December/January 2006

Appetizers

• Light and Creamy Hot Artichoke Dip

• Light and Creamy Hot Crab Dip

• Light and Creamy Hot Spinach Dip

Desserts or Baked Goods

• Cheddar Biscuits

• Chocolate Toffee Butter Cookies

• Christmas Meringue Kisses

• Cinnamon Toast Glaze

• Easy Custard

• Icebox Peppermint Yule Log Cake

• Jalapeño-Jack Biscuits

• Java Jolt Glaze

• Lady Baltimore Cake

• Macadamia Eggnog Creams

• Molasses Spice Lemon Sandwich Cookies

• Must Be Maple Glaze

• Parmesan-Garlic Biscuits

• Pecan Sour Cream Coffee Cake

• Peppermint Ice Cream Sandwiches

• Online Extra Seven-Minute Icing

• Online Extra Sugared Pecans

• Swiss Caraway Biscuits

• Tipsy Squire

• Tropical Orange Glaze

• Western-Slope Pear Cake with Ginger Cream

• Wintermint Bark

Main Courses

• Baked Cod with Crunchy Lemon-Herb Topping

• Beer-Braised Short Ribs

• Broiled Paprika Chicken

• Chicken with Mushrooms and Leeks

• Creamy Carbonara

• Crispy Roast Chicken and Potatoes

• Dr. Pepper-Glazed Ham

• Hearty Beef and Vegetable Soup

• Maple Sausage and Waffle Casserole

• Pan-Seared Steaks with Balsamic Onions

• Pork Chops with Spicy Orange Glaze

• Rustic Potato Soup

• Skillet Chicken Parmesan

• Spaghetti with Sausage Meatballs

• Stir-Fried Beef with Snow Peas and Cashews

• Taco Salad

Other

• Cranberry-Apple-Orange Relish

• Fireside Mulled Cider

• Mug O' Minty Hot Chocolate

• Mulled Apple 'Chai'-der

• Mulled Cider à la Pumpkin Pie

• Simple Syrup for Fruit Salad

Side Dishes

• Bahama Mama Fruit Salad

• Braised Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Pecans

• Creamy Peas with Ham and Onion

• Curried Peas

• Dilly Peas and Carrots

• Green Salad with Roasted Pears and Blue Cheese

• Grown-Up Sweet Potato Casserole

• Hollywood Hills Fruit Salad

• Italian Spinach and Radicchio Salad

• Lovers Lane Fruit Salad

• Miami Vice Fruit Salad

• Paradise Found Fruit Salad

• Savory Corn Pudding

• Smashed Minty Peas

• The Green Monstah Fruit Salad

Equipment Reviews

Taste Tests

• Frozen Waffles

Baking & Desserts

• Bleached vs. Unbleached Flour

• Cookie Making Tips

Beverages

• Straining Apple Cider

Cooking Basics

• How to Toast Spices, Nuts, and Seeds

• Water Baths

Fruits

• Slicing Citrus

Poultry

• Easier Chicken Cutlets

Seasonings

• Keeping Garlic Fresh

• Vinegar Primer

Vegetables

• Measuring Shallots

Recipes

• Seven-Minute Icing

• Sugared Pecans