Recipe Index: Christmas

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Dad's Favorite Fudge
Dad's Favorite Fudge
Most of us have memories of special food we enjoyed at Christmas when we were little. The clearest memory for me is of my dad making fudge for all of us (six kids). The last time I recall him making...
Eggnog
Eggnog
We grew up with eggnog, the kind you buy in a carton, and every Christmas holiday we kids drank up as much of it as we could. I didn't even know that eggnog was a "spiked" drink until well into...
Gingerbread Man Cookies
Gingerbread Man Cookies
No cookie says Christmas more than a gingerbread man cookie. It's been thirty years since I last made gingerbread men, and it took all weekend to get this recipe right. After starting with a truly terrible recipe from a 1974...
Hot Mulled Cider
Hot Mulled Cider
Tis the season to be jolly, and to drink hot mulled cider. This delicious hot apple cider drink is a specialty of New England. Spiced with a clove-studded orange, nutmeg, allspice, and cinnamon, hot mulled cider is the perfect drink...
How to Make a Gingerbread House
How to Make a Gingerbread House
See the complete photoset here. Making a gingerbread house is no simple task (unless of course you get one of those pre-fab houses, in which case these notes will be of little help). These houses took several gatherings, one to...
Patricia's Holiday Fruitcake
Patricia's Holiday Fruitcake
Every year around this time, we anxiously await the arrival of a package from my dad's friend Fred. What we crave is a loaf of the most wonderful fruitcake, packed with dates, raisins, and glazed cherries, a raisin bread on...
Prime Rib
Prime Rib
Prime rib refers to the king of beef cuts, the standing rib roast, "standing" because to cook it, you simply position the roast on its rib bones in the roasting pan, no need for a rack. Estimate 2 people served...
Stained Glass Cookies
Stained Glass Cookies
"We can EAT these?" Andrew (age 5) asked incredulously. "Yes, you can eat them," I replied, "they're cookies. You can also hang them from your tree." "What's inside?" asked Matthew (7). "Lifesavers. And Jolly Ranchers." "LIFESAVERS? AND JOLLY RANCHERS?" It's...
Sugar Cookies
Sugar Cookies
Photos of this batch of cookies by SA Stephens When looking for good recipes for sugar cookies, I turned to my dear friend and Alabama native, Steve-Anna. She gave me two family favorites and we each picked a batch to...