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[RECIPES] 🍊 2025 Best Recipes | Midnight Martini | Better Cheesecake | Lime Cutting Trick and more...

Plus, Ina’s 2-Ingredient Dressing | Julia Roberts’ Easy Salmon Dinner | Old-School Southern Nightcap | Iconic Southern Desserts | Wine Lovers’ Budapest and more...

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Sue Reeves
December 29, 2025

Ring in the new year in style with a midnight martini, a Mary Berry–approved cheesecake upgrade, clever cocktail and salad tricks, cozy reader-favorite recipes, food safety history, and a dreamy natural wine escape.

 
 
Cheesecake will be tastier when you swap cream cheese for 1 ingredient
 
 

Mary Berry's white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake is the perfect New Year's Eve dinner party or gathering pudding. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
Chef's 'special' lime cutting technique for perfect cocktails
 
 

A chef at a South London Mexican restaurant has shown the correct technique to cut limes into wedges on TikTok CONTINUE...

 
 
 
The 25 Most Popular Half Baked Harvest Recipes of 2025
 
 

From cozy soups and one-pan dinners to desserts and cocktails, these are the 25 HBH recipes you made the most in 2025. Did your favorite make the list? CONTINUE...

 
 
 
Ina Garten's 2-Ingredient Salad Dressing Is the Best I've Ever Made
 
 

Ina Garten’s lemon vinaigrette is a fast and fancy 2-ingredient recipe my whole family loves. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
Julia Roberts’ Favorite Easy Dinner Starts with Just 3 Simple Staples—So I Tried It
 
 

Julia Roberts' favorite easy dinner recipe involves salmon, brown rice, and avocado—paired with a glass of wine. Learn how to make Julia Roberts' dinner recipe, then stick around for ideas for how to customize your salmon recipe with other sauces, vegetables, and garnishes. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
This Old-School Southern Sip Is The Perfect Nightcap—And Comes With A Great Name
 
 

After-Dinner Delight embodies the holidays, recalling other festive drinks like eggnog or Irish cream. It works great on its own, when served over ice, or mixed into coffee or hot chocolate. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
In 1985, Salmonella From This Tainted Fridge Staple Caused Several Deaths
 
 

Despite following health and safety standards, Salmonella outbreaks do sometimes occur. This deadly outbreak in Illinois took multiple lives. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
The City Natural Wine Lovers Know To Flock To
 
 

Budapest, Hungary's capital city, is home to several natural wines and winemakers that reflect the country's history and agricultural practices. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
30 Southern Desserts As Iconic As They Are Delicious
 
 

A little bit of sugar never did anyone harm—and these Southern dessert favorites always seem to hit the spot. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
What Makes Costco's Pizza So Good?
 
 

When it comes to Costco pizza, shoppers can't seem to get enough of this popular food court meal. From the ultra-cheesy base to the pepperoni toppings, we're uncovering—with help from food court goers on Reddit—what exactly makes the fan-favorite pizza so good. CONTINUE...