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Expecting a house full of guests for the holidays? From make-ahead meals, to easy finger food recipes, and crowd-pleasing seasonal favorites—holiday cookies included!—celebrate the season with these holiday delights.

A carved brown sugar glazed ham on a platter.

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One-Bowl Buttermilk Birthday Cake
A pan of roast chicken and shallots.

One-Pan Roast Chicken and Shallots
a cast iron skillet with Irish soda bread

Super Simple Irish Soda Bread
Two fresh loaves of peasant bread on a cooling rack, and the pyrex bowls they were baked in.

My Mother’s Peasant Bread: The Best Easiest Bread You Will Ever Make
Just baked garlic-herb monkey bread on a cutting board.

Cheesy Garlic & Herb Monkey Bread
Just-baked black bean and cheese enchiladas.

Vegetarian Bean and Cheese Enchiladas
A plate of oven-roasted cauliflower florets with parmesan.

Easy Parmesan-Roasted Cauliflower Florets Recipe
An overhead shot of a tray of freshly baked cranberry snow scones.

Cranberry-Orange Buttermilk Scones
Nine hot cross buns on a serving board.

Simple Overnight Hot Cross Buns
An overhead shot of orange-chocolate babka.

How to Make Chocolate-Swirled Babka
Just-baked lemon-blueberry quick bread.

One-Bowl Lemon-Blueberry Quick Bread

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Just-baked rosemary focaccia.

Overnight, Refrigerator Focaccia = The Best Focaccia Bread Recipe
Just baked margherita pizza.

Simple, 4-Ingredient Homemade Pizza Dough
A halved loaf of sourdough bread.

Homemade Sourdough Bread, Step by Step
A bowl over overnight chia oats and berries.

Overnight Chia Oats (Gluten-free, Dairy Free)
Two fresh loaves of peasant bread on a cooling rack, and the pyrex bowls they were baked in.

My Mother’s Peasant Bread: The Best Easiest Bread You Will Ever Make
An overhead shot of a dozen blueberry muffins on a cooling rack.

The Best Lemon-Blueberry Muffins
An up close photo of cut brownies on a board.

Best-Ever Fudgy (Shiny-Topped!) Homemade Brownies
A tray of soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies.

Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Alexandra Stafford

Alexandra (Ali) Stafford is the founder of Alexandra’s Kitchen and the author of two cookbooks: Bread Toast Crumbs and The New York Times bestselling Pizza Night. She lives in Upstate New York with her husband, four children, 3 cats, and 1 dog.

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