Wassail is a hot spiced punch often served for winter celebrations, with historic roots in Northern Europe. This version adds cranberry and pineapple to the traditional cider base for the wassail.

Very impressive cake!

This is an old and simple recipe for a fried pastry also known as ‘bowties’. Substitute brandy for rum if you’d rather the taste of brandy.

A dense cake dotted with ground walnuts. The layers are stacked alternately with jam and a fluffy cream cheese icing and topped off with an elegant design.

Libertine in Dallas, Texas is having a beer dinner on August 26, so you Texans should try it out! Any time you can have doughnut holes paired with Belgian Dark Ale from French Canada, you must take full advantage of that opportunity.

From the restaurant:

Greetings! It’s that time again for the Libertine Bar monthly beer dinner. This month’s menu is amazing and we really went all out on the beer pairings, trying to bring out some good craft brews that may fly under a lot of people’s radar.

Tuesday August 26, 7 PM

The Libertine Bar
2101 Greenville Ave
Dallas, TX
214-824-7900

Five courses of original cuisine paired with five craft beers.
$40 per person. Reservations required.

1st Course: Lobster sliders
Paired with El Salvador Pilsner

2nd course: Wedge salad with leek and roasted tomato
Paired with Stone IPA

3rd Course: Mascarpone mushroom ravioli
Paired with Unibroue Blanch de Chambly

4th course: Roasted duck with Spanish risotto and guacamole paint
Paired with Spaten Optimator

5th course: Coffee & Doughnuts- Coffee mousse with homemade
doughnut holes
Paired with Unibroue 17

These cookies are very pretty, and tasty. Look great on gift trays during the holidays, with the green and red. If you don’t like cherries used sweetened dried cranberries.

This cake was made and brought to me at work. It is the moistest carrot cake I have ever had. Decorate with Cream Cheese Frosting.

This is a great dessert, especially nice for holidays, but it can be served anytime of the year. The resulting pumpkin roll slices will impress your guests. The pumpkin roll is not as hard to make as it sounds. Be sure and use plain canned pumpkin and not pumpkin pie mix. Originally submitted to CakeRecipe.com.

Lemon instant pudding and lemon-lime soda make this a very moist and delicious lemon cake.

This is a simple, plain rice pudding that will remind you of your grandmothers’! It’s white rice baked with sugar, scalded milk and butter.

This great cereal mix is another version of the favorite crispy cereal party mix that everyone loves!

Fruit cake soaked in whiskey. Should be made a month in advance, if you can wait that long (I can’t!). You’ll need some cheesecloth for giving this cake its trademark bourbon wrap.

This is a Pennsylvania Dutch recipe for Lebkuchen.

A deliciously mildly spicy ethnic-inspired salad that’s very healthy as well. A nice crunchy twist on UNsprouted lentil salads.

I know, I know - tomato soup is an odd ingredient for a cake. But try it! Sort of spicy and sooo yummy. People will NEVER guess what the main ingredient is.

A classic! Easy,easy, easy and tasty, tasty, tasty.

These delicate cookies are elegant and lovely for any holiday gathering. They also would be suitable for an afternoon tea. The lemon and sesame seeds make this cookie perfect for an international spread for a buffet. Impress your friends with these easy to make cookies!

This is the recipe for the paste used to make Puerco Pibil…you know, so you don’t have to go buy the weak stuff.

Here’s a great cake that combines the fluffiness of yellow cake with the crunchiness of meringue and a pineapple-whipped cream filling.

Tender, buttery yeast-raised dinner rolls are worth the time and effort to make for Thanksgiving dinner and special holiday meals.

This is a very moist, honey-sweetened loaf with only nuts and a splash of vanilla to heighten the rich fruitiness.

Excellent, very moist, and tasty!!

I don’t know what to say about this recipe other then it is decadent and addictive.

This is a basic cheesecake that you can spruce up with sugared strawberries or blueberries on top, but it is fantastic just plain.

This is a great way to spice up an ordinary hamburger. Not only can this be done on the grill, but pan fried if desired. Too good not to try!!