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Holiday Specials

13 recipes in this category

Festive recipes for celebrations and special occasions throughout the year.

Whole roasted turkey with golden skin, sliced and topped with pan juices
holiday specials

Traditional Roast Turkey with Pan Juices

A whole turkey salted the day before, roasted until golden, and basted throughout with its own pan drippings.

Total time: 180 min
Servings: 6-8
Squares of homemade walnut and orange candy stacked on a plate
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Royal Walnut and Orange Candy Squares

Sugar, walnuts, butter, and orange zest are boiled briefly, then beaten by hand until thick and poured into squares — a festive holiday candy.

Total time: 25 min
Servings: about 24 pieces
Bola, a festive New Year's fruit and wine punch, served in a glass punch bowl with fruit slices
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Bola (New Year's Wine and Fruit Punch)

A festive New Year's punch of oranges, pineapple, and peaches macerated in sugar, then mixed with white wine, cognac, and maraschino liqueur

Total time: 20 min
Servings: 12-14 servings
Sliced Beef Wellington on a wooden board showing a pink medium-rare center surrounded by mushroom filling and golden puff pastry
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Beef Wellington

Aged beef tenderloin coated in a mushroom and caper paste, wrapped in golden puff pastry — a celebration roast from the early 20th century.

Total time: 70 min
Servings: 4–6
Two small glasses of deep amber homemade Malaga wine liqueur on a wooden surface with raisins and a vanilla pod
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Malaga Wine

A rich, caramel-infused homemade liqueur that replicates the deep, sweet character of Malaga wine using red wine, dark rum, vanilla, and raisins.

Total time: 30 min
Servings: 15
A whole roast turkey on a platter, garnished with cauliflower, green peas, and Brussels sprouts
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Turkey Stuffed with Chestnuts

A whole roast turkey filled with a buttery chestnut, bread, and liver stuffing, wrapped in bacon, basted with white wine, and served with a rum pan sauce.

Total time: 255 min
Servings: 8–10
Sliced tongue in aspic terrine on a white serving platter, showing distinct layers of meat, egg, and pickles in clear golden jelly
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Tongue in Aspic

Layered terrine of sliced pork tongue, boiled eggs and pickles in clear savory aspic – a classic appetizer for festive family tables.

Total time: 165 min
Servings: 8
Sliced almond cream biscuit torte on a white plate with custard sauce poured over
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Almond Cream Biscuit Torte

A light sponge layered with almond buttercream and finished with a poured chilled custard sauce — a classic of early 20th century Central European pastry.

Total time: 95 min
Servings: 8–10 slices
Sliced roast duck on a warm serving platter with apple sauce in a sauce cup and young green peas alongside
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Baked Duck with Sage and Onion Stuffing and Apple Sauce

A whole roast duck stuffed with sage and onion, basted with pan drippings, and served with a warm apple sauce — a classic Central European Sunday roast.

Total time: 110 min
Servings: 4
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