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The Chatelaine Guide To The Holidays
Christmas mains
Holiday
20 Classic Holiday Menus
From a traditional beef roast to a glazed ham, French tourtiére and a golden turkey, these menus are impressive but easy to execute.
Food
4 Mexican Christmas Recipes for a Delicious Feliz Navidad
From pozole to ponche navideño to chocoflan cake, have a Feliz (and delicious) Navidad!
Food
6 Party-Worthy Recipes For Your Holiday Potluck
This holiday, we’re celebrating by sharing the load of making the feast. Everyone brings their best dish—and everyone digs in.
Kitchen Tips
How To Make The Best Tourtière, Ever
This impressive but inexpensive meat pie makes the perfect centrepiece at your holiday table.
Food
This Method Will Cut Your Turkey Cooking Time in Half
Spatchcocking optimizes the cooking process, heating the turkey more quickly and evenly compared to roasting it whole.
Christmas sides
Food
Our 6 All-Time Best Thanksgiving Sides Recipes
Hot take: while we love turkey, for us a holiday dinner is all about the sides.
Recipes
13 Buttery And Irresistible Mashed Potato Recipes
Trust us, you'll want to make extra.
Thanksgiving recipes
17 Of Our Very Best Stuffing Recipes
No matter what type of stuffing you want to serve this holiday—classic, sausage, onion, even vegan—we have a foolproof recipe for it.
Recipe Collections
29 Squash Recipes That Are Very, Very Gourd
Squash season is here—and we're ready to lean into it, starting with a creamy mac n' cheese.
Recipe Collections
24 Winter Salads You’ll Actually Want To Eat
Don't let the frosty temperatures knock salad off the menu—just switch up your salad game, starting with these winter salad recipes.
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Brunch
Food
How Make a Perfect Hanukkah Brunch the Arthurs Nosh Bar Way
Put together a classic Hanukkah brunch with recipes from the owners of the always-bustling Arthurs Nosh Bar in Montreal.
Food
5 Fast Brunch Recipes To Use Up Those Christmas Leftovers
Make it a Boxing Day feast!
Recipe Collections
The Ultimate Collection of Sweet & Savoury Holiday Brunch Recipes
From sticky buns to French toast, these dishes are perfect for a leisurely and festive breakfast.
Recipe Collections
Our Best-Ever Brunch Recipes
Set up a delicious spread this weekend, complete with tasty classics, decadent treats and a boozy cocktail or two.
Every Holiday Cookie Recipe You’ll Ever Need
Hundreds of our best Christmas cookie recipes, from gingerbread to shortbread to sugar cookies to bars and squares to candies and truffles.
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Hanukkah
Recipe Collections
4 Delicious Recipes For An Epic Hanukkah Dinner
This Hanukkah menu delivers all the hits—salmon, roasted root vegetables and, of course, latkes—with enough tasty twists to intrigue night after night.
Food
A Guide To Making The Best-Ever Latkes
Plus: five crisp and delicious latke recipes, from the classic to the creative.
Trends
The Hanukkah Treat That's Even Better Than Latkes
We're here to show you how to make the ultimate sufganiyot, or jelly doughnuts—with a critical tip from pastry master Yotam Ottolenghi.
Trends
Why Applesauce—Not Sour Cream—Is The Latke's Best Friend
Three undeniable reasons why sour cream should be kicked off the Hannukah latke plate.
Appetizers
Recipe Collections
37 Easy, Make-Ahead Holiday Appetizer Recipes
Keep your holiday snacks simple with easy to make (and eat) dishes.
Recipes
10 Easy Recipes For The Ultimate Devilled Eggs
With one simple base recipe and a selection of imaginative add-ins and garnishes, there are infinite ways to trick out these retro bites.
How-To
How To Build The Ultimate Cheese Board
Cheese is always a good idea.
How-To
How To Build A Vegan Charcuterie Board
Yes, there's some level of method to the madness.
