Your holiday headquarters
'Tis the season for festive food and drink. Find all our holiday recipes here, and scroll below for a few of our favorites.
Festive cocktails
Whatever your drink style, you'll find something beautiful for the holidays here.
- Red Rooster Frozen Vodka Cocktail (Vodka Slush)
- Soixante Quinze Gin Champagne Cocktail (French 75)
- Bourbon Cocktail: The Grumpy Gingerbread
- Mezcal Negroni: The Best of All Possible Worlds
- Old Fashioned Wassail Recipe
- The Corduroy: A Rye and Cardamaro Cocktail
- Blood Orange Cocktail with Winter Herbs
- Campari Prosecco Cocktail (Mom's Italian Soda)
Crowd-pleasing platters
Simple starters
Special shellfish
Vegetarian mains
Beef & pork
Stellar side dishes
I won't lie — I had trouble choosing among side dishes for you. You can peruse the whole catalog here.
- Pan Fried Cauliflower with Brown Butter & Hazelnuts
- Braised Kale with Caramelized Onions & Blue Cheese
- Creamed Pearl Onions
- Roasted Fennel Recipe
- Maple Roasted Butternut Squash
- Steakhouse Creamed Spinach
- Old Fashioned Mashed Potatoes for a Crowd
- Easy Popover Recipe (It's Foolproof, Promise)
- Old Fashioned Baked Macaroni and Cheese
- Instant Pot Mac and Cheese
- Sautéed Kale with Garlic and Parmesan
- Brown Butter White Bean Purée
Christmas desserts
Holiday baking
There's nothing quite like holiday baking. See all our cookies and bars here.
Breakfast & brunch
These are a few of my absolute favorite special ways to start the day. Peruse the whole breakfast and brunch archive here.
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Here at Umami Girl, we are BIG cocktail fans. We’re equally enamored with classic cocktails like the Dirty Martini, the Manhattan, and the Last Word, // craft cocktails created by modern bartenders, like The Grape Gatsby // and simple cocktails of our own creation.
