One Hungry Mama

December 22nd, 2011

{recipes} A Hungry Guide to Christmas Eating

Holiday Spiced Sweet Potatoes

I handpicked Thanksgiving recipes.

I shared my go-to Hanukkah dishes.

Now, with three days to go, I’m going to point you to the One Hungry Mama holiday delights best suited to the Christmas table.

Let’s not spend time chatting—it’s menu planning time. Of all the recipes in my holiday cooking section, these are my favorite for Christmas.

Game on.

Apple "Pie" Pancakes

Holiday Breakfast
An easy and tasty way to start a long, celebratory day.

• Apple “Pie” Pancakes
• Gingerbread Waffles—make the batter the night before (store in the fridge) or make waffles, cool and freeze (pop ‘em in the toaster when you’re ready for breakfast)
• Blueberry Almond Morning Polenta
• Make-Ahead Spinach and Cheese Strata

Cheddar Crackers

Snacks ‘n Apps
Nibbles to help keep hunger at bay ’til mealtime.

• Cheese Stuffed Dates with Prosciutto
• Smoked Paprika Parsnip Chips
• Cheddar Cracker—a recipe easily adapted to use blue cheese, manchego or your favorite cheese
• Bacon Wrapped Dates—a tradition in my house
• Hearts of Palm Dip—guests always ask for this recipe and never believe how easy it is

Brown Butter Mashed Cauliflower

Salads and Sides
Veggie goodness fit for royalty.

• Golden Beet and Picked Raisin Salad with Creme Fraiche
• Holiday Spiced Mashed Sweet Potato
• Brown Butter Mashed Cauliflower
• Celery Root Mash
• Butternut Mash with Honey and Parmesan
• Vanilla Cumin Roasted Carrots

Peppermint Magic Shell

Dessert and Other Treats
Need I say more?

• Salted Caramel Apple Pie
• All Natural Peppermint Magic Shell—perfect for Candy Cane Sundaes
• Christmas Struffoli—by Christina of Take Back Your Table
• Warm Sticky Toffee Pudding—my fave, fave, favorite!
• Eggnog Bread Pudding
• Homemade Cinnamon Marshmallows—for hot chocolate, a dessert bite, takeaway for guests or brilliant topping for sweet potato mash
• Butterscotch Pudding
• Chocolate Espresso Pecan Pie
• Honey Ricotta Cheesecake—pretty much the best cheesecake ever

Chewy Butterscotch Spice Cookies

Christmas Cookies
Hey, you gotta leave the big guy a little something.

• Spiced Cider Meltaways
• Deluxe Double-Chocolate Cookies—from famed bakery Tartine
• Chewy Butterscotch Spice Cookies
• Peanut Butter Nutella Thumbprints—gluten-free and heavenly
• Bakerella’s Reindeer Chow—not a cookie, but Rudolph and his crew need a treat, too
• Sweet and Salty Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Chocolate Toffee Cookies

Vanilla Gingered Milk

Drinks
Some naughty, some nice.

• Ginger Hot Chocolate—the mix for which makes a great gift
• PERFECT Mulled Wine—with a non-alcoholic variation
• Vanilla Gingered Milk
• Mexican Hot Chocolate