Set a bowl of these sparkling cranberries on your Christmas table, and watch what happens. Someone will reach for one because it looks so pretty. Then comes that first bite—a delicate sugar crunch, a burst of tart cranberry, and a little orange and vanilla. They look like tiny red ornaments dusted with frost, don't they?...
There's something about a ham coming out of the oven that brings everyone into the kitchen. The pineapple turns golden, the brown sugar glaze starts to glisten, and suddenly somebody's asking, "How much longer until dinner?" I love that part of the holidays. The kitchen is busy, the side dishes are coming together, and there's...
I have a weakness for appetizers that disappear before dinner is even on the table. This spinach-and-cheese puff pastry tree is exactly that kind of trouble. You bring it out of the oven, all golden and flaky, with little ribbons of spinach and melted cheese tucked between the branches. Someone pulls off a piece, somebody...
Some dishes have a way of taking you right back to Mom's kitchen. You remember the sounds. Pots simmering on the stove, somebody opening the oven for the third time, and Mom reminding everyone that dinner would be ready when it was ready. And somewhere in the middle of all that holiday cooking, there was...
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