Good wraps up the year in food... from the war on salt to the banning of Four Loko.

White Chocolate mousse and raspberry tart with a hint of vanilla. And a full step-by-step photo tutorial.

Manhattan Kir Royale and Rosemary Caramel Popcorn

Looking for America's best comfort foods? Travel & Leisure lists the best restaurants and dishes in the country.

Chocolate Block Impression -- Made with white and dark chocolate and saffron.

A healthy, quick and easy recipe using cracked wheat (bulgur), bacon and a creamy yet healthy dressing.

Recipe for a super simple yet super delicious berry pie - you won't even know that it was made with frozen fruit!

Fun & festive "fireworks" cupcakes for your New Years celebration!

Ahi Tuna Tartare: Little, colorful and refreshing bites of Ahi Tuna makes for an elegant appetizer...

Panfried Cream Snapper Fillet with Delia Smith's All-In-One White Sauce.

Making 150 pounds of fresh mochi with my Japanese American family. Mochitsuki - a 50+ year tradition for New Years.

Our Gluten Free Christmas Dinner - Maple-Brined Pork Roast

Gingerbread Muffins with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting!

Pastéis de Belém, my favourite Portuguese pastry

Saveur has a visual guide to the wonderful world of Spanish cured meats.

10 minute pasta with walnuts and anchovies

Put rock hard winter pears to good use with a luscious caramel pear layer cake!

Parmesan Thyme Shortbread ~ Cherry Tea Cakes shares this great savory shortbread to help cut through some of the holiday sweetness.

Salt & Pepper shakers. The silicone coating wraps a plastic container which holds the salt. Squeezing the shaker reveals the holes. By Tal Mor and Shlomi Azulay aka DAG DesignLab

Prosciutto-Wrapped Truffle Fries ~ Amazing and decadent... Sippity Sup spills the secret to this serious side dish from Bottega.

Year End Quiche ~ Inspired by Julia Child, the New York Times presents this bacon and cheddar quiche for the new year.

Great waxed canvas lunch tote from Artifact Bag Co.

Leftovers from Christmas Day make a great Bubble & Squeak.

Indulge your sweet and chocolate cravings with this decadently rich, super moist and absolutely scrumptious cake! Chocolate Buttermilk Layer Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting!

Simply the Sweet Life Magazine contributing editor Jen Johnson created this amazing Tangerine Curd Recipe perfect for the Winter citrus season.

Chicken Marsala with Sage and Thyme, plus the last recipe exchange for the year.

the kitchn rounds up its best basic skill tutorials from 2010.

Pop Rock Rice Krispie treats give new meaning to the slogan "Snap, Crackle, Pop".

Jo Stougaard of My Last Bite is in the process of eating and documenting the entire menu at Jitlada in Los Angeles. Right now she is up to 147 dishes.

Grilled Lamb Chops: Succulent & flavorful, these are the perfect, meaty appetizer!

Fluxus Dinner in Mono ~ a monochrome cookbook with recipies for six 3 course meals – Black, blue, red, green, yellow and white.

Mulled wine poached pears - a lighter, yet still festive take on the holidays!

Gingerbread Cheesecake—dense and delicious.

Neapolitan Cookies

Honey Nutella Rice Krispie treats - just 3 ingredients and a microwave.

'Le Froglet' individual glasses of wine packaged in a cup ... Shiraz, Rosé and Chardonnay

Chocolate Genome Sequenced ~ Scientist have finally turned their attention to chocolate.. io9 deciphers the findings.

Spicy hot chocolate with homemade marshmallows. So thick and creamy, it's almost like dessert.

Croque Monsieur Macaroni and Cheese ~ A brilliant comfort food combo from Food2.

Beautifully illustrated Story of (ginger)SNAP ~ as found around the neck of the bottle of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction's SNAP spirit.

Marzipan Butter Stollen

Eggnog Flans with Maple and Walnut

Almond-Hazelnut Buttercrunch Toffee - Delicious holiday snacking!

A Strawberry & Vanilla Macaron trifle, the perfect way to end our Christmas Eve dinner. A Donna Hay winner!