Winter

Using dried porcini mushrooms as the base of the rub for this dramatic centerpiece roast gives it a pleasantly funky, earthy flavor.

Make this traditional German Kranzkuchen for a festive sweet treat to serve on Christmas morning.

Serve this festive, warming punch to welcome guests in from the cold or along with dessert at the end of a holiday feast.

A one-pot evening meal with minimum fuss and maximum taste.

Tahini (aka ground sesame paste) replaces the traditional heavy cream in these orange-scented treats for a nuttier but equally rich flavor.

Mimicking traditional semolina pasta, cauliflower "rice" takes on fragrant Persian spices in this grain-free take on couscous.

Sweet and tangy pomegranate juice brings a depth of flavor and rich color to this meltingly tender lamb stew. Serve with polenta or a grain salad and then nextover remaining lamb into sandwiches the next day.

For a German apple cake full of sweet, tart flavor, cookbook author Luisa Weiss swaps out raisins for fresh cranberries and skips the sugar in the filling.

I like to make a batch of Lebkuchen Spice Mix—a mixture of all the “usual suspects” in wintertime baking—in early fall so that I’m ready for the Christmas baking season. The mixture below is a great all-purpose one. But you can also tinker with the amounts if you want to highlight one flavor or another.

A zesty-flavored mayonnaise spread is the secret to this super-tender flavorful fish, and holds the almond crust in place.

Well, you guys, we made it. The 2016 Holiday season is officially upon us in all of its food-and-family-filled glory.

This Chocolate Peppermint Cream Pie is sure to be a big crowd pleaser during the holidays