A Welcoming Make-ahead Holiday Menu

Chicken Liver Mousse with Grape Jelly and Savoury Beignets

This decadent appetizer finds pillowy homemade beignets (fried doughnuts) spread with satiny chicken liver mousse and a dab of Concord grape jelly for sweetness.

Carrot Ribbon Salad with Savoury Granola

Mixed heirloom veggies bring different colours and flavours to a vibrant carrot salad.

Hot Honey–Roasted Chicken with Cider-Braised Shallots

Browned in butter and braised in cider, meltingly soft shallots complement the sweet ’n’ spicy bird.

Lemon-Turmeric Accordion Potatoes

A mash-up of Hasselback and classic Greek lemon potatoes, this gorgeous dish offers a crispy ridged top hiding creamy, lemony spuds beneath.

Fudge Brownie Cookies with Malted White Hot Chocolate

Like cookies and milk for grown-ups, this decadent dessert tastes even better by a roaring fire.