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    Home » Recipes » Seasons

    Winter

    • Overhead of a wheel of brie topped with fig jam, chopped pistachios, and fresh thyme, cut open at the top of the image and oozing melty cheese.
      Baked Brie with Fig Jam and Pistachios
    • Close up of shortbread cookies that have cranberries and chunks of white chocolate in them.
      Cranberry White Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
    • close up of mini puff pastry tarts that have goat cheese, pears, thyme and a honey drizzle on them
      Mini Pear and Goat Cheese Tarts with Puff Pastry
    • Cinnamon Candy Apples - These vintage-inspired cinnamon candy apples are the perfect Fall treat! #retrorecipe
      1960's Cinnamon Candy Apples
    • winter citrus, salami, sliced cheese, and crackers on a wooden cutting board
      Winter Meat and Cheese Board Step-by-Step
    • Orange Pomegranate Sparkling Cocktail with Ingredients
      Orange Pomegranate Sparkling Cocktail
    • Hot Buttered Rum
      Hot Buttered Rum
    • close up of cheese ball coated in pecans, parsley and dried cranberries on a white plate
      Cranberry Pecan Cheese Ball
    • wine glass filled with ice and a pink drink surrounded by lime wedges and a chunk of ginger
      Cranberry Ginger Mocktail [with Fresh Ginger]
    • two pieces of crostini topped with brie cheese, baked cranberry sauce and orange zest on a brown cutting board
      Cranberry Brie Crostini Appetizer
    • A baking sheet lined with parchment paper and multiple baked Chocolate Chunk Candy Cane Cookies on it.
      Chocolate Chunk Candy Cane Cookies
    • Close up of a dark red cocktail with an orange twist
      Blood Orange Sangria
    • close up on a wheel of baked brie topped with apricot preserves next to crostini on a white plate.
      5 Ingredient Baked Brie with Apricot Preserves
    • melted brie cheese topped with toasted almonds and jam in a white baking dish.
      4 Ingredient Baked Brie with Strawberry Jam
    • Eggnog Chiffon Pie - This delicate, silky chiffon pie is is a wonderful holiday dessert adapted from a 1940's recipe - cupofzest.com
      1940's Eggnog Chiffon Pie
    • Close up of a small glass filled with an orange liquid, ice, cranberries and garnished with an orange twist.
      5 Minute Cranberry Orange Prosecco Punch
    • baked brie wrapped in puff pastry next to crackers on a black plate.
      Baked Brie with Caramelized Onions in Puff Pastry
    • 2 glasses holding a red foamy drink
      Vegan Cranberry Gin Fizz Cocktail w/ Aquafaba
    • Close up of a partially drunk blood orange gin and tonic cocktail with a orange twist garnish on the surface in the foreground and jasmine flowers in background.
      5 Minute Blood Orange Gin and Tonic Recipe
    • melty baked brie topped with sliced pears, pistachios and drizzled in honey on top of brown parchment paper
      Baked Brie with Pears, Pistachios, and Honey
    • A pile of pumpkin pie tarts on a white plate
      Mini Pumpkin Pie Tarts
    • overhead of multiple shortbread cookies with icing and gold luster dust stacked on each other.
      Eggnog Shortbread Cookies for the Holidays

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    Hi, I'm Michelle and welcome to the party!

    After of working in the culinary world for over 10 years, I'm sharing the skills I've learned with you here at Cup of Zest. I'm here to help you invite your friends over more and stress less when cooking for them. Glad you're part of the crew!

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    Winter Recipes

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