Prepare to welcome the New Year, a collection of holiday and post-holiday recipes and ideas. Happy New Year's to All!

For New Year's, adopt the traditional foods of the American South, black-eyed peas to deliver good fortune in the new year. Two recipe ideas here! The first is a quick black-eyed pea salad that's packed with vegetables and fresh herbs, delivering "good health" along with good fortune. The second is a body-warming black-eyed pea soup, quick to make and packed with greens and nutrients. Happy New Year to All! Fresh & Seasonal, Traditional at New Year's to Bring Good Luck. Great for Meal Prep. Weight Watchers Friendly. Naturally Gluten Free. Not just vegan, Vegan Done Real .

A quick read, a just-before-Christmas edition filled with last-minute ideas for appetizers, Christmas morning and a not-to-miss winter salad. Merry Christmas to those who celebrate. Happy Holidays to All!

May we talk about family holiday traditions? Plus this week, a seasonal showcase of shortbread plus recipes and ideas for these often-hectic last few days before Christmas.

A special granola just for the holidays: scented with orange and molasses; sweetened with captivating gingerbread spices like cardamom, star anise, nutmeg and cloves – and just a tiny pinch of white pepper. This is no ordinary granola, it's Christmas granola! Real Food, Fresh & Family-Tested. A Christmas Take on Granola, Fresh & Seasonal. Homemade Granola Made from Scratch with Lower Sugar, Bigger Flavor. Not just vegan, Vegan Done Real . Naturally Gluten Free. Great for Meal Prep & Homemade Food Gifts.

A quick read, December recipes plus a seasonal showcase of cranberry recipes from a cranberry fiend plus quick 'n' easy food gifts plus ... ideas and inspiration for these busy short weeks before Christmas.

Special for the holidays, a European-style, barely sweet yeast bread studded with dried cranberries and toasted walnuts for Christmas. It's like cinnamon bread, all dressed up for Christmas with cranberries and walnuts! My recipe makes three loaves (one for yourself, one for a food gift or one for the freezer, perhaps?) or two loaves plus dinner-size rolls with a slightly chewy crust and a good crumb. It's my take on the seasonal cherry walnut bread from the bakery Great Harvest. Real Food, Fresh & Seasonal. Makes Excellent Toast! Perfect for Neighborly Food Gifts.

A quick read! Easy December recipes plus a seasonal showcase of cut-out cookie recipes plus ideas for home and life and seeking out joy in the season...

And so Thanksgiving is upon us, the lists, the shopping, the recipes, the cooking, the table setting, the pie baking, the turkey carving, the gravy making, the potato mashing, the gathering, the praying, the eating, the talk-talking, the going back for seconds-ing, the cleaning up, the big sighing of relief. It's a lot. Might it be sacred work, this?

What first attracted me to this recipe shared by a long-time Kitchen Parade reader: the convenience of cooking whole cranberry sauce in a slow cooker. What keeps me coming back: it fills the house with a sweet aroma of cranberries, fresh ginger and orange zest! More good news: for anyone who wonders about sweetening cranberry sauce with maple syrup (my favorite natural sweetener), the answer is yes, it works beautifully, just as well as regular sugar. Cranberry Sauce Made from Scratch. Fresh & Seasonal, Perfect for Thanksgiving and Winter's Cranberry Season. Not just vegan, Vegan Done Real . Budget Friendly. Naturally Gluten Free. Great for Meal Prep.