If you’re looking for a good recipe, how to slice a turkey or where to get your knives sharpened, SavorSA will help you.

We’ll link here to articles as they are published over the next few weeks, from interesting wines, appetizers and some different approaches to a holiday dinner and table settings.

How-To’s

• A Finer Edge: Where to Get Knives Sharpened
• Any Way You Slice It, Here’s How To Carve the Bird
• Truly Terrific Table Settings
• Making a Holiday Meal Diabetic Friendly
• How to Make Peppermint Bark

Recipes

• Onion-Herb Rolls
• Holiday Cran-Raspberry Sauce
• Gravy: It’s a Must-Have and Easy to Make
• Sautéed Cabbage Gets Boost from Bacon
• Brussels Sprouts Make for Healthy Sides
• Have Your Dressing and Cut the Carbs, Too
• Diana Barrios Trevino’s Sweet Potato Souffle
• Hanukkah, Festival of Lights, bring Latkes
• Creamed Onions
• Five-Spice Bacon
• Christmas Salad
• Turkey Divan Divine Way to Use Leftovers

Sweets:

• Edith’s Gingerbread
• Molasses Cookies
• Nutmeg Cookie Logs
• Noel Bars
• Red Velvet Cupcakes with Mascarpone Cream Cheese Icing
• Pine Nut tart with Rosemary Cream
• Apple Brandy Tart
• Pumpkin Spice Layer Cake
• Diana Barrios Trevino Family Favorite Cheesecake

Hotlines:

• Websites and Hotlines Offer Holiday Help

Wines and beverages:

• Thanksgiving Wines, From Traditional to New
• Hot Chocolate

In Rebecca Rather’s “The Pastry Queen Christmas,” the Fredericksburg author offers a salad recipe inspired by a friend of hers, Austin writer Lucinda Hutson. “Lucinda knows how to throw a great party, with plenty of fabulous food and drink,” Rather writes. “This simple, refreshing salad will enhance any holiday buffet table.” The red and green colors are certainly welcome at Christmas, but you’ll find the flavors so welcome that you’ll make it year-round.

Cherry Tomatoes with Tequila-Lime Vinaigrette

Juice of 1 lime
1 teaspoon sea salt
3 to 4 tablespoons tequila
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon minced fresh flat leaf parsley (see note)
6 tablespoons olive oil
1 pint cherry tomatoes, sliced in half (see note)

[amazon-product]1580085628[/amazon-product]In a medium bowl, whisk together the lime, salt, tequila, vinegar, parsley and olive oil. Add the tomatoes and toss to coat. Let the tomatoes stand at room temperature for about 2 hours before serving.

Note: Use more parsley, if desired. Use grape tomatoes or any other miniature tomatoes, if desired.

Makes 4 to 6 servings.

From “The Pastry Queen Christmas” by Rebecca Rather.