link-o-rama, holiday edition

Christmas is only five days away, can you believe it? If you're in need of some menu inspiration, look no further:

A whopping 29 Christmas menus [via Bon Appetit]

"Centerpiece roasts" for the holidays [via F&W]

A holiday brunch with recipes from my favorite cookbook, the Joy of Cooking [via Epicurious]

For an international feast, Christmas recipes from around the world [via Saveur]

A side dish of sweet corn spoonbread [via Smitten Kitchen]

Recipes for egg nog, stollen, appetizers, cookies of all sorts, and more [via NYT]

And from the Dinner Party archives:

Drinks:
Sparkling ginger cocktail
Cranberry-pomegranate bellinis
Cranberry-lime sparkler
The Big Apple
Fall sangria

Snacks:
Bacon-wrapped dates with parmesan
Roasted veggie plate
Salami-wrapped Mean Beans
Sweet potato pancakes
Stuffed mushrooms

Sides:
Apple salad with toasted walnuts, blue cheese and pomegranate vinaigrette
Butternut squash and carrot soup
Roasted beets with horseradish and fried capers
Celery root puree
Roasted brussels sprouts with bacon and lemon
Roasted acorn squash with maple syrup and nutmeg

Desserts:
Apple cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting
Flourless chocolate cake
Gingerbread with lemon icing
Sweet potato pie
Pumpkin mousse parfaits

I wish you all happy holidays and a fantastic new year! I'll be back to posting in a few weeks. See you soon, Lisa