Baked spicy chicken meatballs with homemade tomato sauce.

Meaty (but meatless) mushroom lasagna has layers of cheese, and a delicious mushroom béchamel sauce.

Easy slow cooker spicy sausage and mushroom pasta is loaded with veggies.

This Texas-style beef chili gets better the longer it simmers. Best cooked overnight.

A light but warming winter spicy coconut shrimp soup with udon noodles.

Light and fluffy gingerbread pancakes make a perfect breakfast on a cold winter morning in front of the fireplace.

Festive adult-friendly cranberry-orange punch.

Light and airy peppermint shortbread cookies are topped off with a peppermint buttercream frosting.

These alcoholic assorted holiday truffles set the holiday spirit.

Simple but spectacular gingerbread cake is a great last minute Thanksgiving or Christmas dessert.

Baked brie bites are the BEST holiday appetizer. Only 3 ingredients.