. Choose circles, squares, or even stars!

Simply Great Caramel Corn

Family Circle

This super-easy family favorite recipe combines popped corn, pretzels, and cashews and makes a great food gift!

Gift in a Jar: Fruit and Nuts Oatmeal

Midwest Living

Breakfast Polenta Five Ways

Better Homes and Gardens

Customize the toppings of this slow cooker cornmeal porridge to suit your tastes. From fruity (Pear-Cranberry!) to savory (Bacon-Tomato), one healthy carbohydrate base has endless possibilities.

Apple-Cinnamon Winter Sangria

Better Homes and Gardens

Serve apple-cinnamon winter sangria at dinner parties throughout the holiday season for a simple, tasty cocktail.

Easy Pecan Sticky Buns

Treat overnight guests to a pan of wonderfully delicious Easy Pecan Sticky Buns. Save yourself time while doing it by starting with store-bought dough!

How to Make Potato Pancakes

The great reason why you should learn to make potato pancakes is that you can serve them for breakfast, lunch or dinner!

Our Best Christmas Cookie Recipes

Get instant access to our best easy holiday cookies, sugar cookies, and more when you get this delicious Christmas cookie recipe collection.

How to Make Baked Country Ham

Once you learn how to cook a country baked ham, you won't bother purchasing one at a specialty store (and specialty prices!) every again.

How to Make Eggnog

Make this classic eggnog with whipped cream, egg yolk drink and a sprinkle of nutmeg on top for a delicious holiday indulgence.

27 Casseroles to Get You Through the Winter

From cheesy pasta bakes to breakfast for a crowd, our favorite cold-weather casseroles will keep your family's bellies full and hearts warm.

Pumpkin-Praline Layer Cake

Midwest Living

If you love pumpkin pie, try this moist, pecan-filled double layer cake. It's spectacular at any holiday table.

Our Best Salad Recipes

We've handpicked our best salad recipes into this delicious recipe collection. From Caesar salad to fruit salad and salad dressing, we've got the recipes you'll love.

How to Make Home-Style Gravy

This home-style gravy is a great accompaniment to a nicely roasted turkey. Made over a holiday meal this can be used over every side.

Chicken Kiev

We take the mystery out of making this classic dish. Youll look like a well-seasoned professional in the kitchen, and your guests will be floored by your tasty chicken kiev.

Lemony Green Beans

Midwest Living

Speed up this holiday-worthy vegetable side dish by parboiling the green beans the day before your big meal.

Pecan Tassies

Better Homes and Gardens

These bite-size pecan pies have adorned holiday platters for years. For a subtle change of pace, use chopped mixed nuts in place of the pecans.

17 Insanely Delicious Dip Recipes Your Next Party Needs

These 17 delicious dip recipes will satisfy every party guest! From salty to sweet and creamy to crunchy, every craving will be cured.

Cauliflower Gratin

Midwest Living

Toss cauliflower with bread crumbs, mustard, cheddar, herbs and almonds to make this basic vegetable holiday table-ready.

There are occasions that call for a champagne toast, holiday gatherings that all but require roast turkey or smoked ham, but when you're celebrating something so big you need to pull out all the stops, you'll want to know how to cook prime rib. Prime rib, sometimes called a standing roast, is the piece de resistance of beef roasts. It can be served with or without ribs and can satisfy a hungry crowd. But it's not inexpensive, so you'll want to make sure you get it perfect.

Dessert with a Kick: Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies

Put the flavors of Mexican Hot Chocolate into these decadent chocolate cookies. The hint of spice is just the thing to warm your taste buds.

Our Best Sugar Cookie Recipes

Get instant access to our best sugar cookie recipes for the holiday season in this delightful recipe collection.

How to Make Mashed Potatoes from Scratch

Knowing how to make mashed potatoes from scratch is one of those skills that every home cook needs to have. Why? Because mashed potatoes are a beloved, time-honored, elegant-yet-rustic side dish that goes pretty much any kind of meat, fish, or poultry. Because mashed potatoes are definitely in the top 5 of America's favorite comfort foods. Because everyone from babies to great-Grandpa loves them. And because everyone knows that a mound of mashed with a pool of hot gravy in the middle is a little piece of heaven on earth.

Bourbon Brownies

These grown-up brownies are rich, fudgy, and oh-so decadent. They'll be the hit dessert at your next potluck or holiday party!

Goat Cheese Artichoke and Smoked Ham Strata

Better Homes and Gardens

All of your breakfast staples make an appearance in this casserole: Toast, eggs and ham, plus three different kinds of cheese!

"The Best" Sugar Cookies

Better Homes and Gardens

Italian Sausage Rigatoni

Learn how to turn everyday rigatoni into something special with Johnsonville Italian Sausage Links. With just a few simple ingredients, you can make an Italian classic your family will love.

How to Make Candied Yams

Once your friends and family taste this easy, from-scratch, candied yam recipe, they'll be asking how to make candied yams as delicious as yours. With less sugar and butter than most standard preparations, this recipe lets the natural sweetness of the yams take center stage. You won't have to feel the least bit of guilt if you can't resist a second helping.

Deep-Fried Turkey

Taste of the South

Total: 1 hr 35 mins

How to Boil Lobster

Few foods epitomize luxury and decadence like lobster. You can find recipes for lobster in just about every kind of dish, from lobster lasagna to lobster mac and cheese. But for lobster beginners, it's wise to start with the basics by learning how to boil lobster. Even lobster connoisseurs can appreciate the scrumptious simplicity of boiled lobster. So whether you're just starting to test your culinary claws or you're looking to perfect your tried and true technique, follow this step-by-step guide for how to boil lobster.

Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms

Hosting a party and looking for a delicious and easy to make appetizer? Learn how to make Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms with Johnsonville Italian Sausage.

Steamed Figgy Pudding

Better Homes and Gardens

This steamed dessert is filled with dried fruit, rum, and an array of warm spices.