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From Apartment Therapy → Perfect Gifts! Check Out Our Collab with Mouth.com

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Are you ready to tackle making homemade tamales or tortillas? If so, you’ve probably run across the words masa and masa harina. Are they really the same thing, and how do you shop for them? Let’s demystify these Mexican and Latin American staples.

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When I was younger, no moment gave me butterflies like the night before Christmas. Even as I got older and knew the truth about where the presents under the tree came from, got over the high of it being my birthday (hello, Christmas babies!), and stopped putting the cookies out for Santa, the butterflies never left. They come earlier these years — now when I’m packing my bags and waiting for a flight home. That’s when the excitement begins for me. And when I get home, after I hug my parents and brothers, the first thing I do is head straight to the fridge to see what treasures and curiosities they have amassed.

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Year in and year out, there’s a recurring item on our Christmas wish lists: cookbooks. From new releases to classics that haven’t yet made their way onto our bookshelves, you can count on each one of The Kitchn editors to have a cookbook or two on their wish lists at Christmastime.

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A couple months ago I shared some of the woes of feeding a picky toddler, as well as the lessons I’ve learned so far, and many of our readers shared their own stories of the challenges of feeding picky kids. There was some great advice in the comments, and two tips in particular really resonated with me; I was inspired to totally revamp how I plan meals for our family. I started planning all of our dinners around five specific templates designed to keep everyone in the family happy and well-fed. And you know what? It really helped.

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As any home bread baker will tell you, bread baking is a passionate pursuit. For those who’ve committed to the practice, there’s really no end to the learning. And thankfully for the rest of us, it’s just that fact that makes buying a gift for a bread baker so much fun!

It doesn’t matter if your beloved bread maker is just starting out or has been making loaves for years; there is always something she can use to improve or inform her technique or take her skills to the next level. With that in mind, here are our 10 gift picks for the enthusiastic bread baker in your life.

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Between office holiday parties, friendly cookie swaps, and big family get-togethers, you’re likely to come across all different kinds of cookies this time of year. When presented with a platter that has a variety of cookies, which cookie do you go for first? There are so many to choose from, but deep down you know you have a favorite.

We want to know: What’s your favorite holiday cookie? Go ahead and choose a favorite and see what that says about you as a person.

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If you’re looking for something to make your weeknight meal special without adding a lot of extra stress, then pork tenderloin is definitely the way to go. It’s ready in under 30 minutes, which gives you just enough time to throw together a salad with that fancy olive oil you’ve been saving, and open a bottle of wine. Watch this video to see just what you need to do.

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Christmas morning is always a feast for the senses. The smell of the tree, the hum of holiday music, and now, the rich and welcoming smell of a fresh-out-of-the-oven casserole.

From an updated ham and cheese casserole — filled with fluffy eggs, pancetta, and Gruyére cheese — to a sweeter take, like lemon-scented baked French toast — here are 20 breakfast casseroles to make and serve at this year’s Christmas brunch.

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This recipe makes a crinkle cookie just like the ones I spent my childhood baking and eating. They’re soft, tender, and just a little bit chewy, with a delicate exterior that’s coated with a thick layer of powdered sugar.

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