Machineless Homemade Icecream ~ Stone Soup shares the secrets of homemade ice cream without all the gear.

Un-Eggnog ~ The New York Times documents the creation of a number of eggnongesque cocktail options.

Pecan Crunch Cookies ~ Fresh New England has a great simple cookie for those cold holiday nights.

Sumac ~ Serious Eats's Spice Hunting series has a great feature on the versatile Middle Eastern spice sumac.

Cocoa Cut-Out Cookies ~ Delicious Days demonstrates the beauty of intricate design in holiday baking.

Homemade Honey Vanilla Bean Marshmallows ~ Joy the Baker makes a mess and a great batch of fluffy marshmallows.

Snickerdoodles ~ Gluten-free cookies from Gluten-Free Girl.

From my kitchen to yours, a holiday gift idea for the the baker in your life: Ateco Round Cutter Set.

Grilled Fish In Banana Leaves

Very light Chicken and Rice Patties.

Grumpy Bean Plushes~ "Artist Andrew Bell and plush master Lana Crooks bring our Cafe Grumpy coffee bean logo to life!"

Chocolate Citrus Gingerbread Cookies

Lemon anise sweet bread, enriched with olive oil, shaped like a snowflake

Seattle Food Geek tries not to burn his house down while making cotton candy from a DIY machine made out of a blender and a dog food can

Oven-Baked Apple Doughnuts

Chow pays homage to 1950's and 60's food photography: Last Kodachrome Christmas

Poached stone fruits with jasmine and chrysanthemum flowers

Holiday Giveaway #16: Fitzsu! The awesome modern gift store fits our kitchen theme today with a chance to win the Boomerang Wok and Alea 16 pc. Stone Trivet!

Sampling xiao long bao at new Din Tai Fung in Bellevue, WA

Pear Chips--caramelized, crunchy, and chewy.

A recipe from Saveur for light and airy Swedish Dream Cookies.

A mouthwatering kaffir lime tart with a striped white chocolate “lid” from Hugo & Victor’s Paris boutique

Spelt Cheese Straws. An elegant snack for a Christmas dinner. Go on have one.

5 Quick Breads for Holiday Gifts: Bake up a mini loaf for loved ones this year!

Linzer Cookies

NOTCOT Gift Guide ~ into the kitchen! Lots of culinary goodness for gifting!

Stained Glass Sugar Cookies ~ A great colorful addition to your holiday baking arsenal from Kitchen Daily.

Broiled Grapefruit with Cinnamon Sugar ~ Cook Your Dream shares this great warm sweet and sour treat.

Labenese Layered Dip ~ Dirty Kitchen Secrets starts the dip off with a velvety smooth hummus b’ tahini, and keeps layering until it's finished with toasted pine nuts, pomegranate arils and mint.

Tiramisu ~ Have Cake Will Travel wades into the world of tiramisu, a world filled with cream and lady fingers.

The Macallan 18 2010 Holiday Gift Box ~ a close up look at the fun packaging

15 Alien Vegetables Found on Earth

Still finding cans of pumpkin in the back of your pantry? Make some cozy, creamy pumpkin macaroni & cheese.

Roast Garlic Shepherd's Pie ~ The Good Mood Food Blog uses roasted garlic spices up the mashed potato crust.

Blue Velvet Cupcakes ~ achieving that perfect shade of blue ...

Indian Chicken Curry photo with a sneak peak of An Epiphany of the Senses!

Classic eggnog. Good quality bourbon is the key!

Pea Soup with Spanish Chorizo & Sherry Vinegar

From Typewriter to a Waffle Iron, inside 9 more cool waffle irons

Figgy Mac & Cheese...not your average mac & cheese

My niece, Natalie, and I baked Dorie Greenspan's Brrrrownies recently... it's like a New England winter dipped in chocolate.

Sophisticated design and brilliant ideas of the designer is called muvbox container box which turned into a fast food restaurant

Sadaharu Aoki - the most inspiring patisserie in Paris.

Nectarine Frangipane Tart, with my tips for making feather-light pastry