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Hanukkah

Nanaimo Bars, the Essential No-Bake Canadian Christmas Treat

The Nanaimo bar requires no glitter to sparkle, but it will certainly shine at any cookie swap or holiday celebration you bring it to.

Take a Ride With Horsey Goat, the Peppery Cheese Spread Your Snack Table Needs

Give your chèvre a kick with a touch of horseradish.

These Chewy Pistachio Cookies Go Green for the Holidays

These flourless, nutty beauties also manage to be both crispy and chewy at the same time.

Chewy Flourless Pistachio Cookies

Crispy, chewy, and naturally gluten-free.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Bars Are the Best of Both Worlds

The combo hits with a certain amount of nostalgia for anyone who grew up eating childhood’s greatest sandwich.

Must Be the Season of the Spritz Cookie

Break out the cookie press for these buttery Christmastime stalwarts—and add a little cornstarch to make the dough easier to work with.

For Holiday Desserts, Ditch the Vanilla and Raid Your Liquor Cabinet Instead

When it comes to holiday baking, look to liqueurs, spirits, and fortified wines for a glorious range of flavoring options.

Do You Even Glaze, Bro?

Glazing vegetables is a foundational cooking technique, but that doesn’t mean it’s basic.

Happy Small-idays: 45 Holiday Meals for Smaller Celebrations

Fewer folks around the table than the average holiday dinner? Skip the whole ham or turkey and opt for one of these smaller celebratory dinners instead.

Braised Chile-Marmalade Duck Legs With Brussels Sprouts

Simmer duck legs in a chile-infused, maramalade-based braise until tender, then reduce the sauce to a sticky-rich lacquer to glaze over the crisp skin.

Shabzi Pakora

This vegetable fritter recipe calls for onions, cabbage, potato, and carrot, but you can use any combination of vegetables you have.

Syrniki

Classic Russian cheese pancakes have a tangy-sweet flavor that goes well with a dollop of jam or sour cream on the side.

Pistachio and Pomegranate Meatballs

Herby turkey meatballs get flavored with pistachios, tangy pomegranate, and grape molasses. Serve the meatballs as wraps with lavash and crisp lettuce.

Za’atar Fish and Chips

Olives and superfast pickled onions provide tangy balance for creamy-crispy potatoes and roast cod.

The Hanukkah Guide to Frying Without Fear

We’re commanded to eat doughnuts during the festival of lights. This year, we're going to make the doughnuts ourselves.

What Epi's Site Director, David Tamarkin, Wants for Hanukkah 

In case you have a sustainably-minded bread obsessive in your life. 

Sumac and Vanilla Shortbread

An outer coating of sumac-sugar gives these slice-and-bake cookies a bright pop of flavor that balances the rich, buttery shortbread.

Labne Deviled Eggs with Paprika and Ginger

Deviled eggs get way more exciting when you cover the egg whites in a deeply flavorful spice mix and swap out the filling’s usual mayo for yogurt-y labne instead.