When it comes to the holiday season we find ourselves spending a lot more time in the kitchen making comforting dishes and spending a few extra minutes crafting an interesting cocktail or two.
Perhaps not surprisingly, we have amassed quite the recipe collection over the past eight years. From our wildly popular recipe for winter-spiced Irish cream liqueur (i.e. homemade Baileys) to a warming curry made with cashews, a jerk-spiced whole turkey (so good!) and a creative take on fruitcake that will impress even the haters (ok, maybe not the haters), here are 15 no-fail holiday recipes from the Eat North recipe vault.
Homemade Baileys-style Irish cream liqueur
Take five minutes to create this cheaper and more delicious version of the popular Irish cream liqueur.
Chef Lynn Crawford's spiced rum and caramel eggnog
An extra indulgent eggnog recipe from one of Canada's most well-known chefs
Pourhouse's mulled cider with hot buttered rum
A warming cocktail for your chilly winter evening
Odd Society Spirits' Rudolph cocktail
A refreshing, crisp and bittersweet cocktail to enjoy over the holidays
Chef Garrett Martin's caramelized mozzarella crostini with cherry black pepper jam and prosciutto
A perfectly cheesy appetizer recipe for holiday entertaining
Cashew nut curry recipe from Milk, Spice and Curry Leaves cookbook
An easy-to-prep and filling dish that will bring the colours of autumn right to your kitchen
Renée Kohlman’s balsamic roasted carrots with gorgeous greens pesto
Two terrific ways to utilize in-season vegetables
Rosemary potato risotto with turkey and fried sage
Turkey dinner, but (sort of) make it risotto
Chef Suzanne Barr's whole jerk turkey
A game-changing spin on the traditional roast turkey
Chef Karine Moulin's modern take on fruitcake
Fruitcake re-imagined in a most delicious way
Butternut squash tart with bourbon whipped cream
Like pumpkin pie, but a bit more unique
Earl grey-infused crème anglaise with roasted fruit
A simple and elegant dessert that looks way more complicated than it is to make
Upside-down blueberry grunt from A Rising Tide cookbook
A fun and fluffy twist on an iconic Nova Scotia dessert
Anna Olson's hot chocolate Nanaimo Bars
An original spin on traditional Nanaimo bars
