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    Home » Holiday Recipes » Christmas

    Christmas

    From cookies and cakes, to main course centerpieces and homemade foodie gifts, your Christmas season will be brightened by everything here.

    • Stack of 4 pecan cranberry cookies with orange, with a few dried cranberries and pecan halves around them.
      Cranberry Pecan Cookies with Orange
    • Roasted Brown Butter Hazelnut Brussels Sprouts in small red casserole dish.
      Hazelnut Brown Butter Brussels Sprouts
    • 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
    • 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
    • Tall stack of Chestnut Cookies with chocolate chips on raw chestnuts next to them
      Chestnut Cookies with Chocolate Chips
    • Homemade Pistachio Butter in an open jar with a red ribbon.
      Pistachio Butter
    • 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 with Amaretto
    • Top view of Cranberry Orange Cake on white platter
      Cranberry Orange Cake with Amaretto Glaze
    • Close up of Persimmon salad on blue and white china platter
      Persimmon Salad with Honey Pistachios
    • 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
    • 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
    • One slice of Nutella Pie topped with hazelnut praline on a white plate with whole pie behind it.
      No-Bake Nutella Pie with Hazelnut Praline
    • Braised Chestnuts and Pearl Onions on white plate with fresh thyme leaves
      Braised Chestnuts and Pearl Onions
    • red and white striped bowl filled with spiced cranberry sauce
      Spiced Cranberry Sauce
    • A few red wine poached tiny apples with pistachio pieces on them.
      Red Wine Poached Crimson Gold Apples
    • three slices of White Chocolate and Raspberry Loaf Cake stacked
      White Chocolate and Raspberry Loaf Cake
    • Tall stack of Oatmeal Lace Cookies with white background.
      Oatmeal Lace Cookies
    • Individual Grasshopper Mousse Pies in pretty white ramekins with fresh mint leaves.
      Individual Grasshopper Mousse Pies (No-Bake)
    • Stack of 4 Crinkle cookies with powdered sugar, chocolate and peppermint, on pink tissue paper.
      Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies (Gluten-Free)
    • Cranberry salad dressing in a tall jar with a red string.
      Balsamic Cranberry Vinaigrette
    • One slice of Peanut Butter Chocolate Meringue Pie on a white plate with fork
      Peanut Butter Chocolate Meringue Pie Recipe
    • Pretty golden-yellow ceramic oval bowl full with corn bread stuffing, and a spoon holding up a large bite.
      Gluten-Free Cornbread Stuffing with Mushrooms
    • chestnut butter in a jar with red and white twine around it
      Chestnut Butter
    • Salami-Provolone Pork Loin Recipe With Roasted Red Pepper and Spinach - a show stopping main course that's full with delicious flavors, and it's a lovely centerpiece on a holiday table.
      Salami-Provolone Stuffed Pork Loin Recipe

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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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