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Savory Bites

• The Omaha World-Herald gets the party started with appetizers such as Crispy Parmigiano Shells Stuffed With Mixed Greens.


• The Tribune offers 'easy but sophisticated' cocktail bites, including Pistachio-Crusted Cranberry and Thyme Cheese Balls, Roasted Potatoes with Truffle Salt and Spicy Mayonnaise, and Sweet and Spicy Cashew-Crusted Shrimp.


• The Argus Leader elevates potato skins with Braised Pomegranate Short Ribs.
  

Sweet Treats

• The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has Czechvar Beer Apple Beignets and other sweet treats from St. Louis pastry chefs.


• The Chicago Tribune announces the winners of its Good Eating Holiday Cookie Contest. They include Baba's Cream Cheese Kolacky and Dorie's Dark and Stormies.


• The Minneapolis Star-Tribune has another winning cookie: Double Chocolate-Cherry Espresso Drops.


• The Kansas City Star spotlights fruitcakes made by local Trappist monks.

Comfort Food

• The Chicago Sun-Times has edible ways to keep winter colds at bay.


• The Tribune lightens up comfort food favorites like Cheddar Ale Soup and Chicken-Fried Steak and Gravy.

Related: Midwest Food Roundup: Thanksgiving Head Start

(Image: Jill Richards / The Arizona Republic, via Argus Leader)