Pomegranate Cheese Ball Recipe For Christmas

[1] The Christmas Cheese Ball, festive with cocktails. This recipe, from How Sweet Eats, is made with with white cheddar, mascarpone and sage (photo © How Sweet Eats). [2] The cheese ball at The Café Sucre Farine is made with Monterey Jack, pecans, rosemary and thyme. Minced parsley accents the arils for an even better…
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Lemon Cream Pie Recipe For National Lemon Cream Pie Day

[1] A yummy way to celebrate National Lemon Cream Pie Day (photo © The Baker Chick). [2] You can use any extra lemon zest to garnish the pie, with or without the candied mint leaves (photo © Sunkist). [3] A bottle of limoncello liqueur. Serve it with the pie, or add it to the batter…
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RECIPE: Cranberry & Pomegranate Holiday Brie

Baked Brie is a special-occasion favorite, and very easy to make. It goes great with sparkling and still wines and cocktails. In the spirit of the season, this easy recipe from Liren Baker of Kitchen Confidante will have guests fighting for the cheese knife. It’s a good thing this recipe makes two wheels! TIP: If…
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Blood Orange Juice Recipes: Sorbet & Upside Down Cake

Blood orange season runs now through May, offering the different types of blood orange. Blood oranges are believed to have originated in either China or the Southern Mediterranean. They have been grown in Italy, Spain, and elsewhere since the 18th century, and are now the principal orange grown in Italy. California is the number one…
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RECIPE: Light, Moist Fruitcake Bundt

[1] A light, moist fruitcake for people who don’t like the dense ones, from King Arthur Flour. [2] No candied citron here, just dried fruits! Use dried cranberries instead of cherries for a seasonal touch (photo courtesy Ocean Spray). In Merrie Olde England, where fruitcake began, they didn’t have cranberries. [3] Sultanas, or golden raisins,…
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