Christmas Recipe Videos

  • Homemade Cinnamon Buns

    Everyone loves cinnamon buns and making your own homemade sweet dough makes them even better.

  • Pie Crust

    The secret to this pie crust is the use of butter to make a fluffier and more flavorfull crust.

  • Pumpkin Pie from Scratch

    You can make your own pumpkin pie using sugar pumpkins and the usual ingredients like cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg and ginger.

  • Snowball Cookies

    Snowball cookies are similar to Russian Tea Cakes and Mexican Wedding Cookies.

  • Turkey Gravy

    Making turkey gravy from scratch tastes much better than almost anything you can buy that is already prepared. 

  • Turkey Stuffing

    Add butter, turkey stock, carrots, celery and onion to a bag of packaged stuffing to make this basic stuffing.

  • Roast Pheasant and Endive

    Roasting a pheasant is as easy as any other fowl. It has more flavor than turkey and is one of the more interesting fowls to consider serving around t

  • Salami Crisps

    The only secret to this easy and fast salami crisp appetizer is to use very thin and good Italian dry salami.

  • Phyllo Tartlets

    All you need are small Phyllo tarts, roasted red peppers, small mozzarella balls (called pearls), and some pesto. All of the ingredients can be obtain

  • Pesto Terrine

    This is a perfect cheese alternative for your party or entertaining, and you can combine all of the ingredients in several minutes.

  • Olive Consarde

    Olive cansarde is an Italian tradition. An assortment of raw vegetables marinated in oil and vinegar and placed in serving dishes.

  • Boursin Cheese Ball

    This is a simple recipe that plays down the strong garlic taste that some versions of the cheese emphasize.

  • Leek and Pecan Stuffing

    Author and blogger Jane Ward likes to follow tradition but found this leek and pecan version of stuffing and now it is a staple for her turkey.

  • Quick Turkey Gravy

    Gravy can be made in the matter of minutes if you make the roux properly before mixing.

  • Quick Turkey Stuffing

    Do not let time prevent you from making your own quick stuffing, flavored with Granny Smith apples and fresh sage.

  • Sugar Cranberries

    Sugar cranberries are especially popular during the holidays but are a great treat if you like the combination of sweet and tart.

  • Roasted Chestnuts

    Roasted chestnuts are a tradition at Christmas. Called castagne in Italian, they are roasted with wine and salt.

  • Stuffed Top Neck Clams

    Stuffed Top Neck Clams are a little larger than Little Necks and Cherrystones and have a sea, salty taste.

  • Roasted Squash Bisque

    A Roasted Butternut Squash Bisque is a typical vegetable cream soup. Combine with chicken broth and heavy cream as a finish.

  • Baked Leeks

    This Baked Leeks recipe is the one new recipe that is so delicious - and so seasonally legitimate - it is destined to become a family tradition.

  • Green Bean Casserole

    Whether this is your first time, or your 50th, hosting, this Green Bean Casserole is a recipe you'll want to have on your Thanksgiving table year after year.

  • Ham and Spinach Breakfast Casserole

    This time saving ham and spinach breakfast dish will make a great addition to any holiday brunch or breakfast gathering.

  • Apple Custard Pie

    This apple custard pie is an heirloom recipe found by the Brass Sisters.

  • Apple Tart

    A perfect apple tart should have a firm bottom to its crust but be flaky and flavorful as well.

  • Asparagus Prosciutto Wrap

    The essential ingredients are boursin cheese (a soft creamy cheese), a thin piece of prosciutto, and phyllo dough.

  • Baccala Italian Style Codfish

    Baccala, or salted codfish, is a favorite dish of the Italians and Portuguese. This is one of the many ways to bake cod.

  • Sweet Potato Casserole

    This Sweet Potato Casserole, with its creamy bright orange base, its familiar fluffy top crust of golden brown marshmallows is a tradition that resides with many families.

  • Roasting A Turkey

    You may only cook a turkey one day a year but it is easy to make a perfectly cooked bird - brown on the outside and fully cooked and moist on the inside.

  • BLT Dip

    With a nod to the classic BLT sandwich, it will be hard to pull your guests away from this dip.

  • Quick Apple Pie

    Homemade apple pie can be made much more quickly using a high quality refrigerated pie dough. The secret ingredient here is butter.

  • Baked Stuffed Shrimp

    What makes this Baked Stuffed Shrimp recipe so good are the shallots and white wine that are sprinkled over the baking pan before cooking.

