Our favorite holiday and entertaining dishes: appetizers, entrees, sides and desserts
Apple, Cheddar and cranberry turkey meatball appetizer bites
Apple (or pear) tart, quick and easy
Apple raisin walnut spice muffins
Asian turkey and cabbage empanadas with spicy dipping sauce
Black bean and sweet potato stew
Basil ricotta bruschetta with pan-burst grapes
Basque chicken with bell pepper and tomato
Brigadeiros (Brazilian chocolate truffles)
Broccoli and cauliflower sformatino
Broccoli, Cheddar and mashed potato quiche
Broccoli slaw salad with cranberries, almonds and yogurt dressing
Caribbean chicken curry with butternut squash and red bell pepper
Chicken and spaghetti squash casserole with bell peppers, olives and cheese
Chicken tagine with prunes and almonds
Chocolate and hazelnut dipped strawberries
Cod cakes with red pepper, tarragon and yogurt remoulade
Cornbread stuffing with sausage and raisins
Couscous with orange and dried fruit
Espresso chocolate custard cups
Greek hummus with white beans and feta
Grilled beef teriyaki skewers with ramps (or scallions)
Grilled sesame-lime shrimp and cucumber skewers
Grilled vegetable and goat cheese puff pastry tart with zucchini, mushrooms, peppers and onions)
Herb dressing with figs and pine nuts
Hot or mild Italian turkey sausage meatballs with fennel-mustard dipping sauce
Lemon poppyseed cake with lemonade glaze
Lentil and goat cheese stuffed baby potato appetizers
Lobster, corn and basil quiche
Marinated olives with garlic, pepper, orange and mint
My mom's circa-1960 chicken and rice casserole (in the slow cooker)
No-bake pesto cheese phyllo bites
Old-fashioned slow cooker pot roast with gravy
Polenta with wild mushroom ragout
Pomegranate-orange-ginger shrimp
Pressure cooker shrimp and asparagus risotto with mushrooms
Roasted or grilled shrimp in beer marinade
Roasted winter squash with cranberries, pepitas and honey-lime vinaigrette
Salmon and quinoa patties with lemon-yogurt sauce
Salmon croquettes with sesame-lime sauce
Salsa and shrimp stuffed avocado
Seafood stew with tomatoes, peppers, fennel and leeks
Shredded Brussels sprouts salad with dried blueberries, pecans, and maple-miso dressing
Shrimp, lemon, herb and feta macaroni and cheese
Shrimp with Meyer lemon-dill dipping sauce
Shrimp with tarragon and yogurt sauce
Slow cooker beef brisket with pomegranate molasses gravy
Slow cooker poached pears in caramel sauce
Slow cooker turkey breast stuffed with ricotta, tomato and basil
Slow cooker turkey breast stuffed with wild rice and cranberries
Slow cooker white bean, garlic and olive spread or dip
Slow-roasted tomato macaroni and cheese
Smoked salmon bagel with wasabi herb cream cheese
Spanish chicken with saffron and green olives
Spiced lentils with squash and raisins
Spinach, golden raisin and parmesan tart
Spinach salad with glazed beets and blue cheese
Steamed baby bok choy with spicy hoisin glaze
Sugar-free slow cooker cranberry sauce
Sweet Rhode Island coffee-dunked turkey appetizer meatballs (slow cooker)
Tarragon and roasted red pepper deviled eggs
Traditional New England crab cakes
Turkey and cheese in puff pastry
Vegetable paella with spicy garlic sauce
Warm salad of kamut, cranberries and feta