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    Home » Holiday Recipes

    Holiday Recipes

    While many of these recipes are welcome throughout the year, individually they can enhance particular holidays -- from Thanksgiving and Christmas, to Valentine's Day and Cinco de Mayo. The Thanksgiving Smoky Bacon-Wrapped Turkey has been a crowd pleaser for years, and Santa will love the Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies!

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    Top 5 Holiday Recipes

    • Sliced turkey breast with golden skin on cutting board with bacon, persimmon slices and fresh herbs.
      Smoky Bacon Wrapped Turkey
    • Ingredients for Thanksgiving turkey brine - honey, syrup cinnamon, bay leaves, salt pepper, cloves.
      Best Turkey Brine For Thanksgiving
    • Roasted Brown Butter Hazelnut Brussels Sprouts in small red casserole dish.
      Hazelnut Brown Butter Brussels Sprouts
    • Top view of Cranberry Orange Cake on white platter
      Cranberry Orange Cake with Amaretto Glaze
    • One square passion fruit chocolate bar with a dark chocolate heart in the center, on white crimped paper cup.
      Chocolate Passion Fruit Bars

    All Holiday Recipes

    • Persimmon Prosciutto Pork Tenderloin sliced in a white dish with rosemary sprigs
      Persimmon Prosciutto Pork Tenderloin
    • Four stacked slices of persimmon cake with three whole persimmons behind it.
      Spiced Apple Persimmon Cake
    • Close up of one pastry-wrapped Asian pear half, surrounded by maple leaves.
      Honey Baked Asian Pears
    • One whole fanned port wine poached pears on white dish with bits of pistachio.
      Port Wine Poached Pears
    • Several honeynut squash with cranberry, spinach and onion filling, with dots of roquefort cheese on top, on a white platter.
      Stuffed Honeynut Squash
    • Top view of a cream-colored, brown-rimmed ceramic bowl filled with chunks or roasted butternut squash.
      Date Butter Roasted Butternut Squash
    • One baked sweet potato half with bacon, basil and melted cheese on top.
      Basil Baked Sweet Potatoes with Bacon
    • Stack of 4 Salted Dulce de Leche Coconut Macaroons, witht he bottoms covered in chocolate.
      Dulce De Leche Coconut Macaroons
    • Stack of chocolate chip cookies with pink (ruby) chocolate chips, with the top cookie broken in half, surrounded by more chips.
      Ruby Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Tall stack of Chestnut Cookies with chocolate chips on raw chestnuts next to them
      Chestnut Cookies with Chocolate Chips
    • Fresh raw cranberries with text overlay that says 2024 gift Guide.
      2024 Gift Guide for Cooks & Foodies
    • White plate with several slices of baked acorn squash topped with a pecan crust.
      Baked Acorn Squash Slices with Pecans
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    • Carrot Purée with Star Anise
    • Small white and blue plate with Pecan Green Beans.
      Pecan Green Beans with Orange
    • Terra cotta round baking dish filled with chopped olives and red peppers and two blocks of Feta cheese with toasts.
      Baked Feta Appetizer with Olives
    • Large glass goblet with caramel-colored rim, filled with passion fruit mousse, with a purple cloth behind it.
      Passion Fruit Mousse
    • Tomato Poblano Salsa on a tortilla chip held above a dark grey bowl filled with more salsa.
      Roasted Tomato Poblano Salsa
    • Stacked slices of Chipotle Mango Quesadillas.
      Chipotle Mango Quesadillas
    • Black bowl filled with mango salsa with a small Habanero pepper right on top.
      Mango Habanero Salsa
    • Three small slices of upside down carrot cake on white plates with a dollop of whipped cream on each one.
      Olive Oil Carrot Cake (Upside Down!)
    • Homemade Pistachio Butter in an open jar with a red ribbon.
      Pistachio Butter
    • Golden roasted Hasselback Asian pear with a rosemary sprig on a blue and white plate.
      Hasselback Asian Pears with Rosemary Syrup
    • Cranberry Amaretto Crème Brûlée -- It's rich, creamy and full of delicious bites of fruit. Beautifully presented, this is an elegant and festive dessert for the holiday season.
      Cranberry Crème Brûlée Recipe with Amaretto
    • close up of a slice of pumpkin pie
      Pecan Crusted Caramel Pumpkin Pie
    • Shredded Burssels Sprouts with cranberries and prosciutto in a yellow-rimmed shallow bowl with a spoonful above it.
      Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Prosciutto and Cranberries
    • Sliced loaf of persimmon gingerbread.
      Ginger Persimmon Bread (Gluten-Free Option)
    • Close up of Persimmon salad on blue and white china platter
      Persimmon Salad with Honey Pistachios
    • Spicy Persimmon Preserves in a white bowl surrounded by meats, cheeses and bread slices.
      Spicy Persimmon Preserves
    • Ceramic black serving bowl with roasted orange squash and a sprig of fresh rosemary.
      Butternut Squash and Cranberries with Balsamic Glaze
    • Mashed Sweet Potatoes are super delicious and so easy to make that you'll want to serve them all through the holidays. A perfect side dish for fall and lovely for Thanksgiving, they're creamy, rich and packed with warm flavors and two large silver serving spoons.
      Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Fresh Ginger
    • Round terra cotta dish filled with baked, sliced sweet potato slices.
      Baked Sweet Potato Slices with Rosemary
    • Tomato Poblano Salsa on a tortilla chip held above a dark grey bowl filled with more salsa.
      Recipes for Cinco de Mayo
    • Stack of 3 Nutella Brownies with a heart cut out and filled with Nutella on top, on red and white napkins.
      Nutella Brownies (Gluten-Free)
    • Glazed Easy Eggnog Bundt Cake with Poppy Seeds on a pretty, glass cake pedestal.
      Eggnog Bundt Cake with Poppy Seeds
    • Close up of one whole gluten-free chocolate cake with chocolate glaze dripping down the sides.
      Gluten-Free Dark Chocolate Cake
    • Wooden bowl with peeled and roasted chestnuts, surrounded by the shells.
      How To Roast And Peel Chestnuts
    • Browned, smashed cauliflower on a baking sheet.
      Crispy Smashed Cauliflower
    • Two dark chocolate truffles with a white chocolate spiderweb on top, on parchment.
      Halloween Chocolate Truffles
    • Several Pumpkin Almond Flour cookies in a white ceramic box on wood surface.
      Pumpkin Almond Flour Cookies

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    Hi, I'm Valentina, certified chef, owner, recipe developer and photographer at Cooking on the Weekends. I'm also a mom of two boys and a Los Angeleno. I use seasonal whole foods to create unique and comforting recipes for casual entertaining.

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