Holiday Meals Archives - An Edible Mosaic™

Roasted Winter Squash Salad with Spiced Walnuts, Red Currants, and Pomegranate Balsamic Vinaigrette

November 17, 2017 by Faith 1 Comment

Roasted Winter Squash Salad with Spiced Walnuts, Red Currants, and Pomegranate Balsamic Vinaigrette is a beautiful way to highlight the earthy, sweet, and subtly nutty flavor of roasted squash.

Last but certainly not least when it comes to my holiday meal for four is this salad recipe I’m sharing. It’s quite a simple salad, but there’s something about winter squash in general and delicata squash in particular that always wins my vote.…

Orange and Toasted Almond Saffron Rice Pilaf with Golden Raisins

November 10, 2017 by Faith Leave a Comment

Aromatic with orange and spices, this Orange and Toasted Almond Saffron Rice Pilaf with Golden Raisins is the perfect balance of sweet and savory! The secret ingredient that takes it over the top is a little splash of orange blossom water right before serving. In keeping with my exotic, intimate holiday meal, this one of the side dish stars of the show. Some kind of pilaf is a necessary component along with my Persian-Inspired Cornish Hens with Pomegranate Walnut Sauce; it acts as a bed to soak up all that glorious stew-like liquid....

Persian-Inspired Cornish Hens with Pomegranate Walnut Sauce

November 3, 2017 by Faith 2 Comments

Persian-Inspired Cornish Hens with Pomegranate Walnut Sauce is all about that rich, velvety, nuanced sauce. It’s slow food cooked with love, and perfect for a unique twist on holiday entertaining. This year I decided I wanted to feature a beautiful holiday meal that serves just four people. It’s equally appropriate for Thanksgiving or Christmas, or any time you’re having an intimate festive gathering....

Apple Rosemary Brined Roast Turkey

November 9, 2016 by Faith 8 Comments

Diestel Family Turkey Ranch provided me with product for the purpose of this post, as well as compensation for my time. I am happy for the opportunity to share brands that I believe in with my readers, and I hope you enjoy my recipe. As always, opinions stated are my own. Flavorful and juicy Apple Rosemary Brined Roast Turkey will make a gorgeous centerpiece for your family’s holiday table. The Thanksgiving I remember best isn’t because the meal was the most delicious. Actually, quite the opposite because my sister and I had no idea how to cook the stuffing, let alone the turkey. It was my […]...

Two Potato Side Dishes for Holiday Entertaining

December 8, 2015 by Faith 6 Comments

These two potato side dishes for holiday entertaining are perfect recipes if you want to slightly switch up a couple classic festive dishes! When it comes to holiday meals, the meat might be the main event (or at least what gets the most attention), but for me, the sides are the stars of the show. Give me a plate full of stuffing, mashed potatoes, candied yams, green beans almondine, and cranberry sauce and I’m a pretty happy girl. And the turkey itself is totally gravy....

Cinnamon Bun Bread Pudding

April 11, 2014 by Faith 18 Comments

Cinnamon Bun Bread Pudding is perfect for a special occasion brunch! It can be made the night before and baked in the morning for a no-fuss recipe that family and friends will go crazy for. Cinnamon buns are right up there with bagels for me as far as favorite special occasion breakfasts go. Bagels are a rare treat (made even rarer by the fact that in Kuwait it isn’t nearly as easy to find a decent quality bagel as it is in New York). But ironically (because there’s a Cinnabon that’s just a two-minute walk from where we live), cinnamon buns are an even more […]...

Caramelized Brussels Sprouts with Dark Cherry Sauce + Hazelnut

November 22, 2013 by Faith 19 Comments

With Thanksgiving less than a week away, if you’re anything like me, I bet you’ve been scouring the internet for new side dish ideas. Of course there are the ever-present sides on our holiday table, like butternut squash puree, some variant of stuffing (cornbread-based stuffing seems to be everyone’s favorite), and some form of bean casserole (usually green bean casserole, but for some reason that hasn’t been such a hit for the past couple of years). And Brussels sprouts, which is my dad’s contribution to our meal; my mom hates them and refuses to go near them, but since they’re a favorite of his, my dad takes on […]...

Turkey-Sage Cornbread Stuffing

December 17, 2011 by Faith 23 Comments

Cornbread stuffing is hands-down my absolute favorite kind of stuffing, and I think it goes well with just about any kind of meat you could possibly want to serve it with. (Or as I’ve been known to do, top it with a fried egg and serve it with a big salad and call it a meal, no roast chicken required.)...

Christmas Dinner for Two: Vanilla-Maple Glazed Cornish Hens, Spiced Yams, and Braised Red Cabbage with Cherries

December 10, 2010 by Faith 39 Comments

I absolutely love everything about this time of year…the festivities, the family time, the food. I’ve noticed that when it comes to holiday feasts, it doesn’t matter whether you’re making a banquet for a group of twenty friends or an intimate meal to enjoy with your love; the truly magical thing is getting to share a beautiful meal with someone special. A dear friend of mine recently asked me to put together a Christmas dinner for two; I happily agreed (developing recipes and menus is pretty much my all-time favorite thing to do!) and Cornish hen immediately came to mind. Specifically, I thought of Cornish […]...