The Holiday Entertaining Arsenal

Arm yourself with recipes for hors d’oeuvres, drinks, main courses and desserts to feed a small, festive dinner party or a big holiday crowd. Videos, slide shows and interactives offer additional support; visit nytimes.com/dining or The Times’s Food page on Facebook for more.

Slide Show Recipes for Festive Main Courses Big dishes to satisfy everyone at the table, including braised leg of lamb, glazed ham and vegetarian lasagna.	Video Video: How to Decorate Holiday Cookies Festive and easy: Melissa Clark bakes and adorns colorful cookies.	Slide Show Recipes for Holiday Sides Roasted potatoes with figs and garlic, Brussels sprouts with bacon and other side dishes that may steal the spotlight.
Slide Show Cookie Recipes Recipes for sweets: gingerbread, brownies and butter cookies galore.	French Sparkling Wine Beyond Champagne The Times's wine panel tasted 20 bottles of Gallic bubbly with which you can toast the new year.	Video Video: Making a Holiday Prime Rib Roast Melissa Clark, the author of the Good Appetite column, demonstrates a simple way to prepare the centerpiece of a feast.
Interactive For Every Holiday Party, the Right Drink Cocktails that will match the food, match the company, match the feeling in the air.	Slide Show Recipes for Party Dips and Appetizers Savory bites to set out for the crowd, with recipes for cheese straws, fritters and more.	Interactive Shopping for Champagne Glasses The director of education for Moët Hennessy USA selected glassware worthy of great bubbly.
Video The Tipsy Diaries: Experiments With Eggnog Frank Bruni challenges three bartenders to create updated, lighter versions of the traditional holiday drink.	Slide Show Winter Drink Recipes Hot whiskey, eggnog, punch, mulled wine and other drinks for the season.	Interactive Readers' Cookie Recipes Thirty-five creations submitted by Times readers, with recipes for rugelach and gingerbread along with more unusual sweets.
Video Vanilla Meringues Mark Bittman whips egg whites into holiday cookies that are lighter than air.	Interactive Setting a Table for a Feast Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook, the chefs and owners of the Los Angeles restaurant Animal, shopped for serving pieces and accessories for a holiday meal with friends.	101 Simple Appetizers in 20 Minutes or Less Mark Bittman's list of party foods that are as easy to eat as they are to prepare.

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