Chicken and Sage Sausage Patties ~ Kitchen Simplicity whips up a batch of light homemade sausage... perfect for the breakfast plate!

Epicurious looks into their crystal ball and predicts food trends for the coming year. Are Meatless Monday's in our future?

Cocoa Pear Crisps ~ Food 52's dessert idea sounds like a delicious kid's cereal, but these thin sliced pears seasoned with cocoa and spices look much better!

Browned Butter Mashed Potatoes ~ Love and Olive Oil 's use of brown butter adds color and a nutty character to the classic side dish.

Super Foods ~ Shape rounds up a selection of healthy foods to incorporate into your diet.

Sunset rounds up a great selection of holiday desserts like this Orange Trifle with Grand Marnier Cream.

Apples with Candied Bacon a la Mode! Finally Mark Bittman and The New York Times have a dessert with some meat in it.

Apple Strudel & Meringue Tarts ~ Design*Sponge is in the kitchen with Mowie.

Pear Roundup - Saveur has a feature comparing tasting note on 10 varieties of pear.

Beyond Figgy Pudding ~ the kitchn shares a round up of holiday recipes involving figs.

Knife Skills ~ Serious Eats is back with another great tutorial on knife skills... this one is all about mushroom slicing.

Cocquito ~ the kitchn shares 2 versions of this rich and creamy Puerto Rican eggnog made with coconut milk and rum.

Chocolate Creme de Menthe Crinkle Cookies ~ Love and Olive Oil shares some holiday cheer spiked with liqueur.

Coconut Kisses ~ This recipe from Foto e Fornelli combines coconut flour and quark and comes complete with a cute little comic.

Roasted Chestnut Cookies ~ Smitten Kitchen skips the open fire for the oven, but comes away with a great holiday dessert nonetheless.

Mushroom, Walnut Quinoa with Fried Egg and Watercress Salad ~ Cannelle et Vanille shares a beautiful light healthy option to help save more room for dessert.

Christmas Cookie Roundup ~ It's cookies, cookies, and more cookies over at 101 Cookbooks.

Pistachio - Cocoa Nib Macarons ~ Tartelettes adds a bourbon buttercream to these gorgeous little treats.

Huckleberry Calamondin Marmalade ~ Lara Ferroni shares this gorgeous jam made from some atypical ingredients.

This eggplant dress is just one in a series of edible couture fashioned by Yeonju Sung.

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.

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.

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

Spiced Nuts ~ Simple and perfect for winter... Not Without Salt blends the sweet and the savory.

Twisted candy that you can make in your microwave from sprinkle bakes.

Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream ~ Joy the Baker shares a great dessert and a great way to make new friends.

Roasted Mushroom Salad ~ All the benefits and umami of mushroom in a simple salad from Stone Soup.

White Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse ... Another gorgeous gluten-free dessert from Tartelette.

Holiday Sangria ~ Sprouted Kitchen breaks down this simple delicious drink.

Chocolate Caramel Tart ~ Whisk Kid shares this amazing looking dessert.

Homemade English Muffins ~ Michael Ruhlman shares a great way to start a homemade breakfast off right.

Banana Cream Pie with Chocolate Ganache & Salted Caramel Sauce ~ Lick My Spoon shares this lovely dressed up version of the classic pie.

Roast Pork Belly ~ Saveur shares this mouthwatering roast pork, prepared in a Catonese style.

Lil Wayne Chocolate ~ It's so sweet that you'll want to lick the wrapper.

Stone Soup has a great roundup of awesome homemade gifts for the holidays.