With the holidays upon us, it’s time to focus on food. We’ve rounded up a collection of recipes for Christmas cakes and cookies, cocktails and appetizers.
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DESSERTS
Icebox Gingersnaps
These simple, classic cookies will appeal to anyone who likes a snappier, crispy texture in their sweets.
You can also find the recipe (and the story behind it) here.
Buttery-soft Shortbread
One of the cookies most closely associated with Christmas, shortbread is simple and perfect – a 1:2:4 (or 1:2:3) ratio of sugar to butter to flour that at its core has remained unchanged, save for slight variations in types of flour and sugar and how it’s mixed, shaped and baked, for centuries.
You can also find the recipe (and the story behind it) here.
Stollen Pound Cake
This very easy-to-make pound cake, excerpted from Camilla Wynne’s Nature Candy, has all the flavors of stollen (except for yeasty) and a marzipan tunnel, making it an impressive dessert to present to guests.
You can also find the recipe (and the story behind it) here.
APPETIZERS
Any food that requires some level of human interaction at the table is the best kind for socializing. Cheese or chocolate fondue is a hit with guests and easy for pleasing a crowd.
Cheesy Fondue
Julie Van Rosendaal/The Globe and Mail
Any food that requires some level of human interaction at the table is the best kind for socializing. Cheese or chocolate fondue is a hit with guests and easy for pleasing a crowd.
Find the full recipe (and the story behind it) here.
Aperitivos
AperitivoChristie Vuong/The Globe and Mail
Here, we’ve rounded up restaurant-created appetizers for holiday entertaining. They include:
Whipped ricotta with honey and black pepper
Smoked mackerel rillette
Beef tartare and endive bites
Parapluie-inspired deviled eggs
Pintxo crab
Pintxo Escalivada
Mortadella Spiedini
COCKTAILS
The Parapluie cocktailTwo Food Photographers/The Globe and Mail
Our roundup of holiday cocktails include:
The Parapluie (above)
Sicilian Flip
Rudolf’s Nose Lambrusco Spritz (non-alcoholic)
El Tomaquet Sencer
Festive Negroni and Non-alcoholic Negroni