Welcome to The Woks of Life Holiday Season Recipes collection, a list of favorite family recipes including the perfect Thanksgiving turkey and other holiday main courses, starters, sides, and desserts.
We’ll continue to add new holiday season recipes to the collection, so send us your requests and keep checking back for more!
Holiday Season Starters:
Have some appetizers for your guests while they are having some drinks waiting for the rest of the guests to arrive!
- Classic, Easy Stuffed Mushrooms
- Fried Calamari
- Lemon Manchego Toasts with Green Olive Tapenade
- Curry Lime Chicken Phyllo Rolls
- Sausage Balls 2 Ways
- Spicy Asian Meatballs
- Two Kinds of Pita Chips & Homemade Hummus
- A Beef & Cheese Empanada Recipe: Baked OR Fried
- Corn & Goat Cheese Empanadas
- Tostones w/ Tomato Salsa
- Beef Curry Puffs
- Coconut Firecracker Shrimp
- Edamame Beans, Our way
- Fried Wontons
Holiday Season Main Courses:
Try one these main courses for your holiday dinner this year!
- Honey Glazed Cantonese Turkey
- Asian Pot Roast: A New Take on a Classic Sunday Dinner
- Porchetta: Italian Stuffed, Rolled, & Roasted Pork Belly
- The Perfect Turkey Gravy Recipe: Three ways
- Five Spiced Roast Turkey with Giblet Onion Gravy
- Grandpa’s Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey
- The Perfect Prime Rib Roast
- Herb Roasted Turkey Breast with Stovetop Stuffing
- Plum Sauce Glazed Ham with Soy & Scallion Butter Roasted Potatoes
- Orange Five-Spice Roast Goose and Potatoes
- Pork Roast – Pernil-Style
Holiday Season Salads and Sides:
- Cheesy Mashed Potatoes with Scallions
- Caesar Salad with Tuscan Kale
- Sticky Rice Stuffing (Can be also made gluten-free!)
- Curried Squash Soup with Red Curry Butter Croutons
- Crispy Hasselback Potatoes with Spicy Bacon Scallion Relish
- Sweet Potato Gnocchi Bake with Bacon and Sage
- Cheesy Kale Sweet Potato Tart
- Almond Crusted Macaroni and Cheese
- Butternut Squash Lasagna
- Roasted Root Vegetables with a Miso Glaze
- Stir-Fried Bok Choy
- Garlic Baby Bok Choy
- Garlicky Broccoli
Holiday Season Breads:
Fill your bread basket with some new items this holiday season!
- Savory Maple Corn Muffins w/ Sage, Butternut Squash, Bacon, and Cheese
- Pumpkin English Muffins
- Soft Pumpkin Dinner Rolls (Better than parker rolls!)
- Fluffy Asian Milk Bread
- Perfect Whole Wheat Bread
- Homemade Multigrain Bread
Desserts, Holiday Cookies and Sweets:
Try our pies, cakes, sweets and Holiday cookies we have made and enjoyed!
- Butternut Squash Pie
- Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Streusel
- Bourbon Banana Cream Pie
- Pumpkin Tres Leches Cake with Spiced Cream
- Our Favorite Carrot Cake Recipe
- Our Favorite Chocolate Cake Recipe (a PSA)
- Sarah’s Strawberry Cheesecake
- Olive Oil Pecan Rum Cake
- Classic Peanut Butter Cake
- Pumpkin Cake w/ Mexican Chocolate Whipped Cream
- Dairy-Free Lemon Cake
- Key Lime Tart
- Swirled Pumpkin Brownies
- Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Vanilla Buttercream
- Glazed Pumpkin Scones
- Cinnamon Sugar Apple Fritters
- Pumpkin Mini Muffins
- Welsh Cakes
- Chocolate Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies (Brussels Cookies Recipe)
- Matcha Bacon Sugar Cookies (and a Giveaway!)
- Cranberry Orange Cookies
- “Chock Full o’ Nuts” Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies
- Chinese Walnut Cookies
- Sweet Sesame Crisps
Holiday Recipe Roundups and Leftovers:
Need some ideas for your holiday season menus and what to do with leftovers? Check out this growing list!
- A Merry Jewish Christmas: Chinese Takeout Classics
- Feast of the Seven Fishes Holiday Recipe Roundup
- Story Time: Thanksgiving Memories (& a recipe roundup!)
- A Bi-Continental Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe
- 11 Fall Treats to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
- The Woks of Life Holiday Gift Guide
- New Year’s Eve Appetizers for Your Cocktail Hour or Party!
- Leftover Turkey Lo Mein
- Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Congee
- Next-Day Thanksgiving Pastries (A Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipe)
- Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Ramen
You can also check out our Holiday Season Recipes visual index to see thumbnail pictures of these dishes!