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Whether you're hosting Christmas dinner, New Year's brunch, tree-trimming cocktails or a last-minute party, we've done the planning for you. Use our print-and-go grocery lists for one-stop shopping—and you'll have plenty of time left over for, say, visiting your in-laws.

Bonus: Get our most popular cookie recipes and make your own Cookie Swap!

All-Purpose Cocktail Party

Keep it simple with a few mixed drinks—and a lot of tasty finger food.

Pecan Pie Martini
Bacon-Wrapped Chestnut-Stuffed Dates
Mini Beef and Sage Sliders
Spinach-Artichoke Dip
Spicy Maple Walnuts
Goat Cheese Truffles
Snappy Chai Eggnog
Pecan Pie Martini
Grapefruit Sparkler
Caramel Tower
Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies
Holiday Brunch

Sure, sleep in! You'll still have time to whip up this stress-free brunch before your friends and family drop by.

French Twist
Bacon and Cheese Frittata
French Twist
Apple and Watercress Salad
Berries with Maple Cream
Spiked Apple Cider
¡Feliz Navidad!

Welcome the holidays with your own fiesta!

Jalapeño Corn Muffins
Tomato Tortilla Soup
Shrimp and Chorizo Sauté
Mango and Avocado Salad with Spiced Candied Pecans
Jalapeño Corn Muffins
Pear Batidos
Cazuela Baked Apples
Cinnamon Cornmeal Wafers
Christmas Feast

Make a classic Christmas dinner.

Pecan Pie
Cauliflower Soup with Brown Butter
Italian Asian Rack of Lamb
Glazed Carrots
Wilted Spinach with Currants and Pine Nuts
Mulled White Wine
Old Fashioned Rum Cake
Pecan Pie
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Last-Minute Holiday Dinner

Spent all your time shopping for gifts? Cook up this meal in no time.

Honey-Soy Chicken
Bacon and Cheese Brussels Sprouts
Honey-Soy Chicken
Thanksgiving Green Beans
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Double Chocolate Fondue
 
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Seven Fishes Dinner

Feel free to mix and match from this traditional Italian feast.

Saffron Scallops
Venetian Fish Stoup
Seafood Salad
Cucumber Rounds with Beet Cream and Smoked Salmon
Tuna Puttanesca and Penne
Baked Shrimp and Feta
Saffron Scallops
Flounder with Ratatouille
Italian Cheesecake
 
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