Celebrate Christmas with an incredible menu for friends and family that's equal parts traditional and modern. From a succulent salt-roasted pork loin to a beautiful pear tarte Tatin, this feast showcases the best flavors of the season.
By Gabrielle Hamilton
120/ Glam Finales
These spectacular desserts are sure to dazzle: peppermint meringue cake, ginger-pear sorbet, toasted-coconut soufflés, maple cheesecake, and more.
By Abigail Johnson Dodge
128/ ¡Viva Hanukkah!
Ready for Hanukkah with a kick? Inspired by the holiday feast as it's cooked in Mexico, this menu gives a twist to tradition, with dishes like potato latkes spiced with ancho-chile salt, and green beans with pepitas.
By Selma Brown Morrow
Dreaming of a Wright Christmas
Megan and Frank Beidler's Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home near Chicago is the perfect setting for a cozy winter supper.
Text by Lizzie Garrett
Produced by Karin Fittante
142/ The 59-Minute Christmas Dinner
The holidays can be stressful, but dinner doesn't have to be. Our impressive recipes—such as New York strip roast and mocha Yule log— will be ready in a flash.
By Tori Ritchie
148/ Once Upon a Christmas Cookie...
Keep your cookie jar well stocked with fresh, heavenly baked treats like Hazelnut Cinnamon Crescents, Lemon Cranberry Florentines, and Triple-Ginger Cookies.
By Dede Wilson
Starters®
18/ r.s.v.p.®
Readers' favorite restaurant recipes.
33/ Foodie Find
Vintage cookbooks.
34/ Tasting
Truffles on a budget.
39/ Drinks
Single malt Scotch; Christmas punch.
40/ Restaurants
In-store dining.
42/ Q&A
Expert Advice From: Fishmonger Brooks Takenaka.
45/ Travel
Navigator: Stuttgart at Christmas.
50/ The BA Foodist
Our know-it-all answers your foodie questions.
52/ Health Wise
Sugar-substitute cook-off; safe pork temperatures.
56/ Holiday Shopping
Hot Gift: The bistro toaster.
The List: What to buy now.
63/ Fast Easy Fresh®
Quick everyday recipes from the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen.
74/ Family Style
Whether you have four guests or fourteen, a hearty winter lasagna loaded with pancetta and Taleggio cheese sauce will please any crowd.
By Cristina Ceccatelli Cook
78/ At the Market®
Clementines
Buy this tart citrus fruit by the crate; our nine fresh ideas will help them disappear fast.
Text by Amy Albert
Recipes by Lora Zarubin
90/ Wine & Spirits
Blanc de blancs—Champagne made from white grapes only—is the best of the bubblies and a perfect drink for the holidays.
By Heather John
100/ Cooking Life
For Molly Wizenberg, her mother's savory-sweet potato biscuits with Smithfield ham are a little taste of home.
104/ The Baker
Dorie Greenspan's amazing spiced dough is the secret to a sensational holiday treat.
156/ Prep School®
Assembling a pear tarte Tatin; mastering salt-packed pork loin; shaping tuile cups; segmenting citrus; and more.
Text by Amy Albert
164/ Feedback
John Legend
When he's not performing, the R&B crooner loves to whip up down-home comfort food.
Interview by Bekah Wright
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ABOUT THE COVER
Peppermint Meringue Cake with Chocolate Buttercream from "Glam Finales," page 120; recipe by Abigail Johnson Dodge/ photograph by Patricia Heal/ food styling by Jamie Kimm/ prop styling by Beverley Hyde.
