Apricot Brandy Cake. A boozy, incredibly flavorful cake that comes together in a cinch.

Festive Fruit and Nut Eggnog Bread - Much like fruitcake, but much lighter!

Fat & Happy Acorn Squash with Turnip Soup.

Egg-free Gingerbread House

Sweet potato chips with seaweed seasoning - spice it up even more with curry powder or paprika.

Champagne Truffles

Gnocchi alla Romana. Possibly the most delicious side dish we have ever tasted.

Savory Carrot Cake - This whole wheat, vegan and healthy carrot cake has all the goodness of carrots but no sugar! Because not all cakes have to be sweet…

Outmeal Crepes With Ricotta Filling And Bilberry Sauce

Five hot sauces tasted and compared - from the mild to the truly insane!

Egg-Free Sugar Cookies with Egg-Free Royal Icing

Candy cane ice cream float, a festive take on a nostalgic treat. Plus 12 other cool things to do with candy canes!

Braised Brisket Stew ~ A beautiful and absolutely delicious centerpiece for you Hanukkah or Christmas table.

Top shelf egg nog made with Grand Marnier, Pyrat XO Reserve, and Torres 10 Gran Reserve!

A festive 6 braided challah (dairy-free)

What's better than chocolate cookies? Chocolate cookies dipped in chocolate!

Chocolate moustache lollipops. Have fun this Christmas finding out which moustache suits you best!

An indulgent adults-only version of a classic - Mulled Wine Hot Chocolate

Clay Pot Chicken with Mushroom. Perfect comfort dish for the cold days.

White Chocolate Molasses Spice Cookies - soft, chewy spice cookies enrobed in rich white chocolate.

Bacon Parmesan Cheese Ball

chocolate almond cookies - simply irresistible

Cranberry Orange Walnut Bread

Maple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls

Rosemary Parmesan Garlic Potatoes. You can't go wrong with these!

These Swiss Chard Puffs are super easy and a big time crowd pleaser!

Plum Pudding Vodka - just like a glass of delicious Plum Pudding

What do you do with an 80 pound pumpkin? At Lidia's Kansas City restaurant, you make a whole lot of pumpkin raviolis. Watch from the first slice to finished plate.

Lasagna Dip: warm, cheesy, Italian, vegetarian, yummy!

Thinking about starting culinary school? The stunning Basque Culinary Center has just opened up on the northern coast of Spain!

A simply spiced, all natural and non-alcoholic hot apple cider. Plus a tip on how to preserve orange zest for when you don't have oranges on hand.

The Jewel of Christmas Cookies - Kolachy!

Homemade caramel corn -- your holiday guests will love this!

Buckeyes: A peanut butter ball covered with chocolate and capped with a layer of melted peanut butter chips.

Roasted pumpkin and wild rice salad with cipollini onions, arugula, and cilantro pesto

Hazelnut Butter and Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread! Who needs tobuy Nutella when you can make it yourself?

Romanian sweet bread (cozonac cu nuca)

Chocolate Cherry Walnut Cookies - So good you won't believe they are healthy! High in fiber & protein, low in sugar - diabetic friendly!

Four-Cheese Lasagna: step by step

What makes a potato pancake, or more simply a potato fritter, worthy of a Hanukkah latke?

We skipped the gingerbread men this year and decided to make some cookies a little closer to home. City dwellers will be familiar with these gingerbread bodegas.

Hearty and healthy chicken pot pies.

Dark chocolate-salted caramel truffles with fleur de sel. Sinful.

Eggnog Waffles for Christmas morning breakfast.