Are you searching for impressive holiday recipes that infuse your kitchen with irresistible aromas, beckoning your loved ones to gather around a festively appointed dinner table? 

In this episode, we share expert tips for hosting with ease and grace, guiding you toward the dishes you’ll want to cook for pleasure, as well as menu items that rely on store bought help. 

In this episode, you’ll:  

1. Learn simple, time-saving strategies to help you breeze through hosting any party
2. Discover the secret to sweet swirly slices of babka, and freshly baked cinnamon rolls, that will have your home smelling of sugar and spice
3. Unlock the secret to the flakiest biscuits—and the unexpected gravy you’ll want to smother them with!

Tune in now to discover the recipes and tips that will fill your holiday table—and your heart—with joy!

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LINKS

Sonya’s babka can be found in her cookbook Braids, and you can find Shannon Sarna’s babka via The Kitchn

Sonya's recipe for sweet potato latkes with cranberry salsa, and her Salad Olivier (potato salad)

The Gourmandise School cinnamon roll recipe 

Chocolate babka sufganiyot (donuts) by Retrolillies and traditional sufganiyot from Once Upon a Chef

Sweet cheese dreams via FoodTalk: add lemon zest and 1 tsp juice, cut into thirds! 

Savory Cheese Dreams by Melissa Knific for NYT Cooking 

Cheesy potatoes from Salt & Lavender, and cheesy potatoes with cornflake topping from Home Sweet Eats 

Simple garlic sauteed collard greens from Yup It’s Vegan, and Southern style collard greens from All Recipes 

Lemon-marinated Tuscan fried chicken from Serious Eats

Edna Lewis’ biscuit recipe (with a description for homemade baking powder at the bottom of it)

Sausage gravy recipe from Southern Bite

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