Page numbers refer to the December 2003 issue of Southern Living.
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• *Apple-Gingerbread Squares (page 112)
  
  
• *Butter Mints (page 126)
  
  
• *Butternut Squash Soup (page 82)
  
  
• Candy Cane-Cheese Logs (page 116)
  
  
• *Chocolate-Bourbon-Pecan Cake (page 138)
  
  
• *Chocolate-Cream Cheese Coffee Cake (page 142)
  
  
• Chocolate Ganache (page 138)
  
  
• *Chocolate-Mint Cake (page 140)
  
  
• Coconut-Pecan Frosting (page 138)
  
  
• *Chocolate-Peppermint Candy Cupcakes (page 140)
  
  
• *Chocolate Velvet Cake With Coconut-Pecan Frosting (page 138)
  
  
• *Chocolate Velvet Cake With Cream Cheese-Butter Pecan Frosting (page 144)
  
  
• Chocolate Velvet Cake With Vanilla Buttercream Frosting (page 142)
  
  
• *Chocolate Velvet "Pound" Cake (page 142)
  
  
• Cranberry Conserve (page 83)
  
  
• Cream Cheese-Butter Pecan Frosting (page 144)
  
  
• *Creamy Crawfish Pasta (page 83)
  
  
• *Garlic-Orange Roast Pork (page 81)
  
  
• Greek Salad (page 149)
  
  
• *Greek Salad Dressing (page 149)
  
  
• Holiday Citrus and Greens (page 146)
  
  
• *Mama's Fudge (page 83)
  
  
• *Mississippi Mud Cake (page 140)
  
  
• *Nana's Collard Greens (page 82)
  
  
• Soft-and-Chewy Caramels (page 134)
  
  
• *Spicy 3-Bean Chili (page 149)
  
  
• *Turtle Cake (page 142)
  
  
• Vanilla Buttercream Frosting (page 137)
  
  
• *White Chocolate-Almond Cake (page 138)

"December 2003: Top-Rated Recipes" is from the December 2003 issue of Southern Living.