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Like so many of us here at Kitchn, you, dear readers, have been readying yourselves for winter and the holiday season by saving recipes for every occasion. This November, you’ve been clicking “save” on recipes that make the most wonderful homemade food gifts, tasty breakfast casseroles for holiday brunch, cozy slow cooker meals for busy nights, and hearty stews to warm you up from the cold. Have a peek to see what everyone is cooking!

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Most people would agree that it’s good to try new things. Stick to the same habits, eat the same things, hang out with the same people, and life begins to stagnate. With this in mind, most people make a point of getting involved in new activities or social events, traveling to new places, and perhaps […]

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From a very young age, most of us are taught that if we’re not warm enough, we’ll “catch a cold.” Even to this day, the concept that the common cold can be “caught” when the body is exposed to colder temperatures, most often during the winter months, is held by most educated people. That’s why […]

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Every Jewish family has a different take on latkes. Some are flat and lacy, while others are thick with substantial chew. The beauty of this food is in its near inability to be bad. After all, we are talking about potatoes crisped up in fat. If you can achieve that, any recipe is sure to be delicious.

After testing five classic latke recipes, I determined the essential ingredients and have culled the cleverest techniques to bring you this very recipe. The result is a straightforward technique serving up latkes that shatter when you bite into them, revealing a creamy potato- and onion-packed pocket. This recipe is great for first-time latke makers seeking a vehicle for applesauce and sour cream, but even if you’re a latke-making expert, this recipe still might help you out with a trick or two. Here’s how to make classic latkes.

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According to a new study, a popular health routine millions of people do every day could be increasing their risk for diabetes. Mouthwash use linked to diabetes? Scientists at the Department of Pathology and Center for Free Radical Biology in the University of Alabama recently published findings in the journal Nitric Oxide, which suggests that the […]

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Rates of childhood leukemia have been rising since the 1970s and no one’s entirely sure why. However, scientists at the University of Haifa and the Israel Center For Disease Control just published a study, which found that children who are breastfed had a lower risk of developing the disease. Childhood leukemia accounts for almost one-third […]

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If your goal this holiday season is to bake up a batch of cookies guaranteed to impress and delight, look no further than that jar of peanut butter hanging out in your fridge or pantry. From classic chewy peanut butter cookies and chocolate-topped peanut butter blossoms to no-bake bars and a marshmallow-stuffed vegan version, there is something for everyone in these 10 tasty recipes.

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Binge-reading all of the December issues of food magazines can bring out some irrational holiday thinking.

On the one hand, it can fool you into feeling like a holiday superhero. You’ll want to cook everything you see and invite everyone you’ve ever met for the most perfect holiday soirée ever. An intimate Christmas goose dinner for 12! A leisurely holiday brunch for 30! Christmas cookies for 200!

It can also have the opposite effect. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the endless parade of precisely decorated cookies, the piles of perfectly wrapped presents, and tablescapes worthy of a Fifth Avenue holiday window. It can make you want to skip all this holiday fabulousness and jump right to January.

The key, of course, is a little moderation. And that’s where we’ll try to help.

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It’s hard to beat the cozy factor of mulled wine — it’s one of those magical things, like pot roast and chocolate chip cookies, that fills the kitchen with an incredible aroma while also filling you up with sheer comfort.

A pot of mulled wine is the ultimate beverage to serve guests this time of year, when they come in, frigid from the cold, and are searching for a quick way to defrost. While it’s quite simple to make, the best mulled wine is simmered for a couple of hours to ensure the goodness of cinnamon, cloves, and orange peel have permeated the wine. That means it’s not the kind of quick cocktail you assemble as soon as your friends hit your apartment buzzer. However, you can actually make part or all it ahead of time — here’s how.

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If Thanksgiving celebrations whetted your appetite for entertaining, I’ve got excellent news for you: Ina Garten just released her whole holiday cocktail party menu. It’s as decadent, glamorous, and rich as we’d expect from Ina, but also easy enough for any beginner to pull off.

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