Dried Cranberry

The sweet-tart filling and the flaky crust add up to one terrific pie.

A drizzle of white chocolate makes these Italian cookies holiday ready. For what it's worth, it's equally good on a classic almond biscotti, too.

Store-bought rotisserie chicken and frozen potatoes make quick and easy work of this dinner, which tastes like Thanksgiving leftovers in the best way possible.

This dressing is best cooked in a dish of its own, which also allows the top layer of bread to brown to an appealing crisp.

Colorful bits of cranberries, walnuts, and pistachios make these simple cookies sparkle for the holidays.

Accompany this colorful dish with rice pilaf and baby peas with pearl onions. The kicker: spice bars and orange slices.

Caramelized pears plus dried apricots, cranberries, and prunes add intense fruit flavor to this stuffing from Rochelle Palermo Torres, a freelance recipe developer and cooking teacher.

The cranberries add tartness, color and texture. Serve the pie with vanilla ice cream or sweetened whipped cream, if you like.

What to drink: Offer robust French roast coffee, but also a vintage or ruby Port.

In this recipe, applesauce is used instead of butter to cut back on the fat.

This is equally good served warm or cold. If you prefer it cold, begin preparing the dessert well ahead so that it has time to chill.