Holiday recipe collection

Within about 25 minutes, this delicious vegetable nachos will be in front of you, cheesy, crunch, creamy...

Make-ahead mashed potatoes blend hot potatoes into cream cheese and sour cream, finished with butter, chives and a paprika dusting. The Thanksgiving and Christmas side that frees up the oven.

Maple leaf pumpkin pie sweetens the spiced pumpkin custard with a half cup of pure maple syrup, then crowns the cooled pie with pastry maple leaves baked separately to a golden brown. A festive Canadian-style holiday dessert.

Some cocoa powder, a little bit cayenne, cinnamon and nutmeg make these popcorn balls taste uniquely delicious. They are chocolaty with a little bit spicy. The cinnamon sugar gives the warm crunchy coating.

Normally, this cake is made in a bundt or tube pan. Today, I chose to make only half the recipe and bake in four ramekins for approximately 17 minutes. While the glaze was still wet, I sprinkled the little cakes with some multicolored nonpareils to make them a little more festive. Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

"Fluffy cream cheese filling sandwiched between two moist pumpkin cookies make these Mini Pumpkin Whoopie Pies the perfect hand-held snack you just won't be able to resist!"

With a dose of mocha, this cookies will keep the kids away but have the parents reaching for more!

Just in time for Christmas, these delicious cookies made with molasses and brown sugar are full of the holiday spirit.

Enjoy the sweet aroma of this drink that can warm you up on a cold night.

Christmas sugar cookies are buttery rolled cut-out cookies for decorating. Crisp edges, tender centers. Big-batch dough yields four dozen festive shapes for the holidays.

Learn how to make natural Easter egg dyes such as Spring Chicken Yellow and Easter bunny brown natural Easter egg dyes. Quick and easy egg coloring.

"Pudding and whipped topping -- the perfect combination for this yummy no-bake, cold and creamy pie."

No fuss pecan pie: just six pantry ingredients stirred together and poured into a pie shell. Sticky, gooey, toasty-pecan classic with a perfect set every time. The holiday dessert that bakes itself.

German braised red cabbage with bratwurst, simmered low and slow with Granny Smith apples, caraway, and a sweet-tart hit of vinegar and currant jelly. A classic Oktoberfest plate of silky ruby cabbage and juicy sausage.

Quick and easy, belly warming perfect with a pint of German beer.

A classic German style potato salad that is served warm. Perfect for Octoberfest.