Dec 19 2025
Few cookies look more at home on a Christmas cookie tray than snowball cookies. Round, buttery, and completely covered in powdered sugar, they really do look like miniature snowballs tucked among the gingerbread, chocolate cookies, and other holiday treats. Beneath that snowy coating is a tender shortbread-style cookie filled with vanilla and finely chopped pecans …
Dec 18 2025
Golden on the outside, cheesy and savory in the middle, and just spicy enough to keep you reaching for another, these spicy cheese sausage balls are made for parties. They are especially good during the holidays, when an appetizer that can be mixed, rolled, and baked ahead of time is worth its weight in gold. …
Dec 17 2025
Soft cubes of tofu, savory ground meat, fermented chile-bean paste, and the unmistakable tingle of Sichuan peppercorns come together in one of Sichuan cuisine’s most famous dishes: mapo tofu. A good bowl of mapo tofu is much more than simply “spicy tofu.” The sauce should be deeply savory and aromatic, with bright red chile oil …
Dec 16 2025
Roasted carrots are already naturally sweet, but a glossy coating of honey, butter, garlic, fresh thyme, and lemon turns them into a side dish that feels special enough for a holiday table while remaining easy enough for an ordinary weeknight dinner. The carrots roast at high heat until the edges begin to caramelize and the …
Dec 15 2025
Crunchy cereal, salty pretzels, colorful Christmas candies, and creamy white chocolate come together in this easy Reindeer Chow recipe, a sweet-and-salty holiday snack that takes only minutes to make. It is the kind of Christmas treat that requires almost no cooking and can be made ahead for parties, movie nights, cookie exchanges, classroom celebrations, or …
Dec 14 2025
There may be thousands of chocolate chip cookie recipes in the world, but sometimes what you really want is the classic: buttery cookies with golden edges, soft and chewy centers, plenty of melted chocolate, and just enough vanilla and brown sugar to make the kitchen smell incredible while they bake. This recipe stays close to …
Dec 12 2025
Chicken fried rice is one of those wonderfully practical dinners that can turn a container of leftover rice, a couple of chicken breasts, eggs, and a handful of vegetables into a complete meal in less than half an hour. The best fried rice should have distinct grains rather than a soft, sticky texture, tender bites …
Dec 11 2025
Buttery, crisp toffee covered with melted chocolate and toasted almonds is one of those candies that seems tailor-made for Christmas tins and homemade gifts. Each piece has a satisfying snap, followed by rich caramelized butter, smooth chocolate, and plenty of nutty almond crunch. This homemade candy is inspired by the famous Almond ROCA buttercrunch made …
Dec 09 2025
Few things make a kitchen feel quite as welcoming as a cast-iron skillet of cornbread coming out of the oven. The edges are deeply golden and crisp, the center is tender and distinctly corn-flavored, and the first wedge is best served while it is still warm enough to melt a pat of butter. This Southern-style …
Dec 08 2025
There are few dinners more comforting than a Dutch oven pot roast slowly braising on a cool afternoon. A well-marbled chuck roast becomes fork-tender after several hours in the oven, while onions, garlic, rosemary, thyme, carrots, and potatoes turn the cooking liquid into a deeply savory broth. This version keeps the flavors classic and lets …