  • Pignolata (Pinulata)

    These Italian holiday treats are little bites of fried dough slathered in a honey/Kayo syrup mixture and topped with bits of chocolate, toasted nuts and fresh cinnamon.

  • Pork Roast

    This roast comes together quickly, feeds a crowd, looks fantastic on dinner plates at home or on a buffet table and, most importantly, it is delicious.

  • Eggnog Punch with Coffee

    The ingredients for this drink are eggnog, coffee, Sherry, Brandy, whipped cream, ground nutmeg and coffee ice cream.

  • Honey Butter

    To make this flavored butter just mix butter, some brown sugar and of course honey.

  • Pumpkin Bread

    Pumpkin bread is a holiday tradition and treat for many. Serve this with the honey butter recipe.

  • Vanilla Whipped Cream

    Whipped cream can be flavored with vanilla or else try coffee, chocolate, orange zest or liqueur.

  • Broccoli Casserole

    The creamy bake of green beans, condensed soup, and crunchy onion topping in this recipe for Broccoli Casserole is certainly a crowd pleaser.

  • Snowman Cupcakes

    Cake decorating takes many forms and varieties as shown in these clever snowmen made out of buttercream frosting.

  • Santa Face Cupcakes

    What could be more fun for Christmas than to make a Santa Face as your next cake decorating project.

  • Christmas Wreath Cupcakes

    This one of the three Christmas cupcakes you can learn to decorate on your own, a Christmas Tree, a Santa Face and this Christmas Wreath.

  • Christmas Tree Cupcake

    You can make this Christmas Tree Cupcake by using basic butter cream frosting, a piping bag, #67 and #3 tips, and an offset spatula.

  • Biscuits and Gravy

    Biscuits and Gravy is the ultimate comfort food. With a couple of short cuts in the recipe video, Jancey Smith saves you valuable time and energy in the kitchen.

  • St. Elmo Gin and Tonic

    Warmer weather means warm weather cocktails. No, not the kind with umbrellas, the traditional kinds: the ones that originated in the 1800s. The Gin and Tonic.

  • Sunrise Squares

    As a mother of six, Jancey Smith knows how to make a hearty, home-cooked meal for a big bunch. Enter, the Sunrise Square, a bright, cheesy breakfast casserole to end all breakfast casseroles.

  • Potatoes au Gratin

    This recipe for Potatoes au Gratin is so simple, so easy, so satisfying, and so very traditional. You’ll find potatoes au gratin goes with any roast – a turkey, a roast beef, even ham.

  • Asparagus and Prosciutto Crisps

    These crisps elegantly combine the sweet and soft asparagus with salty and crispy prosciutto; a delicious blend of flavors and textures.

  • Turkey Pot Pie

    This Turkey Pot Pie is a great way to reintroduce the main event from the night before, in a different, but just as delicious way.

  • Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast

    A slow cooker is a busy person's most useful appliance, especially around the holidays. Spend your time out of the kitchen and with your friends and loved ones.

  • Marlborough Pie

    There could not be a more perfect ending to your Thanksgiving or Christmas meal than this Marlborough pie.

  • Midnight Crackle Cookie

    With its rich chocolate taste and slight crunch, these cookies are also perfect for the sweet tooth that often accompanies the end of a warm meal.

  • Bolognese Sauce with Thanksgiving Leftovers

    Perfect for when time is limited this Bolognese Sauce with Thanksgiving Leftovers is a twist on a classic Italian meal that is undeniably delicious.

  • Chiffon Cake

    Chiffon cake tastes as elegant as it sounds. Set aside the boxed cakes this holiday season and really dress up the dessert table with an elegant Chiffon cake.

  • Bacon Sausage Rollups

    With all of the holiday festivities to attend and possibly host this season, having a unique yet simple recipe for hors d'oeuvres is always ideal. Leave the cheese and crackers to the wayside this hol

  • Santa's Sleigh Cocktail

    Part dessert, part party this cocktail is sure to spread a little cheer.

  • Caramelized Balsamic Onions

    With common ingredients and a skillet, cipollini onions are transformed into a stellar side dish. Learn how to make Caramelized Balsamic Onions in this recipe video.

  • Four Cheese Scalloped Potatoes

    A side dish that also serves as the ultimate comfort food, this video recipe for Four Cheese Scalloped Potatoes is best served to a hungry crowd.