23 good holiday Recipes

duncan hines white cake mix (or any good quality white cake, no pudding mix), dry champagne for the liquid called for, food color to tint frosting of your choice., i made a cream cheese frosting , buttercream is fine too, garnish: fresh red or pink rose

all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, unsalted butter, room temperature, grated lemon zest, salt, eggs, pistachios, coarsely chopped, dried cranberries, good-quality white chocolate, chopped, red sugar crystals, for garnish, green sugar crystals, for garnish

good quality cocoa, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, margarine, melted (non-hydrogenated like becel, make sure 1 tbsp=about 100 calories), vanilla, white sugar, egg white, unsweetened applesauce (smooth ), peppermint extract, coarsly crushed peppermint candy canes, semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided (see below )

high quality white bread , torn into quarters, unsalted butter, salt and pepper, grated parmesan cheese , the good stuff, garlic cloves, minced , never press, flour, red pepper flakes, green beans, ends trimmed, chicken broth, lemon juice, minced fresh thyme

red grapefruit, peeled and sectioned, baby salad greens, green onions, thinly sliced, avocados - peeled, pitted and sliced, shredded swiss cheese, poppy seed salad dressing (such as marie s)

all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, butter, room temperature, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, andes peppermint crunch baking chips, good quality semi-sweet chocolate chips (used for topping)

chex mix (i like using cheddar but the plain is just as good), honey-mustard pretzel pieces (snyder s), m & s, a large jar of honey-coated peanuts

shredded velvetta cheese, green onions, chopped pecans, enough good quality mayonaise to make it stick.. mayo is used as a binder.. i use krafts or hellmans, strawberry jam (seedless )

butter, softened, good vanilla ice cream, softened, brown sugar, freshly grated nutmeg

dry quart brussels sprouts, stemmed, peeled baby carrot nibbles, walnut halves, sundried tomatoes (or more , to taste), walnut oil, very good extra-virgin olive oil, garlic

brown sugar, chopped nuts, cinnamon, yellow cake mix, instant vanilla pudding, eggs, sour cream, good white wine or water, pure vanilla extract

unfiltered apple cider, peeled baked apples , golden delicious works good, water, sugar, nutmeg, ginger, mace, allspice berries, cinnamon sticks, cream sherry, brandy, eggs , separated into egg whites and yokes

all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, unsalted butter, room temperature, grated lemon zest, salt, eggs, pistachios, coarsely chopped, dried cranberries, good-quality white chocolate, chopped, red and green sugar crystals, for garnish

all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, unsalted butter, room temperature, grated lemon zest, salt, eggs, pistachios, coarsely chopped, dried cranberries, good-quality white chocolate, chopped, red and green sugar crystals, for garnish

all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, unsalted butter, room temperature, grated lemon zest, salt, eggs, pistachios, coarsely chopped, dried cranberries, good-quality white chocolate, chopped, red and green sugar crystals, for garnish

all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, egg, high-quality prepared eggnog (southern comfort brand is good), golden rum or 2 tsp rum extract, vanilla extract, vegetable oil or 1/2 cup melted butter, golden raisin, soaked in, heated rum , until plump, chopped pecans, granulated sugar, ground nutmeg, butter, room temperature, honey, ground cinnamon

gluten-free vanilla shortbread , crumbs (just whirl the gluten free shortbread around in your food processor until it is reduced to fine crum), powdered sugar (you may need more), walnuts, reduced to crumbs in the food processor, almonds, reduced to crumbs in the food processor, good quality unsweetened cocoa powder, good quality dark rum, semi-sweet chocolate chips, canned milk, rum extract, powdered sugar , for rolling the rum balls

shortening (i use crisco ), granulated sugar, egg, molasses (most of the time, i use grandma s), flour, soda, cinnamon, ginger