Chocolate Almond Cookies - amazing, delicious, vegan, healthy but tastes absolutely sinful

Smashed Potato Salad , deliciously warm & creamy, healthy alternative to mashed potatoes this Christmas

Fried Haddock Sandwich topped with Spicy Sriracha Coleslaw

Crockpot Breakfast Bake, perfect for a hectic Christmas morning

Southern Cornbread with Smoked Paprika and Cayenne Pepper

Almond Orange Shortbread Cookies sweetened with honey and jazzed up with chocolate & zest... so easy and delicious!

Walnut Snowball Cookies

Broccoli Pesto Pasta - healthy comfort food ready in 20 min, easy, vegan, gluten free options

Christmas Parcels, easy, great for Christmas entertaining, good alternative to Mince Pies

Swiss Cheese Fondue and also Cheddar Cheese Fondue, inspired by The Melting Pot, just divine!

Morimoto's Wasabi Avocado Dip

Baked Vanilla Cream and Classic Vanilla Tart, both easy and universal recipes

Chicken Cacciatore - hearty, rustic main dish that will warm you up this winter

Rugelach with Chocolate & Cinnamon

Take a break from the Christmas sugar rush with this light, fresh and easy Okra with Onion and a coconut oil tempering

Dirty Cuttlefish with Artichokes

Baked Sriracha Butternut Squash Fries

Black Chicken Herbal Soup - health benefits according to some

Cherry Tassies, buttery pastry cups filled with white chocolate ganache, topped with maraschino cherry, sits pretty on a holiday cookie tray

Everything Bars, oat shortbread crust topped with creamy peanut butter, caramel, pretzels, chocolate chips, roasted peanuts

Meyer Lemon Snowflake Cake, zest & juice of Meyer lemons, finished in white chocolate ganache and buttercream snowflake

Blueberry Cream Cheese Tarts, extremely easy to make, delicious, festive, beautiful

Cappuccino Eggnog Angel Food Cupcakes

Whole Wheat Gingerbread Pancakes topped with orange zest-laced cream cheese, easy, fluffy, comforting pancake recipe for winter mornings

Dark Chocolate Candy Cane Marshmallows made with homemade vanilla bean marshmallows

Basil Cardamom Apple Brown Betty

Molasses Cake makes the season bright, with a hot cup of tea or coffee

Peppermint cocktails, Caramel Apple Upside-Down Noodle Kugel, Bacon Candy and more this week at Tasteologie and Liqurious.

Jalapeño Margarita - sweet, spicy, tangy flavors, homemade jalapeño infused tequila, lime juice, triple sec ... packs a hot punch

Baked Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe, Sausage, Bechamel Sauce

Ginger Pear and Parsnip Salad, complex, hearty for wintry meals, vegan option

Italian Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Bake, loaded with ooey gooey cheese, sun-dried fresh grape tomatoes, ready in just 30 minutes!

Spiced Honey Cookies, German Lebkuchen, soft, sweet, fabulous flavor of local honey, homemade candied citrus

Looking for a great appetizer? try Mini Meat Pies!

Creamy Steakhouse Style Smashed Potatoes

Tribute to Niemeyer in gingerbread: Architizer selects winner of the first annual Gingerbread House Competition!

Kroštule, traditional Croatian pastry, quick, no-fuss holiday treat

Spiked Eggnog Punch, luscious indulgence brimming with the taste of the season

Simple Roasted Potatoes with balsamic Brussels Sprouts and Apple

Snow Pudding - whisk, refrigerate, drizzle, enjoy! Christmasy and snowy!

Delightful gluten free and vegan Deep Fried Glutinous Rice Balls, easily made at home with just a few ingredients

12 Days of Christmas Treats last day! saved the best for last - Hand dipped Chocolates!

Gingerbread Whoopie Pies with Eggnog Dark Chocolate Ganache filling, healthy seasonal treat, vegan, whole grain

Swiss Chard & Ricotta Pie With a Sausage Crust, low carb, gluten free, perfect bite-sized party appetizer!