2016 Holiday recipe swap

Do you have a favorite holiday recipe that you make year after year? Here's how you can share it with other Stir It Up! readers in time for the holidays.

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The Gourmand Mom
Sausage, apple, and leek stuffing is a perfect complement to the Thanksgiving turkey.

Almost everyone has a favorite holiday recipe or two that has been passed down from generation to generation. Sometimes it's a recipe learned and shared from the heart. Other times it might be a stained index card covered with faded handwritten notes, or a bookmarked page in a cookbook.

Do you have a favorite way to roast a turkey? Does your family prefer cranberry sauce or cranberry relish? What about marshmallows atop sweet potato casserole – yes or no? Has your family adapted American holiday cuisine by adding spices and flavors from other cultural traditions? We want to hear about it. 

If you'd like to share your family's favorite holiday recipe – and it can be anything from appetizers, sides, desserts, to the main dish – please email it with a horizontal photo to food@csps.com. We will share a selection of your best recipes right here on our recipe blog, Stir It Up!

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