A velvety curry pumpkin soup topped with homemade mustard croutons.

Rose de sable – the most delicious winter cake from Pierre Herme: spices, dried fruit, lemon! (in Russian)

These spiced and sugared cranberries are equal parts sweet and tart and they pop in your mouth!

Spiced vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and white chocolate snow flakes. (in Italian)

Sausage Spice Blend

Chickpea Salad with Chaat Masala- Warming, Zingy, spiced and healthy

Nankhatai- Indian spiced shortbreads

Baked Eggs with Homemade Sausage and Grits

Soft and spiced bars with white chocolate.

Warm up on a wintery evening with good friends, a cozy fire, and a steaming glass of Mulled Wine.

Basler Läckerli – A Swiss Gingerbread

Chewy ginger cookies with crystallized ginger and white chocolate chunks

Mahlab is a Middle Eastern spice that gives a unique cherry/almond flavor to dishes.

Christmas Cookies: Almond Peanut Florentines, Chocolate Brushed Lebkuchen and Hazelnut Gianduia Spritz Cookies

Soft and creamy Christmas semifreddo

Gingerbread Biscuits

Vegetable Biriyani & yogurt – a simple, delectable Sunday lunch

A traditional German Lebkuchen (gingerbread)

Garlic, Rosemary, Lemon, and Chili-infused olive oils — great Christmas gifts for someone who loves to cook!

Sounds crazy, but these gingerbread men are actually low-fat!

Sweet kale and ricotta pie