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Impressive Christmas Recipes

This collection of impressive Christmas recipes is full of everything you need for a season of celebration!

For Christmas dinner, try the pistachio crusted rack of lamb or roasted turkey thighs with fennel. If you're cooking seafood on Christmas Eve, try the baked clams casino or cioppino, which is always a crowd favorite!

And seven layer rainbow cookies and classic Italian wedding cookies are perfect to bake during the season!

  • Tender Pomegranate short ribs are slightly tangy and savory and served over creamy sweet potatoes.
    Pomegranate Braised Short Ribs
  • Creamy whipped feta topped with marinated olives and toasted pine nuts.
    Whipped Feta with Marinated Olives and Toasted Pine Nuts
  • Citrus fennel salad with loads of fresh herbs, pistachios, olives and thin red onion.
    Citrus Fennel Salad with Olives and Pistachios
  • Roasted acorn squash with goat cheese and arugula salad.
    Roasted Acorn Squash with Goat Cheese and Arugula
  • Roasted stuffed turkey breast filled with cranberry sausage stuffing and seasoned with
    Stuffed Turkey Breast with Sausage Stuffing
  • Everything spiced bagel stuffing is perfect for Thanksgiving.
    Everything Bagel Stuffing
  • This delicious lambrusco spritz cocktail is served with a salt and sugar rim and garnished with olives, olive oil and an orange slice.
    Lambrusco Spritz
  • Roasted acorn squash stuffed with spiced rice and ground beef.
    Stuffed Acorn Squash with Ground Beef and Spiced Rice (Hashweh)
  • Julia Child French beef bourguignon recipe with mushrooms and red wine.
    Julia Child's Beef Bourguignon
  • Tender wine braised lamb shanks with cinnamon and herbs.
    Greek Braised Lamb Shanks
  • Lobster boil party with whole Main lobsters over boiled potatoes, corn and sausage.
    How to Host a Lobster Boil Party
  • Caramelized onion stuffed mushrooms with Gruyere cheese and crispy panko breadcrumbs.
    French Onion Stuffed Mushrooms
  • Chocolate matzo toffee topped with sea salt, nuts and coconut.
    Chocolate Matzo Toffee
  • Recipe for amaretto tiramisu.
    Amaretto Tiramisu
  • Lobster thermidor recipe with Gruyere cheese.
    Classic Lobster Thermidor Recipe
  • Easy no bake tiramisu truffle recipe with espresso and cocoa powder.
    Tiramisu Truffles
  • Seafood pasta with mussels, clams and shrimp.
    Seafood Pasta with Mussels, Clams and Shrimp
  • Mini cannoli cups with mascarpone and ricotta and topped with candied cherries, pistachios and mini chocolate chips.
    Mini Cannoli Cups
  • Shrimp oreganata recipe with white wine and lemon.
    Shrimp Oreganata
  • Tartiflette is a French casserole layered with potatoes, cheese and caramelized onions.
    Tartiflette (French Potato and Cheese Casserole)
  • Butternut squash risotto with fried sage and Parmesan cheese.
    Butternut Squash Risotto with Crispy Sage
  • Savory puff pastry cheese straws with olive tapenade.
    Puff Pastry Cheese Straws with Tapenade
  • Cheese stuffed phyllo cups with pesto, sun-dried tomatoes and basil.
    Goat Cheese Stuffed Phyllo Cups
  • Pear ginger cake recipe with olive oil and cinnamon.
    Pear Ginger Cake
  • Thanksgiving meatballs in a creamy gravy.
    Thanksgiving Turkey Meatballs
  • Lobster mac and cheese with crispy breadcrumb topping.
    Lobster Mac and Cheese with Prosciutto and Spinach
  • Roasted cornish hens stuffed with wild rice and sausage.
    Sausage Stuffed Cornish Hens
  • Red wine short ribs served over mashed parsnips.
    Red Wine Braised Short Ribs
  • Pear tart tatin with puff pastry.
    Pear Tart Tatin with Puff Pastry
  • Assemble the best seafood platter with chilled clams, oysters, seared tuna and crab legs.
    Chilled Seafood Platter
  • Small plate of cherry pistachio rugelach with a small bowl of chopped pistachios off to the side.
    Cherry Pistachio Rugelach
  • Boneless rib roast on a plate with mashed potatoes.
    Herb Crusted Boneless Rib Roast
  • Italian charcuterie board with imported cheeses, meats, fruit and olives.
    Italian Charcuterie Board
  • Button mushrooms stuffed with boursin cheese make an elegant appetizer.
    Boursin Stuffed Mushrooms
  • Baked brie topped with cranberry sauce and pistachios.
    Cranberry Baked Brie with Honey and Pistachios
  • Caramel eclairs with caramel sauce on top.
    Salted Caramel Eclairs
  • Pear and pomegranate sangria with pomegranate seeds and sliced pear.
    Pear and Pomegranate Sangria
  • Serve the kale cranberry salad on a platter with crumbled feta cheese and apples.
    Kale Salad with Cranberries, Apples and Feta
  • Acorn squash is drizzled with tahini and topped with chopped parsley and pomegranate seeds.
    Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Pomegranate and Tahini
  • Cooked challah stuffing with sausage and leeks.
    Challah Stuffing with Leeks and Sausage

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