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Roasting chestnuts is the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit! (Open fire optional.) Spiced vanilla browned butter is just the cherry on top.

Spiced Butter Roasted Chestnuts

Gorgeous garnet cocktail starring an easy cranberry-rosemary simple syrup with bright, fresh, herby notes alongside white rum & lime juice.

12 Drinks of Christmas: Mistletoe Kiss Cocktail

Easy, healthy, happy breakfasts: 5-minute gluten-free cranberry pecan muffins made in the blender & sweetened with maple syrup.

Healthy Cranberry Pecan Breakfast Muffins

Roasted squash, sweet potatoes, beets, & sprouts coated with sweet-tart glaze will brighten up your holiday table with a rainbow of jewel tones!

Friendsgiving: Maple Balsamic Roasted Veggies

My favorite way to take mashed potatoes over-the-top: a whole head of roasted garlic & a big handful of parmesan! Plus simple, no-drippings-needed gravy.

Friendsgiving: Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes & Vegetarian Gravy

Acorn squash has sweet, nutty flesh that makes perfect individually-portioned bowls for lots of kale hidden in spicy, buttery chorizo.

Chorizo & Kale Stuffed Acorn Squash

Kinda-gross, kinda-cute party appetizer couldn't be easier: mozzarella balls stuffed into meatballs, topped with olive 'eyes', & dished up on marinara.

Mozzarella Monster Eyeballs

Brussels sprout salad with a little bit of everything: sweet cranberries, salty shaved parmesan, crunchy toasted almonds, & maple-balsamic vinaigrette.

Cranberry Almond Brussels Sprout Salad

The secret to the very best ribs? Sous vide! Perfectly tender all the way through & seared over a blazing fire to create the perfect crusty bark.

The Very Best Sous Vide Ribs

Thick slices of bacon are slathered with a spicy, sugary beer sauce and roasted over a smoky campfire for breakfast heaven!

Campfire Beer-Candied Bacon

Traditional Icelandic schnapps married with freshly squeezed orange juice & a sprig of rosemary for a crisp, refreshing fall spiced cocktail.

Herb & Orange Brennivín Cocktail

Fall means apples in everything! Paired with butternut squash, coconut milk, & crunchy roasted seeds, this is just what we need to ease into chilly weather.

Butternut Apple Coconut Soup with Roasted Butternut Seeds

Sweet & tart rotkohl is the coziest fall vegetable dish! Red cabbage slow-simmers with apple slices, sweet onion, & cloves until the flavors marry together.

Oktoberfeast: Rotkohl (Red Cabbage)

The famous Oktoberfest schweinshaxe, a whole roasted pork knuckle - so incredibly satisfying after a long day of stein hoisting and dancing!

Oktoberfeast: Schweinshaxe (Roasted Pork Knuckle)

Who's ready for fall camping?! Make an easy camp dinner by stuffing hasselback potatoes full of cheese & topping them off with garlic butter!

Campfire Cheesy Garlic Potatoes

Green chile trades tomatoes for tomatillos and beef for pork, all slow-simmered & loaded with freshly roasted green chiles for the most delicious stew!

Colorado Pork Green Chile

Summertime cherry tomatoes are leaving just as pomegranates arrive, making this the perfect seasonal salad - gloriously colorful & bursting with freshness!

Summer’s End Tomato Salad

Yes, your morning deserves buttermilk biscuits smothered in spicy-sweet butter! Add rich heat to butter-and-honey-drizzle for next-level breakfast.

Harissa Honey Butter

Roasted jalapeños stuffed with three kinds of cheese & sausage are a major winner for everyone who loves a little spiciness.

Italian Stuffed Jalapeños

All the best things about fried takeout crab rangoon, without the frying or never-enough-filling issue. Bonus, wonton chips are super easy & so addictive!

Crab Rangoon Dip with Wonton Chips

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