One genius tip is to pick Christmas party recipes and menu ideas, like mini Asian crab cakes and ham and gruyere thumbprints, that you can make in advance and freeze. Or try potato pancakes with gravlax, goat-cheese stuffed mushrooms, Christmas tree cupcakes, or Christmas cookies like honeyed almond-cherry shortbread.
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pork wellington with prosciutto and spinach mushroom stuffing
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frutti di mare linguine
Seafood Linguine
1 hr 40 mins
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Kransekake
3 hrs
marshmallow fudge
Marshmallow Fudge
2 hrs 20 mins
A bowl of mashed potatoes with a spoon on a marble surface next to small bowls of salt and pepper
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
40 mins
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Broiled Oysters
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Cloud Cake
3 hrs 45 mins
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Potatoes Anna
1 hr 20 mins
Sausage-Cheddar Balls
Sausage-Cheddar Balls
Spiced Nuts
Spiced Nuts
cider punch
Warm Cider and Rum Punch
Hot Spinach Dip
Hot Spinach Dip
1 hr
Candy Cane Cocktail
Candy Cane Cocktail
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Sauteed Pork Cutlets
10 mins
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Roasted Leg of Lamb With Red Wine Gravy
2 hrs 25 mins
brie with pecans and sauce and a knife
Easy Baked Brie With Pecans
45 mins
pomegranate cosmo cocktail drink
Pomegranate Cosmopolitan
5 mins
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Roast Goose
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Chewy Molasses-Spice Cookies
1 hr 30 mins
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Spice-Infused Simple Syrup
A pavlova dessert arranged in a circular wreath topped with red berries and mint leaves
Pavlova Wreath
2 hrs 50 mins
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Oatmeal Cookies
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Basic Bark
1 hr 15 mins
pork wellington with prosciutto and spinach mushroom stuffing
Pork Wellington With Prosciutto and Spinach-Mushroom Stuffing
3 hrs 10 mins
salmon-and-mashed-potato croquettes
Salmon-and-Mashed-Potato Croquettes
2 hrs 40 mins
christmas mule cocktail
Cranberry Mule
1 hr 45 mins
Rum balls
Rum Balls
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Checkerboard Cookies
Snickerdoodles
Snickerdoodles
chocolate-and-vanilla pudding cake
Chocolate-and-Vanilla Pudding Cake
4 hrs 20 mins
Stuffed Turkey Breast
Stuffed Turkey Breast
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Whole-Grain Skillet Cornbread
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Mulled White Wine
45 mins
Pfeffernusse
German Spice Cookies (Pfeffernusse)
classic shrimp cocktail
Classic Shrimp Cocktail
50 mins
Rib roast
Frisée Salad With Dijon Vinaigrette
15 mins
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Cranberry Upside-Down Cake
1 hr
pernod bourbon spritz cocktail
Pernod-Bourbon Spritz
5 mins
Mulled Wine
Mulled Wine
45 mins
three infused liqueurs
Cherry-Cinnamon Liqueur
3 days
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Buttermilk Biscuits
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Beef Wellington
orange anisette in swing-top glass bottles
Anisette
2 hrs 40 mins
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Ginger Red-Wine Spritzer
coconut key-lime pie
Coconut-Key Lime Pie
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Cranberry Cobbler
55 mins
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Buche de Noel
curried-sour-cream dipping sauce
Curried-Sour-Cream Dipping Sauce
5 mins
saffron-and-orange-scented seafood stew
Saffron-and-Orange-Scented Seafood Stew
1 hr 15 mins
chocolate chip bars
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
flourless chocolate cake
Flourless Chocolate Espresso Cake
1 hr 30 mins
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Cornmeal Cookies
rolled rib eye roast
Rolled Rib-Eye Roast
3 hrs 50 mins
carrot zucchini and leek fritters
Carrot, Zucchini, and Leek Fritters
45 mins
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Standing Rib Roast
Christmas Punch
Christmas Punch
Apple crumb pie with a slice removed served in a fluted ceramic dish on a wooden board
Apple Crumble Pie
2 hrs
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Scalloped Oysters
35 mins
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Gingerbread Snowflakes
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No-Knead Dinner Rolls
2 hrs 40 mins
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Pecan Tassies
Giant Ginger Cookies
Giant Ginger Cookies
50 mins