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Winter

Winter brings cold weather and cravings for hearty, warming dishes: soups, stews, and hot beverages on warm chilly Winter days. There are quick and easy versions here, as well as long-simmered classic recipes. The Holidays are here, and we gather our family and friends to celebrate. Whether you’re coming together for Christmas or the New Year, you will find easy-to-follow recipes for classic and innovative celebratory dishes. Warm your body, heart, and soul with these crave-satisfying Winter favorites.

  • These easy Hungarian Nokedli dumplings are made with just 4 ingredients and come together in less than 10 minutes.
    Nokedli (Hungarian Dumplings)
  • This recipe makes the best apple pie ever, with a flaky all-butter crust overstuffed with sweet autumn apples.
    Best Apple Pie Recipe
  • Crispy and packed with umami this plant-based Furikake is delicious sprinkled on rice, tofu or vegetables.
    Vegan Furikake (Matcha Flavor)
  • Noone will ever guess these decadent chewy chocolate chunk cookies are plant-based. Best of all, this vegan chocolate cookie recipe comes together in minutes.
    Vegan Chocolate Cookies
  • Buta Udon (Udon with braised pork)
  • Burnt Basque Cheesecake is a ridiculously simple dessert that comes together from a handful of ingredients. Matcha (green tea powder) gives this one its vibrant green hue and fragrant flavor.
    Matcha Basque Cheesecake
  • With fall-off-the-bone tender chicken stewed in a paprika and sour cream sauce, Chicken Paprikash (Paprikás Csirke) is a Hungarian classic that comes together from just a handful of ingredients.
    Chicken Paprikash
  • With paper-thin ribbons of pork belly glazed in a garlicky sauce, this mouthwatering pork bowl is quick lunchtime favorite in Japan.
    Stamina Pork Bowl
  • Close-up of Matcha Latte Hot Chocolate in a clear glass mug, showcasing the vibrant green color and creamy foam layer on top.
    Matcha Latte Hot Chocolate
  • Vegan Japanese Curry Rice recipe from scratch.
    Vegan Japanese Curry
  • This mouthwatering bowl of Arroz Caldo (Filipino Chicken and Rice Porridge) is garnished with chicken cracklins, crispy garlic, a soft boiled egg, scallions, and Calamansi.
    Arroz Caldo (Chicken Porridge)
  • Savory and mildly spicy, the Japanese version of Mapo Tofu is an easy weeknight stir-fry that goes great over a bowl of rice.
    Japanese Mapo Tofu (Mabo Dofu )
  • Steaming chicken between layers of cabbage with onions, garlic, tomatoes and bacon makes this chicken stew easy and delicious!
    Cabbage & Chicken Stew
  • These quick pickled carrots and daikon are a traditional part of a traditional Japanese New Year's meal, but they make for a great side salad or condiment for your favorite sandwich.
    Pickled Carrots and Daikon (Kohaku Namasu)
  • Tuna Tartare with Yuzu Gelée
  • How to make Chirashi Sushi with tuna, shrimp, egg, carrots and snap peas.
    Seafood Chirashi Sushi (海鮮ちらし寿司)
  • Cream stew is a delicious Japanese-style chicken and vegetable stew that comes togehter from just a handful of basic ingredients.
    Cream Stew
  • Ebi Fry is a Japanese fried shrimp that's coated in a ultra-crisp layer of panko breakcrumbs.
    Ebi Fry (Japanese Fried Shrimp)
  • Closeup of a plate of homemade California rolls filled with crab, avocado and cucumber wrapped in tangy sushi rice and nori.
    California Roll
  • Secrets to making the crispiest wings ever! Glazed in a sweet and savory sauce that's loaded with ginger, garlic and black pepper this Tebasaki recipe is dangerously addictive.
    Tebasaki (Japanese Chicken Wings)
  • Ramen Eggs are Japanese soft-boiled eggs that are marinated in an umami-packed sauce.
    Ramen Egg (Ajitama)
  • A colorful display of vegetables makes this soup appetizing even before you take a bite.
    Soup Curry
  • These sweet black soybeans or kuromame are piano black and melt-in-your-mouth tender.
    Kuromame (Japanese Black Soybeans)
  • Datemaki is a delicious Japanese rolled omelet traditionally eaten for New Year as part of Osechi Ryori. This easy Datemaki recipe comes together from just a handful of ingredients.
    Datemaki
  • Close-up of matsutake risotto with a seared mushroom cap slices and microgreens, warm fall backdrop.
    Matsutake Mushroom Risotto
  • This quick Anko (Japanese Red Bean Paste) recipe is the easiest way to make this sweet treat that forms the basis for sweets like mochi and ohagi.
    Red Bean Paste Recipe (Anko)
  • These matcha pancakes are light and fluffy and taste amazing drizzled with kuromitsu syrup.
    Matcha Pancakes with Kuromitsu
  • Easy stove top Japanese roast beef rice bowl with pan roasted A5 grade wagyu, an onion glaze, and tangy wasabi cream.
    Roast Beef Donburi
  • An easy hot eggnog that will warm you up from the inside out.
    Warm Eggnog Recipe
  • Crisp and crinkly on the outside and soft and chewy in the center, these matcha crinkle cookies are a deliciously festive holiday treat.
    Matcha Crinkle Cookies
  • Japanese Christmas Cake with strawberries and cream.
    Japanese Christmas Cake
  • Pillowy butter mochi ricecakes make for a delicious mid-afternoon snack.
    Butter Mochi
  • Crisp at the edges and chewy in the center, these fudgy matcha brownies are loaded with white chocolate and green tea powder.
    Matcha Brownies
  • This easy bowl of Niku Udon (Beef Udon) is a comforting bowl of noodle soup topped with tender slices of beef simmered in a savory-sweet sauce with scallions.
    Beef Udon (Niku Udon)
  • Buta Kimuchi (Pork & Kimchi Stir-fry)
  • Yellow miso soup recipe with tofu, carrots, and spinach.
    How to Make Miso Soup
  • Baked Beans
  • With slippery, garlicky Japanese dumplings in a comforting dashi broth with mushrooms and veggies, this gyoza soup is the perfect way to warm up on a chilly day.
    Easy Gyoza Soup
  • This Japanese Curry made from scratch gets its flavor and thickness through the power of fruits and vegetables. It's the perfect hearty winter meal for groups of kids and grownups alike.
    Japanese Chicken Curry
  • Green Bean and Mushroom Doria topped with fried onions and parsley.
    Mushroom Doria (Mushroom Rice Casserole)
  • Kabocha Squash soup is a creamy, flavorful soup that can be thrown together from a handful of ingredients in about 30 minutes.
    Kabocha Squash Soup
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