There is nothing that beats home made bread and these pretty buns look good too!

Christmas perfection: Almond, Olive Oil and Orange Biscotti

Mocha Rum Cake: chocolate, dark rum and some strong brewed coffee!

Milanos at home! Complete with tiny peaks on each cookie & firm chocolate filling inside. Milk powder gives them their distinct flavor.

Grasshopper Bars! A recipe from Baked Explorations.

Holiday style breakfast for dinner ~ on the grill! Tasteologie style! A variation of steak & eggs and pancakes! All wrapped up with a bow...

Rich and delicious salted chocolate caramels.

Caramel Corn - So easy and cheap to make it at home.

Have this Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake waiting for your family on Christmas morning and they'll forget all about presents.

Pomegranate molasses & spice cookies with whiskey buttercream. It's like a tangy hot toddy in a cookie!

Pineapple Cashew Bok Choy. A side dish that rivals any Chinese takeout.

Homemade Bourbon Soaked Cherry Cordials, plus a cocktail recipe for that cherry infused bourbon that you'll have left over. Perfect for a Holiday Party!

Super easy vanilla-salted chocolate and coffee fudge. Did I mention it was easy?

Coconut Charisma Cake: A sublime 6-layer dessert filled with coconut custard, frosted in Swiss meringue buttercream and cloaked in white and toasted coconut.

Start the holidays off right with Pumpkin Waffles

Spicy stuffed mushrooms

NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #26: BAGGU! Reusable bags for everything you can think of, they are giving away a set containing a Backpack, a Daypack, an Original Baggu, and a black M Leather pouch!

Soft and flaky pumpkin parathas filled with garlic butter

The Atlantic offers a fascinating interview with two former vegans and a vegetarian about why eating animals may actually be a good thing.

Grilled ribeye and the secret to the best baked potatoes

Vanillekipferl (Vanilla Crescents). A German Christmas Classic as Traditional as can be.

David Leite's Consummate Chocolate Chip Cookie.

5 year olds making espresso. 2 very young and enthusiastic baristas apply their trade.

Simple Lentil Soup... for Meatless Monday or any night.

Peppermint Brownie Mosaic Cheesecak

Chili and cornbread baked in a Mason jar.

Doritos macaroni noodles from a classy/trashy tuna mac featuring homemade Doritos pasta and Doritos-encrusted yellowfin ahi tuna

Soothing Turkey Noodle Soup with Fresh Ginger

Thick Chocolate chip cookies with chewy gooey goodness!

Mini gluten free vegan pumpkin pie chocolate tarts

Delicious rajma (red kidney beans) masala parathas.

A Canadian Prairie classic. Melts in your mouth like shortbread should!

Chocolate Hazelnut Tart

Still need cookie ideas? How about salted nutella fudge, quadruple chocolate cherry, tangerine tea cakes or white chocolate peppermint crunch?

Peanut butter cheesecake mousse cups.

Gluten-free chocolate and mint chocolate chip cookies. Like a soft and chewy Thin Mint!

Boston Cream Pie Cake ~ Dairy Free

Authentic Swiss Cheese fondue needs no special occasion — dip right in!

The recipe for chewy and delicious peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies.

Nectarine and Blueberry Cake. Simple and Delicious!

Grilled Fish Tacos... an addicting Southern CA staple!

Leek and Butternut Squash Soup

Do it yourself edible Christmas gift roundup. There is something for everyone on your good list.

The pearls with gold accents are simple and elegant. Make them... with measuring spoons!