Category: christmas recipes

Prime Rib with Au Jus

View the print-ready version of this recipe. What You’ll Love It looks and tastes like it came straight from the kitchen of a high-end restaurant but is easy to whip up right from your own home. Made with 5-6 pounds of prime rib, it’s perfect for a special gathering. The dry brining method infuses flavor and moisture into…


What Is a Sugarplum, Anyway? Bringing the Sweet Mystery to Life

As you nestle your children snug in their beds this Christmas Eve, perhaps it’s more likely that visions of tablets and smartphones will dance in their heads than sugarplums. Clement Clarke Moore’s iconic Christmas poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” in which the sweets appear, is nearly two centuries old, and sugarplum fairies may dance…


Cranberry-Wild Rice Salad (Recipe)

This is a pretty salad for a holiday buffet, and it keeps well in your refrigerator, so double or triple the recipe if you wish. 4-6 servings Ingredients 1 cup dried cranberries 4 cups cooked wild rice, chilled 1/4 cup finely chopped sweet onion 1 6-ounce can water chestnuts, drained and chopped 1 cup crushed pineapple,…