Emeril Lagasse spiced nuts, New Year's Eve appetizer

Gingerbread Cake, served with scoop of lemon frozen yogurt, topped with delicious caramel sauce

Tavce Gravce, Macedonian Style Baked Beans, delicious vegetarian meal

Nutella Cheesecake Bars - and other reader favorites from 2012!

Bread Pudding with Blueberries

Shrimp Fra Diavolo, quick, easy, beautiful, only tastes like it's been cooking for hours

Simple and very flavorful Lime Cookies!

Not-so-Sloppy Tempeh Joe

Tropical Chi Chi Cocktail

Hot Cocoa Crispy Treats, made with hot cocoa mix, marshmallows, gluten free rice cereal

Zucchini, Harissa, Herb Pizza - great alternative to garlic bread, smoky, spicy, starter pizza

Layered Cake with walnuts, plum stew, meringue, fluffy mousse, delicious

Coffee Cake with Crumble Topping, Brown Sugar Glaze - the best kind of coffee cake!

Easy peel, buttery Roasted Chestnuts

Fresh Mint Gelato with Chocolate Chunks, low carb, low fat

Sausage Mushroom Quiche

Follow our first attempt at making Macarons at home!

Orange White Chocolate Spritz Cookies, colorful sprinkles add some New Years' flair!

Green Papaya Salad Cups, great little appetizer, crunchy green papaya, carrots, tofu, with creamy peanut coconut sauce

Lemon Glazed Gingerbread Biscotti, the perfect mid-afternoon snack!

Festive and seasonal Ginger Blood Orange Cocktails

Gravlax - Salmon cured with citrus, salt, dill, great for the next cocktail party, perfect with champagne!

Homemade Curry Powder, just a few ingredients and two steps away from the best curry ever!

Poppy Seed Cake Roll, on yeast dough with walnuts, almonds, dried plums, raisins

Transform a tin of Smoked Sardines into a delicious appetizer or snack!

Pasta that thinks it's breakfast ...

Sparkling Champagne & Strawberries, ring in the New Year with sparkling champagne, fizzy ginger ale, sweet strawberries

Goat Cheese & Ricotta Mini Toasts with Persimmons - quick, easy, healthy appetizer, perfect for your NYE party!

Sunny Side Up Italian Egg Salad with Balsamic Drizzle

Hearty Winter Minestrone Soup

Rum Cake, incredibly moist and booze ready to usher in the new year

Jicama, Apple, Mint Salad with balsamic vinegar

Whole Wheat Skillet Cookie, sweet, nutty, with rich dark brown sugar, bittersweet chocolate

Mozzarella Cheese Bites!

Nacho Roasted Chickpeas - as satisfying as an enormous plate of nachos, but without the guilt!

Banana Bread French Toast! surprise the family

Kir Royale Champagne Cocktail

Spicy Noodle Bowl, broccoli rabe, and colorful veggies with peanut-sesame sauce, for a tasty, unique, satisfying meal

Fluffy Champagne Waffle, powered by a million champagne bubbles, with blood orange syrup and chocolate butter

Stir Fry Spaghetti Squash with Shrimps in Lettuce Wraps

Mini Salted Caramel Mocha Cheesecakes - bake them in a slow cooker or the oven!

Prawns on Crisp Polenta Rounds and Sun-Dried Tomato Dipping Sauce, perfect with a glass of bubbly

Dukkah Chicken with White Wine Barley, Mushrooms, Red Cabbage

Ring in the New Year with Champagne Cupcakes!