14 Essential, No-Fail Holiday Recipes (Including The Ultimate Mashed Potatoes)

Sometimes, simplicity is best. This batch of easy holiday recipes gives you everything you want for your dinner table this holiday—and then some. Get inspired with our best-ever mashed potatoes, turkey stuffing, glazed ham recipe and more in the gallery below:

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Mastering the basics: Holiday edition

Photo, Erik Putz.

The perfect cheese straws

For crisp, savoury snacks, use all-butter puff pastry, thawed overnight in the fridge. Tip: Press finely grated parmesan into the pastry with a rolling pin. Get our puff pastry cheese straws recipe.

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