Recipes
12 Tasty, Salty Snacks & No-Fuss Cocktails For Your Next Game Night
Whether you’re settling in for some friendly hands of poker or a super high-stakes round of Monopoly, here are six winning combos guaranteed to fuel your fun.
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New Year's Eve
Chatelaine Kitchen
9 Elegant Champagne Cocktails To Ring In The New Year
Bubbles—whether they're true-blue Champagne or a delightful Canadian sparkler—make any cocktail more festive.
Food
How To Build An Epic Seafood Tower
Send the year off in style with this easy-to-pull off feast customizable to every taste and budget.
Recipe Collections
21 Must-Try New Year's Eve Appetizers
These crispy, crunchy and savoury bite-sized snacks are perfect for holiday entertaining.
Recipes
Icewine Vodka Fizz
Icewine makes for an elegant toast for two.
Drinks
Drinks
28 Of Our Favourite Festive Holiday Cocktails
These drinks are bound to put you in the holiday mood.
Total
255 min
Recipes
Classic Homemade Eggnog
There’s something deeply satisfying about the ritual of making eggnog from scratch. It’s creamy and rich, with just the right amount of spice and a silky texture that puts the carton stuff to shame. Whether you spike it or not, it’s a cozy classic worth slowing down for.
Total
255 min
Recipe Collections
11 Hot Drink Recipes To Keep You Cozy This Winter
Keep a hot mug on hand when it's cold ouside.
Drinks
6 Classic Hot Cocktail Recipes To Keep You Warm—Even Outdoors
From boozy hot chocolate to Irish coffee.
Christmas desserts
Food
The Trick To Rolling A Perfect Yule Log
This notoriously tricky holiday dessert is made easier by removing the most difficult step of the process.
Food
6 Christmas Cookies Inspired By Classic Canadian Desserts
It's a cross-country road trip—via cookie!
Recipes
14 Christmas Trifle And Pudding Recipes
These desserts are true holiday crowd pleasers.
Recipes
The Ultimate Collection of Christmas Cake Recipes for the Holidays
Gingerbread, peppermint and eggnog come in cake form, too—because cake makes any occasion better.
Recipe Collections
25 Amazing No-Bake Desserts For The Holidays
Who says holiday treats have to come from the oven? These no-bake treasures are every bit as sublime.
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Decor and wrapping
Home Decor
7 Cute And Eco-Friendly Alternatives To Wrapping Paper
There are plenty of ways to wrap presents without creating a mountain of waste.
Living
Furoshiki Gift Wrapping: A Step-By-Step Guide
It’s a more sustainable—and beautiful—way to wrap.
Holiday
What’s Better For The Climate: A Real Christmas Tree Or Fake?
The answer may not be as straightforward as you think.
Home Decor
The Easiest Way To Tie A Perfect Bow
A step-by-step guide.
Home Decor
How To Make A Beautiful Tissue Paper Bow
It's shower and party season! From Mother's Day to weddings and birthdays, gift giving is in full swing. Pretty up your next present with a stunning homemade bow that's almost too nice to undo.
Crafts
Home Decor
23 Ways To Get Your Holiday Craft On
Ready your scissors and glue! We’ve stockpiled our best festive DIYs.
Holiday
22 Homemade Holiday Gift Ideas
From divine drinks to crafts to delicious homemade baked goods, we've rounded up a few festive ideas that will save you time and money.
Holiday
How To Make A DIY Paper Wreath From Old Holiday Cards
Deck the halls with this sentimental—and sustainable!—twist on traditional decor.
Ornaments
How To Make An Accordion Folded Paper Wreath
Looking for an alternative-style wreath? All you need is a circular foam-core base and wide strips of green paper.
DIY Crafts
How To Make A Christmas Tree Out Of Cardboard
Designer Courtney Wotherspoon created a cool cardboard Christmas tree to serve as a holiday guest book. Here's how to do it at home (with a downloadable template!)