Find Recipes by Holidays and Occasions (2024)

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Red Pepper Miso Wings
Red Pepper Miso Wings

Rating: 5 stars 1

Skip the cream cheese and pepper jelly appetizer and use the red pepper jelly for something new. These sticky, yet crispy chicken wings take full advantage of the red pepper jelly flavor. The result is a hot, sweet, savory sauce with a vibrant color. Add scallions and fresh basil for an impressive festive-looking dish that is just asking to be taken to a holiday potluck.

By Karen Rankin

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Chorizo and Caramelized Onion Stuffed Intestines

Rating: 4 stars 1

Take your Halloween party to the next level with Mexican sausage and onion stuffed "intestines". Store-bought pastry dough makes this masterpiece simple to make and contributes to the rich taste and flaky texture. A cranberry sauce adds sweetness to this salty, savory dish while contributing to the realness of its presentation. This appetizer is sure to be a memorable one!

By Rishon Hanners

Marinated Mozzarella Eyeballs
Marinated Mozzarella Eyeballs

Rating: 5 stars 1

Serve a mad scientist-inspired, Jekyll and Hyde-themed appetizer for the ultimate spooky Halloween or horror snack. Your friends will not believe just how realthese mozarella balls look and just how delicious they taste. With spices like garlic and red pepper and fresh Italian herbs, this ballin' recipe is packed with flavor that will keep your guests coming back for more.

By Julia Levy

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Soft Gingerbread Cookies

What's the key to these six-ingredient soft gingerbread cookies? Spice cake mix.

By Corey Williams

Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce
Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce

Rating: 3 stars 2

This powerful cranberry-apple sauce carries enough flavors to make it go far. Keep it traditional and serve with turkey, or think outside the box and use a dollop on this Instant Pot Pumpkin Soup. Although it's quick and easy to make, we'd suggest prepping it a few days in advance—this Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce only gets better with time.

By Paige Grandjean

Thanksgiving Leftovers Breakfast Casserole
Thanksgiving Leftovers Breakfast Casserole

Rating: 4 stars 1

Unsure what to do with all of those Thanksgiving leftovers? While most people will have heard of putting them to work in a casserole, a breakfast casserole might be a new idea.

Everything Rugelach with Ricotta and Dill
Everything Rugelach with Ricotta and Dill

Rating: 3 stars 1

Everybody's favorite Jewish cookie gets a savory makeover in this salty, crunchy treat. Perfect served as an appetizer or as a part of a special breakfast spread, this everything rugelach is the perfect marriage between flaky dough and classic everything bagel toppings. Eat them on their own, or smear on a thin layer of cream cheese and top with fresh lox and capers for a non-traditional snack.

By Sara Tane

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Inspiration and Ideas

Green Bean Potato Salad with Lemon-Soy Vinaigrette

27 Easy Fourth of July Side Dishes

As the grill heats up to char and sizzle classic Fourth of July mains, fill the picnic table with a plethora of summer side dishes to complete the celebratory cookout. Side dishes should be bright, easy-to-prepare, and complementary to just about anything that's slathered with barbeque sauce. These go-to sides will be winners at any backyardgathering you bring them to.

Green Beans with Mustard-Tarragon Sauce

29 Deliciously Easy Thanksgiving Vegetable Sides

Thanksgiving isn't complete without an array of veggie-based side dishes.

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20 Brilliant Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas

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Grandmother Carter's Cornbread Dressing
28 Grandma-Approved Holiday Recipes

Find tried-and-true recipes that bring you right back to Grandma's kitchen after the very first bite.

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19 Retro Thanksgiving Recipes for the Ultimate Throwback Thursday

This Thanksgiving, take a mental vacation to simpler times by whipping out a few retro-inspired dishes.

By Emily Shepherd

Herb-Rubbed Smoked Turkey
50+ Ultimate Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes

When it comes to the big Thanksgiving feast, there's no better way to begin giving thanks than by starting off with a perfectly cooked bird.

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20 Halloween Potluck Ideas

These fun Halloween potluck-friendly recipes will delight party guests young and old.

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15 One-Pot Thanksgiving Dishes for the Easiest Turkey Day Ever

From Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce and Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes to Slow Cooker Turkey and Dressing, these recipes make the most of hard-working kitchen tools and appliances like the slow cooker, Instant Pot, and trusty sheet pan.

By Emily Shepherd

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These Harry Potter Recipes Are Simply Magical

These Harry Potter recipes are ridikulusly good⁠—we're dead sirius. Even muggles will love ourPumpkin Pasties, and our Fizzing Whizbees Levitator co*cktail will knock your socks off (you might want to keep this libationaway from your house elves). And our Butterbeer recipe? Don't even get us started. It's so delicious, we'd give it 9 3/4 out of 10 stars.

