One genius tip is to pick Christmas party recipes and menu ideas, like mini Asian crab cakes and ham and gruyere thumbprints, that you can make in advance and freeze. Or try potato pancakes with gravlax, goat-cheese stuffed mushrooms, Christmas tree cupcakes, or Christmas cookies like honeyed almond-cherry shortbread.
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Seafood Linguine
1 hrs 40 mins
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Kransekake
3 hrs
marshmallow fudge
Marshmallow Fudge
2 hrs 20 mins
garlic mashed potatoes
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
50 mins
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Broiled Oysters
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Cloud Cake
3 hrs 45 mins
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Potatoes Anna
1 hrs 20 mins
Sausage-Cheddar Balls
Sausage-Cheddar Balls
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Spiced Nuts
cider punch
Warm Cider and Rum Punch
hot spinach dip
Hot Spinach Dip
1 hrs
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Candy Cane Cocktail
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Sauteed Pork Cutlets
10 mins
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Roasted Leg of Lamb
2 hrs 30 mins
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Baked Brie with Pecans
45 mins
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Pomegranate Cosmopolitan
5 mins
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Roast Goose
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Fennel and Orange Salad
10 mins
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Chewy Molasses-Spice Cookies
1 hrs 30 mins
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Spice-Infused Simple Syrup
Pavlova Wreath
Pavlova Wreath
2 hrs 50 mins
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Oatmeal Cookies
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Basic Bark
1 hrs 15 mins
pork wellington with prosciutto and spinach mushroom stuffing
Pork Wellington with Prosciutto and Spinach-Mushroom Stuffing
3 hrs 10 mins
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Turnip and Potato Mash
30 mins
salmon-and-mashed-potato croquettes
Salmon-and-Mashed-Potato Croquettes
2 hrs 40 mins
christmas mule cocktail
Cranberry Mule
1 hrs 45 mins
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Rum Balls
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Checkerboard Cookies
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Snickerdoodles
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Chocolate-and-Vanilla Pudding Cake
4 hrs 20 mins
Stuffed Turkey Breast
Stuffed Turkey Breast
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Whole-Grain Skillet Cornbread
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Mulled White Wine
45 mins
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Pork Rib Roast with Apples, Fennel, and Potatoes
4 hrs 5 mins
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German Spice Cookies (Pfeffernusse)
gingerbread
Gingerbread For Houses
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Classic Shrimp Cocktail
50 mins
Rib Roast with Rosemary-Garlic Potatoes
Frisee Salad with Dijon Vinaigrette
20 mins
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Cranberry Upside-Down Cake
1 hrs
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Pernod-Bourbon Spritz
5 mins
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Mulled Wine
45 mins
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Cherry-Cinnamon Liqueur
3 days
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Buttermilk Biscuits
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Beef Wellington
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Anisette
2 hrs 40 mins
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Ginger Red-Wine Spritzer
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Coconut-Key Lime Pie
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Cranberry Cobbler
55 mins
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Buche de Noel
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Poached Pears
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Baked Country Ham
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Curried-Sour-Cream Dipping Sauce
5 mins
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Saffron-and-Orange-Scented Seafood Stew
1 hrs 15 mins
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars