TODAY on MHTV: My brother David is here and we’re making some of our family’s favorite dishes including beef braciola and  homemade gnocchi. Since it’s a meal for a special occasion, we’re also making an easy but impressive dessert of elegant salt-roasted pears with caramel sauce. More from the show. Get the recipes from this… View Article

Congratulations to Brian M.! His “Visions of Sugar Plums” cocktail had us seeing visions—it was THAT good. The blend of ingredients brought the overall flavor to a higher level and made a really elegant drink with a gorgeous orange color. We’ll definitely be making this classy cocktail for our next holiday get together. Want to… View Article

We’ve been toiling away testing all these entries, but we’ve gotten some really good ones which has made it all worth it. Check out the pics below to see some of the taste-testing in action at the MH headquarters and stay tuned because we’ll announce a winner TOMORROW! [picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”HolidayCocktailContest”]

TODAY on MHTV: The clock is ticking and Christmas is almost here—if you’re still looking for ideas then tune in today for a repeat of the one-hour MH holiday special. I’m making a big spread for my family (many of whom are on the show today!) including a standing rib roast, Yorkshire pudding, and a… View Article

[picasa username=”sholland84″ albumname=”KirRoyaleCocktails”] I’m not usually a big cocktail drinker, but around the holidays I’ll drink anything with champagne like it’s going out of style. Something about the bubbles and fizz and popping corks puts me in a downright cheery, tis-the-season, type of mood. My favorite of all the champagne cocktails is a Kir Royale—crème… View Article

TODAY on MHTV: We’re re-airing the MH Holiday special today and next Monday the 20th (both at 11 am) so set your DVR’s to make sure you catch all the tips and tricks for making an outrageously good Christmas dinner. Just to refresh your memory, the star of the show today is a standing rib… View Article

We hope you enjoyed our special holiday episode that aired last night! Don’t worry if you missed it–you can catch an encore presentation this Friday the 10th at 11 am/et. Get all the recipes from this episode.

We’ve been getting some really creative holiday recipes—keep them coming! Has anybody tried Lo’s egg nog or my lemon drop-champagne punch? Sam will be posting her fave holiday drink later this week too. And, just a quick reminder: remember to include a picture of your holiday cocktail! It doesn’t have to be a super fancy… View Article

With all the parties coming up this holiday season, there are tons of different seasonal drinks that make the rounds. We all have our personal favorites here at MH; I love to make lemon drop-champagne punch, Lo is pretty fond of eggnog and Sam likes anything bubbly. What’s your signature holiday party cocktail? Send in… View Article

This is it–the star of our Christmas dinner, an 8 ribber prime rib roast. I have written about our menu at http://www.marthastewart.com/article/a-cut-above. One year several years ago-I made this menu. I guess it was an impressionable year for the boys because I’ve never been able to make anything else since. There are never enough Yorkshire… View Article

¨ I got the idea from my interview with The Washington Post (see clip on right side). I had fun up there making crepes for a stroy on MH which ran a week ago Weds and justifiably needed a Thanksgiving angle. The reporter Bonnie had a great idea to make the crepes and use them… View Article