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Cutting the sugar? Up the zest so you won't notice
When it comes to sweets, I have a surprising trick up my sleeve. And the best part about it? It probably won't cost you a penny because most likely you already have it, but throw it in the trash.

Holiday cookie inspired by Mallo Cup candy bars
Imagine a chocolate peanut butter cup, but instead of peanut butter the chocolate shell encases a gooey marshmallow filling. There's your Mallo Cup candy bar.

Keeping the joy in whole-grain holiday baking

Record 4.16-pound truffle sells for $61,250 in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) -- A record-setting 4.16-pound white truffle has sold for $61,250 at a New York City auction.


Dorie Greenspan demystifies the cut holiday cookie
Around the world, it's time for holiday cookies: German springerles rolled out with patterned rolling pins; Dutch speculoos as tall as St.

A pancake that has it all -- bacon, apple and sugar


Holiday cookie inspired by Butterfinger candy bars

Dressing up a basic gingerbread for Christmas
Gingerbread is such an iconic flavor -- and aroma -- of Christmas, yet it can be a letdown as a dessert for the big day.

It's mostly because a gingerbread -- no matter how delicious -- is kind of simple for such a day of big celebrations.

Holiday cookie inspired by Almond Joy and Mounds

Oh, that classic Almond Joy vs. Mounds dilemma... Whether to go dark chocolate or milk chocolate with nuts. These bar cookies inspired by those sibling candy bars let you have it your way, or both ways.

A chocolatey rich coconut cream pie for Christmas
Coconut is my family's must-have sweet during the holidays. Usually we have a fresh coconut cake, but my mom has been known to sneak a Mounds bar -- her favorite candy -- when the urge strikes.

A holiday cookie inspired by Twix candy bars
So how do you eat a Twix bar? Do you use your teeth to scrape all of the chocolate-caramel topping off, then go back and eat the naked crunchy cookie? Do you nibble first some chocolate-caramel, then some cookie, then back to chocolate-caramel, and...

Dressing up a simple hash for Christmas brunch
Sure, you could do pancakes or muffins, just as you have so many years before. But maybe this year you should consider stepping up your Christmas brunch offerings.

Holiday cookie inspired by Reese's NutRageous bars

Go Italian this Christmas with lobster manicotti
A robust Italian dinner feels just about right for Christmas. It's rich and comforting and -- particularly in the case of our lobster manicotti -- decadent without being fussy.

Holiday cookie inspired by Kit Kat candy bars
Is it even possible to eat a Kit Kat bar without triggering that "Give me a break!" earworm from the `80s? Seems not.

Holiday entertaining? Start with a box of crackers


Holiday cookie inspired by Sky Bar candy bars
Inspired by Sky Bar candy bars, these 4-in-1 cookies combine all your favorite flavors -- chocolate, peanut butter, caramel and white chocolate -- on top of a light spritz cookie.

10 Things: 10 ideas for easy holiday party snacks

Holiday cookie inspired by York peppermint patties
When we eat a York peppermint patty, we get the sensation... That they'd be delicious transformed into a holiday cookie. So we did. The result is a simple drop cookie that is simultaneously delicate and fudgy with a heady punch of mint.

Healthy roast for the holidays? With pork, easily

Holiday cookie inspired by Snickers candy bars
What happens when you take a Snickers bar and flip it inside out? You get these delicious holiday cookies. We took that classic candy bar combination of peanuts, caramel and chocolate and turned them into a thumbprint cookie.

Lean, filling beans help you behave at holidays

Holiday cookie inspired by 100 Grand candy bars
So what would you do with 100 Grand?

Obviously, the only appropriate answer is to eat it. But if you don't have one of those bars of chocolate, caramel and puffed-crisped rice handy, we've got you covered.

1 pork tenderloin, 3 fresh ways to serve it

Holiday cookie inspired by 3 Musketeers candy bars
Sometimes you crave a caramel sugar bomb sort of candy bar, and sometimes you want something a bit more refined.

And by refined we mean the pillowy softness of whipped nougat shrouded in milk chocolate, also known as a 3 Musketeers bar.