Happy New Year, everyone! It was good to have a little time off to enjoy the holiday with family and friends, but it's always good to be back here talking about home cooking with you all, too. To start off the new year, many of us make resolutions. Maybe yours include reading more novels or running a half marathon. Perhaps you want to learn a new language or stay more organized. This year, my boyfriend and I decided to set kitchen goals together: things we wanted to learn to make and create together at the dinner table and beyond. More

Champagne Bar for New Year's Eve: Three Bubbly Cocktails, A Lucky Brunch for New Year's Day & Recipe: Hoppin' John Risotto with Collard Pesto

Happy New Year from all of us at The Kitchn! We hope you had a festive New Year's Eve, full of delicious things. We've wrapped up our year-end review, and we'll be back bright and early tomorrow morning to kick off a whole new year of posts. Have a lovely holiday! More

I am a born-and-bred Southerner who surely spent at least one past life in Italy. I am deeply devoted to both Southern and Italian cuisines and am convinced they have the same soul. More

I came up with this recipe after one of my trips to Italy during which I discovered the appeal of cooked grapes. In this cake, the grapes stay whole, but soften into juicy, ruby orbs. More

A lucky New Year's Day brunch calls for something simple and bubbly to begin the year on a festive note, and I have just the thing. It's hardly groundbreaking — we all know and love the classic brunch mimosa — but grapefruit puts such a refreshing edge on this old favorite. And with just two ingredients it can't be beat for simplicity. More

We cannot prove that eating certain foods on New Year's Day brings luck and prosperity, but most of us aren't taking any chances. To be a day that marks new beginnings, we sure do like to repeat our traditions. It's a fresh start for our old habits. More

Champagne Bar for New Year's Eve: Three Bubbly Cocktails

New Year's Eve is just around the corner, all too soon after the hectic rush of the holidays and the whirl of gift-shopping and party-throwing. If you're anything like us, you're in the grip of post-holiday lassitude. So whether you're throwing a small party or snuggling up on the couch this New Year's Eve, the drinks should stay simple. Festive and bubbly, perhaps, but not taxing. So here are some hand-picked selections — sparkling wine mixed with simple, delicious syrups, the classic whiskey sour, a pitcher-full of tequila with ginger beer and limeade. Easy, laid-back, and delicious — just what New Year's Eve should be. More

Most punch recipes cater to a single crowd: drinkers or non-drinkers. This one is delicious either way. Whether you fizz it up with champagne or mineral water, hibiscus ginger punch will put a colorful sparkle in your celebrations. More

There is entertaining, and there is entertaining. I hosted a formal cocktail party this past weekend for over 40 of my friends, with my event proving to be the latter. The dress code called for "sparkly attire", and I donned my mother's black velvet vintage couture dress, paired with big hair and lots of costume baubles! In keeping with a retro theme, I pulled out all of the stops, including a traditional Southern menu served in my mom's best silver. Here's a look at one of the hit recipes of the night — a cocktail meatball that needs no improvement. More

Q: My boyfriend and I are hosting a New Year's Eve Party for his close friends. They are definitely a buffalo chicken dip and Bud Light kind of crowd and I'm more of a wine and cheese kinda gal. Any tips for party food that will please both palates? More