Vegetarian

Cottage cheese has been having quite a moment on social media – high-protein snack bowls, cottage-cheese “ice cream” and even pancakes. And you can whip up a fresh batch at home in under an hour.

If you’re participating in Dry January, or are looking for tasty drinks without the alcohol, Food & Wine special projects editor Lucy Simon has some for you to make.

Priya Lakshminarayan, author of “The Essential Vegan Indian Cookbook,” shares her recipe for tomato saar, a festive drink made with tomatoes and coconut milk.

Chef Josh Finger from fine-dining French restaurant Claudine shares his recipe for a tomato ricotta tart.

This holiday dessert is perfect for non-bakers. With just five minutes of prep time and only 30 minutes in the oven, these brandied pears with cranberry orange goat cheese are a quick and simple crowdpleaser.

If you love oatmeal cookies but want to try something other than the classic raisin variety, these browned butter cashew butterscotch cookies are just the thing.

Instead of spending time cutting out cookies this holiday season, consider making one large shareable cookie pizza.

These cheerful red sandwich cookies are perfect for the holidays.

Whether you’re participating in a cookie swap or baking cookies for Santa, these chocolate-covered cherry cookies are sure to be a crowd favorite.

It’s said that Tom Cruise sends all of his A-list pals a specific coconut cake for Christmas.