Christmas

Christmas is a time for eating, drinking and being merry! These are my best recipes for getting into the Christmas spirit. From elegant main courses and casseroles that feed a crowd to festive cocktails and cozy breakfasts, there's something here for every type of Christmas entertaining. Plus, there's no shortage of Christmas cookies and decadent desserts!

Featured Recipe

San Francisco Cioppino

This recipe for Authentic Cioppino is a classic Italian-American seafood stew from San Francisco that's loaded with clams, shrimp, mussels, crab, and white fish in a flavorful herbed tomato broth. It's warm, cozy and perfect with a big hunk of sourdough and a crisp glass of wine.

San Francisco Cioppino

Close up of a Dutch oven filled with seafood Cioppino.

Close-up of baked chocolate chip cookies cooling on a wire rack.

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

A platter of roasted shrimp cocktail with lemon mustard sauce.

Roasted Shrimp Cocktail

Close up of mushroom and cheese on crostini on a serving platter.

Roasted Mushroom Crostini with goat cheese

A spoon scooping out baked shrimp scampi from a dish.

Ina's Baked Shrimp Scampi

A clear mug with a brown beverage inside and christmas decorations in the background.

Hot Buttered Rum

Close up of fresh raw ahi tuna tartare with capers, tomatoes, red onion and breadcrumbs on top.

Tuna Tartare with Capers and Tomatoes

A plate of carpaccio of beef on a wooden table.

Beef Carpaccio (Carpaccio di Manzo)

A plate of calamari fritti garnished with lemon.

Calamari Fritti

close up of a bowl of rosemary maple roasted pecans

Rosemary Maple Roasted Pecans

A bowl of slow cooked short ribs falling apart with a fork.

Red Wine Braised Short Ribs

A whole creamy Cranberry curd Pie with sugared cranberries on a dark background.

Creamy Cranberry Pie Recipe with Gingersnap Crust

Breaded beef roll ups baked in a pan with bay leaves tucked in between each.

Spiedini alla Siciliana (Sicilian Beef Spiedini)

Three pieces of French toast on a plate with fresh berries.

Mascarpone Stuffed French Toast

A close up of a dog in front of a Christmas tree.

Coley's Favorite Things: 2024 Gift Guide

A spatula lifting a square of Dauphinoise potato gratin out of a pan.

The Easiest Potato Gratin Recipe

Overhead shot of a platter of sliced beef tenderloin.

Beef Tenderloin Roast

A bowl of citrus marinated olives with a cocktail fork.

Citrus Marinated Olives

Overhead shot of a white plate with meatballs, a scoop of ricotta, fresh basil and a glass of red wine.

Authentic Italian Meatballs

A large pot of San Francisco cioppino with a large serving spoon.

San Francisco Cioppino: Easy Authentic Seafood Stew

Slices of beef tenderloin on a platter with a gold fork.

43+ Recipes Perfect for an Authentic Italian Christmas Dinner

Small bottles filled with homemade vanilla extract.

Homemade Vanilla Extract

A piece of sautéed fluke on a white plate with a fork.

The Feast of the Seven Fishes Menu

A plate of baked stuffed clams with lemons and a cocktail fork.

Italian Baked Stuffed Clams Oreganata

A plate of caramel candies with sea salt on a white plate.

Chewy Homemade Sea Salted Caramels

Overhead shot of a baking sheet with roasted Italian sausage, red and green peppers and onions.

Easy Italian Sausage in the Oven

overhead shot of a bowl of pasta with clam sauce

Linguine Vongole (Linguine with Clam Sauce)

Lamb chops crusted with herbed Dijon cut off a rack and set on a blue dinner plate.

Dijon Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb

A white bowl with bright orange lobster soup with a lobster tail and chives on top.

Classic Creamy Lobster Bisque

Top view of a corner slice of lasagna bolognese on a white dinner plate with a fork.

Authentic Italian Lasagna Alla Bolognese

Close up of 3 slices of braciole over red sauce on a white plate with a fork.

Authentic Italian Beef Braciole

Two glasses of Coquito with cinnamon on top on a bed of Christmas tree branches and red and gold ornaments.

Coquito - Puerto Rican Eggnog

Overhead shot of a bowl of sugared cranberries.

Easy Sugared Cranberries

Top view of a cheesy casserole.

Incredible Baked Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

Overhead shot of a sliced tart with cranberries dotted throughout.

Easy Cranberry Tart with Almond Frangipane

overhead shot of a platter with crab cakes and lemon wedges on top

Maryland Crab Cakes

overhead shot of Espresso Brownies on light blue plate with coffee beans

Espresso Brownies

Side view of a plate of a serving eggplant parmesan with a fork.

Baked Eggplant Parmesan

overhead view of brownies cut into squares with the top right one pulled aside

Fudgy Salted Caramel Chocolate Brownies

overhead shot of a marble table with random cookies in the corner and lots of scattered coffee beans

Chocolate Espresso Shortbread Cookies

Top view of a flourless chocolate cake with a cracked top and cardamom pods

Turkish Coffee Flourless Chocolate Cake

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