Winter Recipes

Winter is the season for heavy-duty hunkering down: slowly simmered braises, hearty soups, wholesome breads, roasted root vegetables. Cook up holiday cheer with celebratory recipes, or create a weeknight meal plan of nourishing dinners to warm the soul.

Dumplings recipe ladled in a bowl.

Chicken and Dumplings

Pot Roast

Favorite Pot Roast

Overhead view of a dutch oven with braised oxtails inside for an oxtail recipe.

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Baked Apples

Perfectly tender crock pot roast piled onto a gray plate with carrots and potatoes and covered in gravy.

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

A piece of eggplant moussaka on a plate with a glass of wine and a salad behind it.

Stovetop Braised German Red Cabbage in a bowl

Sweet and Sour German Red Cabbage

Seville Orange Marmalade

Seville Orange Marmalade

Baked Meatballs in Tomato Sauce served in a bowl

Italian Meatballs

Four gluten free Smothered Pork Chops with Gravy in a skillet with a sprig of rosemary on top set against a blue background.

Easy Smothered Pork Chops

Braised Lamb Shanks

Braised Lamb Shanks

Coq au Vin

Irish stew with beef, carrots, and potatoes, Guinness and wine served in a bowl

Irish Beef Stew

Ham and Potato Soup

Ham and Potato Soup

How to Make Chili without Beans

Easy No-Bean Chili

Honey, ginger, and lemon in Penicillin cocktail recipe

Penicillin Cocktail

A platter with pork shoulder, carrots and potatoes.

Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder With Apple Gravy

Cranberry Nut Bread

Cranberry Orange Nut Bread

Vegetarian pot pie on white plate.

Vegetable Pot Pie

Vegan Coconut Milk White Russian

Coconut White Russian

Roasted Kabocha Squash Soup

Roasted Kabocha Squash Soup

Scalloped Potatoes with Caramelized Onions and Gruyere

Scalloped Potatoes with Caramelized Onions and Gruyere

Carbonnade Beef and Beer Stew

Carbonnade Beef and Beer Stew

Scalloped Turnips

Scalloped Turnips

Spareribs and Sauerkraut

Spareribs and Sauerkraut

Champagne Sorbet

Champagne Sorbet

pear ginger shrub drink

Pear-Ginger Shrub

Italian Sausage Cabbage Stew

Italian Sausage and Cabbage Stew

Cheesy Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Cheesy Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Vegan three sisters casserole

Three Sisters Casserole with Cornbread Topping

Beef Chili Mac and Cheese

Chili Mac and Cheese

Roasted Butternut Squash Radicchio and Onion

Roasted Butternut Squash, Radicchio, and Onion

Vegan Stew Recipe

Smoky Vegan Lentil Stew

Cold Season Chicken Soup

Mom's Cold-Season Chicken Soup

Stuffed Pork Chops with Kielbasa and Sauerkraut

Stuffed Pork Chops With Kielbasa and Sauerkraut

A small stack of red and white frosted cookies set next to a glass of milk.

Lofthouse-Style Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies

Persimmon Pomegranate Apple Salad

Persimmon Pomegranate Fruit Salad

Chamomile Hot Toddy

Chamomile-Honey Hot Toddy

Pomegranate Lime Juice cocktail

Pomegranate Paloma

Holiday Punch

Hot Cocoa Mix

Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix

Champagne Chocolate Truffles

Braised Rabbit with Prunes

Braised Rabbit with Prunes

Snowman Chocolate Icebox Cake

Snowman Chocolate Icebox Cake

Champagne Mushroom Sauce

Champagne Mushroom Sauce

Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Chestnuts

Brussels Sprouts With Bacon and Chestnuts

Boeuf Bourguignon

Boeuf Bourguignon

Cauliflower Purée

Cauliflower Purée

Eggnog Ice Cream

Eggnog Ice Cream

Cranberry Sorbet

Cranberry Sorbet

Honey Mulled Wine

Honey Mulled Wine

Cheesy bacon cheeseburger soup in soup bowl and with spoon.

Cheeseburger Soup

Key lime cake slices

Overhead view of a slow cooker chicken tagine with apricot and served with rice on a white plate.

Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken Stew

Cocktails and Mocktails to Enjoy While You're Up Late Wrapping Presents

Cocktails and Mocktails to Enjoy While You're Up Late Wrapping Presents

Overhead view of a baking dish of gluten free eggplant parmesan.

Gluten Free Baked Eggplant Parmesan

Homemade rum cake cut into slices on a cake stand.

Sautéed mushrooms over polenta in white bowl for serving.

Mushroom Polenta

Plated matar paneer

Eggplant and zucchini moussaka in casserole

Vegetarian Moussaka

Overhead view of roasted cabbage steaks on a baking sheet.

Roasted Cabbage Steaks with Garlic Breadcrumbs

Overhead view of two bowls of Coconut poached cod with ginger and lime served with lime and rice.

Coconut Poached Cod with Ginger and Lime

Vegetarian French onion soup with mushroom broth.

Vegetarian French Onion Soup

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