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Peppermint Meringue Cake with Chocolate Buttercream 127
Gorgonzola Tart with Arugula Salad 28
Grandma Knowlton's Pimiento Cheese 50
Latkes with Ancho-Chile Salt and Watercress Guacamole 130
Pickled Shrimp 112
Smoked Trout Dip with Toast Points, Nuts, and Dried Fruit 140
Sweet Potato Biscuits with Ham, Mustard, and Honey 102
Admiral Russell's Christmas Punch 39
Barley Stew with Leeks, Mushrooms, and Greens 72
Rustic Tomato Soup with Toasted Cumin and Mini Rajas 130
Sweet Potato Biscuits with Ham, Mustard, and Honey 102
Thai Coconut-Lime Soup with Chicken 28
Escarole and Butter Lettuce Salad with Pomegranate Seeds and Hazelnuts 76
Fresh Herb, Grapefruit, and Fennel Salad 116
Poached Pear Salad with Blue Cheese and Champagne Vinaigrette 140
Treviso, Walnut, and Gruyère Salad 147
Brown Sugar-Pecan Sticky Buns 108
Giant Apricot-Walnut Scones 20
Fish, seafood
Fish and Chips with Dijon Mayonnaise 26
Halibut with Clementine Gremolata 85
Mussels with Chorizo and Spicy Charmoula Broth 18
Salmon with Hoisin, Orange, and Bok Choy 72
Meats
Braised Lamb Shanks with Olives, Lemon, and Tomatoes 141
Braised Rabbit with Rosemary 28
New York Strip Roast with Madeira Pan Sauce 146
Osso Buco with Homemade Pesto 20
Pancetta and Taleggio Lasagna with Treviso 76
Roasted Salt- and Spice-Packed Pork Loin 112
<a href="">Steak-and-Mushroom Reubens</a> 70
Poultry
Chicken Paillards with Clementine Salsa 80
Chicken with Roasted Grapes and Shallots 64
Roast Duck Breasts with Pomegranate-Chile Sauce 130
Turkey Cutlets with Brussels Sprouts and Dried Cranberries 72
Vegetarian
Barley Stew with Leeks, Mushrooms, and Greens 72
Penne with Lemon and Root Vegetables 70
Pasta
Pancetta and Taleggio Lasagna with Treviso 76
Penne with Lemon and Root Vegetables 70
Eggplant Sandwiches with Fontina and Caramelized Onions 26
Buttery Parmesan Mashed Potatoes 141
Couscous with Clementines, Chickpeas, Olives, and Dates 85
Fresh Herb, Grapefruit, and Fennel Salad 116
Roasted Carrot, Parsnip, and Potato Coins 147
Roasted Onions and Gruyère Croutons 116
Sautéed Spinach with Garlic and Pine Nuts 141
Smoked Gouda and Chipotle Grits 30
Treviso, Walnut, and Gruyère Salad 147
Yams with Crispy Skins and Brown-Butter Vinaigrette 116
Pear, Cranberry, and Crystallized Ginger Cobbler 20
Toasted-Coconut Soufflés with Ruby-Red Cranberry Sauce 123
Cakes
Maple Cheesecake with Maple-Cranberry Compote 123
Orange-Scented Bittersweet Chocolate Cake with Candied Blood Orange Compote 124
Peppermint Meringue Cake with Chocolate Buttercream 127
Super-Quick Mocha Yule Log 147
Candy
Cookies
Cardamom-Orange Sugar Cookiesv 154
Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies 154
Hazelnut Cinnamon Crescents 154
Lemon Cranberry Florentines 155
Spiced Brown Butter and Walnut Tuile Cups 126
Custard, puddings
Buttermilk Panna Cotta with Cinnamon-Caramel Sauce 72
Crème Caramel Bread Pudding 141
Dessert sauces, condiments
Frozen desserts
Brown Sugar-Balsamic Swirl Ice Cream 119
Coconut-Piloncillo Ice Cream with Coconut Tortilla Chips and Fruit Salsa 133
Ginger-Pear Sorbet in Spiced Brown Butter and Walnut Tuile Cups 126
Semifreddo with Dried Fruit and Nuts 25
Tarts
Chocolate-Caramel Macadamia Nut Tart 124
Roasted Pear Tarte Tatin with Brown Sugar-Balsamic Swirl Ice Cream 119
Fennel, Avocado, and Clementine Salad with Arugula and Mint