Pumpkin Pie Cutout Cookies
25 Festive Thanksgiving Cookie Recipes

Skip the traditional pumpkin pie this year in favor of shareable seasonal cookies.

Black Kitty Cat Cupcakes
25 Easy Halloween Cupcakes You'll Love

These easy Halloween cupcake ideas are fun for the whole family.

Carrot-Apple Muffins with Orange Glaze
50+ Heartwarming Breads for Chilly Weather

Win the hearts–and appetites–of friends and family with fresh-baked biscuits, rolls, and quick breads.

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Breakfast at the Tailgate

Don’t let an early football game cramp your tailgating style. Kick off your game day festivities with these portable and finger-friendly breakfast recipes.

Pumpkin-Chocolate Waffles
What to Do With Leftover Pumpkin Pie Filling: 20 Easy Recipes

Don’t know what to do with all the leftover pumpkin pie filling from Thanksgiving? Try making these easy leftover pumpkin pie filling recipes.

By My Recipes

Red Velvet-Peppermint Swirl Brownies
17 Wicked Good Brownies for Halloween

Fall is the best time to make brownies. By adding any number of mix-ins, you can make your basic brownie recipe a delicious Halloween brownie loaded with fun flavors including pumpkin, marshmallows, and caramel. Brownies are a great option for Halloween potlucks, school goodie bags, and office treats. A lot of these brownie recipe have Halloween themes, but you can still make them year around and just call them by a different name. Grab a glass of milk and enjoy!

The Master Hash
Dad-Worthy Father's Day Breakfast Recipes

Celebrate dad's special day with a brunch table decked out with all of his favorite breakfast foods.

Layered Peppermint Cheesecake
60+ Christmas Cakes to Celebrate the Season

Celebrate the holiday season with these impressive and festive cakes.

Tea Forté Warming Joy Petite Tea Tree
The Best Stocking Stuffers for Everyone on Your List

These stocking stuffers are small but satisfying, perfect for bringing joy to everyone on your list.

By Hayley Sugg

Skullduggery Squares
Halloween Baking Ideas

Gather everyone in the kitchen this fall to enjoy a few fun Halloween baking ideas. From cakes to cupcakes to brownies and more, we've got the best Halloween baking recipes, loaded with fun stir-ins such as marshmallows and pumpkin. Whether you prefer baked goods flavored with pumpkin spice or classic cookies decorated with fun jack-o'-lantern faces, we've got the Halloween baking recipes to solve every sugar craving this season. Bag them up to share at tailgates, class parties, and around the office.

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Fun Old-Fashioned (Griswold-Style) Family Christmas

After living through coronavirus, murder hornets, wildfires, a Saharan dust cloud, record hurricane action, and an election season for the ages, a little tongue-in-cheek humor is just what we all need.

By Emily Shepherd

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14 Festive Dishes to Celebrate Christmas Outside

We've selected entree, appetizer, and drink recipes that can be prepared on the grill (or smoker) or in a crockpot, plus some desserts that don't mind being served a little (or a lot) chilled.

By Emily Shepherd

Almond Spider Cakes
52 Easy Halloween Party Food Ideas

Whether you need Halloween party food for a school, work, or in-home celebration, these festive treats will impress every ghoulish guest. From creepy-crawly finger foods to spooky and sweet desserts, we have easy Halloween party food for every budget, skill-level, and time frame. We amped up plain ol’ party snacks using everything from jack-o’-lantern guts (a.k.a. pumpkin) to slimy, slithering gummy worms. With these Halloween party food ideas, frightening on the outside still means delicious on the inside.

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10+ Food Gifts To Satisfy Everyone on Your List

We've rounded up our favorite food gifts that are equal parts thoughtful and edible.

By Hayley Sugg

Rosemary Chicken Thighs and Vegetables
10+ Cozy Christmas Eve Dinner Ideas

Our favorite Christmas Eve dinner recipes are as easy as they are show-stopping.

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30+ Cranberry Recipes for Thanksgiving

Think beyond cranberry sauce this year. Sure, we love the holiday staple⁠—and we've got plenty of recipes that'll knock that canned stuff out of the park. But that's not the only way you should use the festive berry at your table. From breakfast to dessert, we've got your cranberry cravings covered.

Spinach Jack-O'-Lantern Hand Pies
15+ Must-Try Halloween Dinner Ideas

These Halloween dinner ideas are scary good. From a Boneyard Chicken Pot Pie to Mummy Hot Dogs, get the recipes here.

Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy
20+ Excellent Gravy Recipes

From classic gravy recipes to quick five-ingredient sauces, we have a gravy recipe to suit every kind of cook and palate.

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