Winter Recipes

Warm up with our best winter recipes, cooking tips and entertaining ideas. Among our favorite family activities and party ideas, you’ll find hearty, heart-warming comfort foods like soups, casseroles, warm drinks and more.

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    Cincinnati Chili

    1 review

    Cincinnati chili is special, right down to its long list of spices and one not-so-secret ingredient. Cincinnati—aka Cincy or Queen...


    Burgoo

    1 review

    A hearty regional stew, burgoo is chock full of various meats and lots of vegetables simmered long and slow for...


    Creamy Beef and Onion Pasta

    1 review

    This delicious pasta sauce originated after I noticed a box of onion soup packets in my cupboard. I could not...


    Caramel Apple Toffee Cookies

    I had bags of caramel bits and toffee bits in my pantry that I needed to use, and that's how...


    Cranberry Orange Layer Cake with Rosemary

    This special layer cake has a refreshing orange flavor with a hint of rosemary. Since it's an oil-based cake, it...


    Fig Balsamic Walnut Flatbread

    With sweet figs, tangy balsamic and rich goat cheese, this is one of my favorite flatbread recipes. It's also delicious...


    Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Filling

    2 reviews

    My husband and I got engaged on Valentine’s Day, so the holiday is extra special in our house. Each year...


    Mother’s Day Ham

    1 review

    After one bite, my husband informed me this slow-cooker ham was the best I've ever made. I invented it because...


    Brandy Alexander Cheesecake

    1 review

    My husband and I really enjoy a good brandy Alexander, so I thought it would be fun to create a...


    Meaty Wild Rice Meatballs in Cranberry Sauce

    1 review

    We celebrate Indigenous People's Day in October. Native Americans in Minnesota have been harvesting wild rice for several hundred years....


    Halva-Caramel Alfajores (Caramel Filled Sandwich Cookies)

    A modern twist on a Latin American classic, my delicate butter cookies have an irresistible halvah-caramel center. —Andrea Potischman, Menlo...


    Bacon, Blue Cheese & Fig Bruschetta

    This is my decadent, robust version of bruschetta. I like to serve it at parties, especially on New Year’s or...


    We Tried the Viral Smart Twinkling Christmas Tree And “Smart” Is an Understatement

    Two of the holiday season's superstars, Balsam Hill and Twinkly, teamed up to create a smart Christmas tree that left...


    Slow-Cooker Guinness Beef Stew

    2 reviews

    Full of chunks of beef, carrots, parsnips and potatoes, this deeply flavorful slow-cooker Guinness beef stew makes a hearty meal...


    Copycat Panera Autumn Squash Soup

    Why wait for the fall menu to arrive at Panera? With our copycat Panera autumn squash soup recipe, you can...



    Drive-Thru Chili

    3 reviews

    I don't eat a lot of fast food but when I do I try to pick things that are fairly...


    Butterbeer

    1 review

    Raspberry-White Chocolate Lava Cakes

    There is something so magical about a warm, luscious lava cake. Cutting into it and seeing the warm chocolate come...


    41 Cozy Gifts Every Homebody in Your Life Will Appreciate

    Take their love of all things home to the next level with these heart-warming gifts for the homebody. We rounded...


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    Eggnog Truffles

    I found this recipe in a grocery store handout. I tweaked the ingredients to create a stronger flavor and everyone...

    Raspberry Chipotle Chicken Pinwheels

    I love the flavor profile of raspberry and chipotle together, so I came up with these delicious puff pastry appetizers...



    Beer-Battered Fish Tacos

    If you can't keep your excitement under wraps while assembling these beer-battered fish tacos, that's understandable. Enjoy fresh fish at...



    Dollywood’s Cinnamon Bread Copycat

    Dollywood dishes up such comforting southern food you might mistake it for home cooking. The most popular offering? This ooey-gooey...