Applesauce Cake ~ Caramel glaze and homemade applesauce take this cake from Food 52 over the top.

How to make citron vodka with Buddha's hand.

Black sesame macarons. Asian, nutty, delicious.

Red Rice and Chickpea Salad - Perfect for a post holiday meal.

Simple yet luxurious Chocolate Mud Cake with luscious chocolate ganache.

Chili Can Be Served With Cheese - A hilarious Wendy's training video... you'll never look at a frosty the same way again.

Super nutritious Asian vegetables bowl, served with buckwheat and black beans. The perfect meal for a healthful start to the year!

You don't need to wait until 2012 for another sparkly ball to drop - just whip up a batch of these Glitter Ball Cookies with Creamy Ginger Filling

Paella - Saffron rice with chicken, seafood and vegetables cooked in a huge pan.

Mavea Pitchers (aka Brita outside of North America) ~ love the design details of the Elemaris. You can fill it without opening the lid!

This easy recipe for homemade cinnamon bread makes two loaves - enjoy one now and freeze one for later.

12th Night Cake: brandy soaked pound cake with currants, cherries, sugared citrus peel and a marzipan/royal icing top...250 year old recipe!

Cheese crisps - An easy low-carb Atkins-friendly snack for cheese lovers. Use your favorite cheese!

Crabcake with Lemon-Dill Mayonnaise

Mark Bittman makes an interesting argument that teaching more people how to cook leads to a more sustainable future.

The Mont Blanc cake is a dream to eat, with its ambrosial chestnut goodness.

Roast Vegetable Cake - A super delicious recipe inspired by Julia Child.

Fresh chickpeas with sichuan spicy salt

2011 Predictions ~ GOOD looks into their crystal ball, consults with a few food trendologists and predicts the coming year in food.

These banana cinnamon muffins will help you kick off a healthy 2011 diet.

Christmas dinner extravaganza! A mix of Italian, Armenian and Indian delights!

Coconut & Chicken Curry Soup

A typical dish from Galicia. Scallop gratin.

Flourless Chocolate Cakes with Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache - Made with peanut flour, these decadent cakes are actually low carb and gluten free.

Zarb Champagne - gorgeously playful packaging design that makes you think differently about the pleasures of champagne...

101 Cookbooks makes a delicious looking New Year Noodle Soup! Egg noodles, spicy broth, beans, lentils, and other good stuff.

Honey Chilli Prawn Skewers

6-layer Old-Fashioned Vanilla Party Cake frosted with Angel Feather Icing. Recipes from Food That Really Schmecks.

Deep Dish Apple Pie with Calvados - An extra special deep dish apple pie with a French inspired pie filling made with 2 types of apples, butter, cream, cinnamon, vanilla and Calvados.

Soufflé ~ Mark Bittman deflates all doubts surrounding the soufflé... no need to be anxious!

Quick Breakfast Pizza

Dragonfruit smoothie with banana and pomegranate.

Blow Pop Martini Jelly Shots, a fun little adult bite made with lemonade, sour liqueur and Bubble Gum flavored vodka!

Grape tart, perfect for a new year treat

Best-Ever French Lentil Soup

Triple-Ginger Cookies ~ The 3/4 of a cup of crystallized ginger makes this dessert from Epicurious a great stomach settler, if you were looking for an excuse....

Vegan Mexican Wedding Cakes - a delightful treat any time of the year!

Dark Chocolate Cookies ~ Have Cake Will Travel uses whole wheat pastry flour to make these chewy cookies extra dark.

Winter White Sangria with Pomegranate and Lime

Bubbles, bubbles, and more bubbles ~ Good explores both the history and the present of sparkling water.

Sunset rounds up 10 great slow-cooker dinner recipes.

Hoppin’ John ~ A traditional southern black eye pea preparation for New Year's Day from Michael Ruhlman.

Anatomy of a Faux Mousse ~ The New York Times investigates its chocolate mousse recipe from 1966 and gives it a little bit of updating.

Black-eyed peas are a healthy and lucky food for the new year!