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Christmas recipes
From office potluck to family dinners, Christmas in Atlanta is a time for sharing good food. On this page you'll find recipes to share and savor, from the main course to dessert.
How to build a Gingerbread house, with step-by-step photos
Christmas cookie recipes
Christmas side dish recipes
More holiday recipes
Atlanta Holiday Guide
- Turkey Breast with Cranberry Relish
- Slow Cooker Turkey Breast
- Spicy Basil Turkey with Sweet Chile Sauce
- Turkey With Dried Cranberries and Whole-Wheat Penne
- new! Cuban Christmas dish: Rodriguez Family's Cuban Black Beans and Pork
- Dried Apple Fruitcake | Icebox Fruitcake
- Holiday Bow-Ties With Asiago Cheese and Spinach
- Festive Holiday Salad
- Holiday Horseradish Sauce for Green Beans
- Molasses Sweet Bread
- Ginger cakes
- Two ways to make Scones
- Gingerbread Pancakes
- Gingerbread Cake With Orange Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
- Gingerbread Squares
- Candied Ginger, Cherry and Pineapple Scones
- Scalloped Potatoes
- Dried Fruit Harvest Bread
- Soft Caramels
- Lottie's Stollen
Winter Holidays (General):
- Drinks: Wassail | Holiday cocktails
- Caramel Desserts, Cakes, Breads
- Rustic Bread
- Blue Cheese and Date Spread
- Rich's Bakeshop Coconut Cake
- Coconut Cake from OK Cafe
- Nanny Bond's Blackberry Jam Cake With Golden Divinity Frosting
- Oven-Baked Rosemary Potato Chips
- Bacon-Wrapped Breadsticks
- Dates Stuffed With Parmesan
- Rustic Bread With Dark Chocolate, Olive Oil and Salt
- Fresh Goat Cheese on Flatbread With Grapes and Rosemary Oil
- Chef Beverly's Soy Nog
- 'Deconstructed' Pear Crisp Parfait
- Grapefruit Granita
- Autumn Fruit Strudel
- Fresh Figs and Pears With Rosemary Syrup
- Citrus Compote
- Walnut-Raisin Stuffed Baked Apples
- Helpful links
- Buyer advice: 10 sparkling wines for $10 or less, from John Kessler
- Turkey recipes
- Christmas sides
- Hanukkah recipes
- Recipes for other holidays
- Atlanta Holiday Guide
- Printable shopping organizer list
Christmas morning
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Dishes to enjoy after Christmas Eve services or before you open presents Christmas morning
- Breakfast Casserole
- Day Before Blueberry French Toast
- Swiss Ham Breakfast Strata
- Pear Ginger Coffee Cake
New Year's Eve / New Year's Day recipes
- Atlanta New Year's Eve Guide
- Drinks
- Cocktails
- Snacks
- Bloody Mary recipes for a crowd, from Food 101
- Hoppin' Laya, Sausage, Tomatoes, Black-Eyed Peas and Rice
- Black-Eyed Pea Salad
- Easy Pork and Sauerkraut from Allrecipes.com
- Refried Black-Eyed Peas, from Taqueria del Sol
- Where to find black-eyed peas and collards in Atlanta, from Meridith Ford Goldman
- Healthy recipes for the New Year
- Traditional New Year's food ideas, including sauerkraut and pork
Dishes to share
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What to bring to a holiday potluck
- Sallie Fannie Rowland Smith's Ambrosia Dessert is a simple and quick dessert that's sure to please (10 minutes)
- Corn Muffins using a recipe from The Colonnade restaurant (30 minutes)
- S&S Cafeteria Sweet Potato Balls (3 hours, 20 minutes)
- Veggie Casserole (50 minutes)
- Broccoli Corn Bread (50 minutes)
- Food gift recipes: These dishes and treats work well for those who bake their holiday presents
- Desserts to share
- Appetizers/Side dishes | Salads
- Kid-friendly dishes
- Vegetarian potluck dishes
- More What Can I Bring? recipes
- How to carve a turkey (Step-by-step photos)
- Desserts you can fix early and freeze early, from Jeanne Besser
- John Kessler's guide to homemade pie crust
- Scott Peacock's easy biscuits from scratch, with photos and recipes
- What can i bring? Rich's Cheese Straws and more portable recipes to share at a Christmas potluck
- Southern recipes: Southern Christmas recipes, including Rich's Coconut Cake, Sweet Potato Cobbler and Aunt Dolly's Sweet Potato Pie.
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- Plus: Recycle your tree | After-Christmas mall hours
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Food you can use
