Holiday Food

Sister Mary's Soda Bread

Laura Kumin | Posted 05.16.2012

Laura Kumin

I'm no fan of green cupcakes or green beer. And the only green eggs I like are the Dr. Seuss kind -- in a book. I prefer my corned beef without cabbage. 

Festive Sorrel Wine for the Holidays

Trina Sargalski | Posted 02.28.2012

Trina Sargalski

I've been asking people what foods are essential to their holiday table. For Leslie King of Fort Lauderdale, it's sorrel wine, which is a bright red, festive drink popular in the Caribbean.

Celebrate The New Year With 7 Foods That Bring Luck

Kitchen Daily | Posted 12.23.2011

The new year is upon us! Can you believe it will be 2012? Where did the time go? New Year's Eve is a time for partying and revelry, forgetting the old...

Keeping Holiday Traditions Alive, From Chicken Liver to Pierogis

Susan Feniger | Posted 02.21.2012

Susan Feniger

My first introduction to any kind of ethnic food was my Aunt Faye's chicken liver-and onion egg scramble and my Grandma Morgan's potato pierogis. But especially around the holidays, these two ladies went to town!

Traditional Holiday Foods From Around The World

Travel + Leisure | Posted 02.20.2012

Travel + Leisure

The same old, same old won't necessarily be available abroad, so if you're leaving home for the holidays, embrace the opportunity to savor the season as celebrated in another part of the world.

Jewish Girl Guilt Sufganiyot

Miranda Levenstein | Posted 02.19.2012

Miranda Levenstein

Yeast is intimidating, as is a large pot of burning hot oil. But these sweet jammy treats were surprisingly doable and truly delicious. No need to save them just for Chanukah.

5 Simple, Healthy Holiday Appetizer Recipes

Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, CSSD, LDN | Posted 02.14.2012

Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, CSSD, LDN

Between gift shopping, getting out holiday cards and decking the halls... Who has time to make wholesome, gourmet appetizers?

What's YOUR Favorite Holiday Food Vice?

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.13.2011

At HuffPost Healthy Living, we've been talking a lot about how to stay healthy and fit during this season of overindulgence. The average person gai...

4 Panettones And Fruitcakes Worth Buying

Kitchen Daily | Posted 12.09.2011

Fruitcake. This time every year, somehow or other we're faced with it. Up pops a sticky-sweet loaf laden with bright green cherries, whether you want ...

How to Navigate the Holidays Stress Free

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 01.25.2012

Lisa Mirza Grotts

Gifts (hostess or otherwise) don't need to be expensive. It really is the thought that counts! Do your homework in regard to the giftee so you can give a gift he or she really wants. Use simple, elegant wrapping paper and ribbon. And never walk into a party empty-handed.

How To Avoid Binge Eating On Thanksgiving

Will Aguila, M.D. | Posted 01.23.2012

Will Aguila, M.D.

We like to show our love to others with our food, but we can show this love more powerfully with words of compassion and kindness. Remember, it's really not about the food!

Margaret Wheeler Johnson

Don't Stay With Your Parents ... And 11 More Solutions To Holiday Eating Anxiety

HuffingtonPost.com | Margaret Wheeler Johnson | Posted 11.22.2011

Americans are arguably programmed to overeat on Thanksgiving, yet most people seem to emerge from the experience relatively unscathed. There's som...

Why You Should Eat A Fish Taco Tonight

Tori Haschka | Posted 09.20.2011

Tori Haschka

A fish taco is a perfect one handed feast that screams of sun and good times. This version takes the original concept and makes it a little more swimsuit friendly.

Amid Holiday Glitter, Food Shines As A Genuine Article Of Faith

Pythia Peay | Posted 05.25.2011

Pythia Peay

That food can root us in the past while offering hope for the future seems proof of its power to transform. Most of us have experienced the bliss of biting into a dish so divine it thrills alive the soul as well as the body.

Global Holiday Cocktails and Appetizers

OneTravel | Posted 05.25.2011

OneTravel

Are you hosting a dinner or cocktail party this holiday season? Tired of serving the same old cheese plate, cookies and cocktails? Then draw from your travels for culinary inspiration.

And Visions of Sugar Cookies

Mary Ann Esposito | Posted 05.25.2011

Mary Ann Esposito

Crunchy, thin and with a delicious vanilla taste, these are my favorites and the ones most requested by my family. I bake and freeze them already decorated so all I need to do is take them out as needed. Here are 10 tips for making them.

Eat, Drink and Be Merry With Holiday Events

Emily Zarka | Posted 05.25.2011

Emily Zarka

This is the time to try new things and revisit old favorites with the spirit of the holidays backing up our every overindulgence. Luckily, there are plenty of unique opportunities to do so right here in the Denver area.

Roast Chestnuts: A Perfect Winter Snack

Stephanie J. Stiavetti | Posted 05.25.2011

Stephanie J. Stiavetti

I'm not sure what made it click, but all of a sudden I felt the visceral urge to eat these things. So I bought a bag. Turns out, making roasted chestnuts is ridiculously easy.

Simon Hopkinson's Poached Pears

One For The Table | Posted 05.25.2011

One For The Table

If you want to cook pears from raw, then buy them rock-hard -- which, I am convinced, is what the canny canners do anyway.

Thanksgiving and Holiday Diet Tips From the 'No Guilt' Fairy

Donna Fish | Posted 11.17.2011

Donna Fish

So many people spend their waking moments thinking about what they have, haven't, should, and shouldn't have eaten.