Recipe Index: Christmas

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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...
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...
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...
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
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
Make sure to buy the prime rib roast properly tied and ready to put in the oven. The rib bones should actually be cut first, away from the roast, and then tied back on the roast with kitchen string before...
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...
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...