December 2012 Recipes
Find recipes from the December 2012 issue of Southern Living magazine.
Drinks
Black Currant Champagne
Caramel-and-Chicory Milk Punch
Chocolate Latte
Chocolate-Raspberry Milk Punch
Ginger-Vanilla Milk Punch
Indian Spice Milk Punch
Mint-and-White-Chocolate Milk Punch
Peanut Brittle Milk Punch
Pepper Jelly Margaritas
Sparkling Rum Punch
Nibbles
Bacon-Smoked Paprika-Cheddar Bars
Bacon-Wrapped Bourbon Figs
Bacon-Wrapped Potatoes with Queso Blanco Dip
Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp
Brisket Shooters
Chicken-and-Bacon Satay
Chicken Salad Pitas
Fingerling Potatoes with Avocado and Smoked Salmon
Grits-and-Gumbo Tarts
Grits Crostini
Grits Spanakopita
Mini Crab Cakes with Pineapple-Cucumber Salsa
Olive-Blue Moons
Parmesan-Basil-Cheddar Stars
Pecan-Rosemary-Cheddar Buttons
Pepper Jack Grits Poppers
Pepper Jelly-Goat Cheese Cakes
Pepper Jelly-Pecan Rugelach
Pimiento Cheese Squares
Pork Tenderloin Crostini
Main Dishes
Cajun Chicken Cassoulet
Caramelized Onion Bliss
Chicken-Mushroom-Sage Casserole
Creamy Dill and Salmon Bites
Fancy Ham and Cheese
Fruit-and-Nut Sliders
Pasta-Chicken-Broccoli Bake
Peach-Mustard-Glazed Pork Tenderloin
Pork Roast with Sweet Onion-Pumpkin Seed Relish
Red Wine-Braised Brisket with Caramelized Onions
Roast Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Apples
Salt-Roasted Beef Tenderloin Sliders
Salty-Sweet Bacon Panini
Swiss Chicken Crêpes
Sides
Cranberry Roasted Winter Vegetables
Sweet Potato Latkes
Thyme-Scented Applesauce
Wild Rice with Bacon and Fennel
Soups and Salads
Arugula-Pear-Blue Cheese Salad
Coleslaw
Crispy Goat Cheese-Topped Arugula Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette
Red Bliss Potato Salad with Chives
Shredded Kale Salad with Bacon and Dates
Southern Italian Chicken Soup
Sweet Potato Soup
Sweets
Basic Shortbread Cookies
Bourbon-Pecan Pound Cake Truffles
Bourbon-Pecan Snowflakes
Candied Ginger Pound Cake Truffles
Caramel Cake Pancakes
Carrot Cake Pancakes
Cherry-Chocolate Thumbprints
Chocolate Espresso Pound Cake Truffles
Chocolate-Peppermint Bars
Cinnamon-Orange Squares
Cornmeal Sugar Cookies
Fruitcake Cookies
German Chocolate Pancakes
Gingerbread Soufflés
Honey-Orange-Ginger Cookies
Hummingbird Pancakes
Italian Cream Pancakes
Key Lime Stars
Marbled Pumpkin Praline Cake
Million Dollar Pound Cake
Mrs. Billett's White Cake
Peppermint-Hot Chocolate Cake
Raspberry Pound Cake Truffles
Red Velvet Cake with Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting
Red Velvet Madeleines
Red Velvet Pancakes
Red Velvet-Peppermint Swirl Brownies
Red Velvet-Raspberry Tiramisù Trifle
Sweet Potato-Marshmallow Sandwich Cookies
Extras
Basic Cheese Straw Dough
Bourbon-Vanilla Bean Frosting
Caramel Syrup
Caramelized Apples and Onions
Chimichurri Pesto
Chocolate Filling
Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting
Cranberry-Pepper Jelly
Cream Cheese Anglaise
Cream Cheese Syrup
Crème de Menthe Frosting
Eggnog Filling
Fudge Filling
German Chocolate Syrup
Gingerbread Latte Filling
Lemon-Thyme Curd Filling
Mascarpone Cream
Merry Berry Filling
Peanut Sauce
Peppermint-Cream Frosting
Pineapple-Cucumber Salsa
Pomegranate Vinaigrette
Salted Caramel Frosting
Sweet Cream-Cheese Butter
Swiss Cheese Sauce
Toasted Herbed Breadcrumb Topping
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
White Russian Frosting
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Easy Holiday Suppers
Finding quality time with your inner circle is next to impossible during the hectic holidays. Our solution: Invite your nearest and dearest over for one of these laid-back get-togethers.
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Sip Into a Glamorous Cocktail Party
Crowd-pleasing small bites and sparkling drinks make for a festive-yet-relaxed holiday féte. (We'll clink to that.)
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Sit Down for A Wintry Feast
This hearty midwinter's meal showcases the bounty of the season and pairs especially well with a crackling fire.
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Red Velvet Revelry
This wondrous, Wonka-esque dessert buffet celebrates one of the South's most iconic flavors in creative new ways. And yes, you're going to need a bigger dessert plate.
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Festive Milk Punches
When the forecast calls for an inch of snow, Southerners stampede the grocery store to stock up on milk. So we whipped up frothy cocktails to go with a flurry of Christmas desserts.
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The Perfect Wintry White Cake
We baked dozens of delicious cakes for our annual holiday contest and found a white cake layered with buttercream goodness as pure as the driven snow.
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Over-the-Top Christmas Morning Pancakes
Whimsical layer cakes for breakfast (and lunch and dinner)? Yes! We've transformed six classic Southern cakes into the most magical pancakes and toppings ever. Now get stacking.