The holidays are a busy time of the year.  If you’re having friends or family over, you will want your culinary preparations to be easy to create, yet tasty to eat.

Here are three recipes for delicious edibles that fit that bill…and will leave you more time to spend with loved ones over the holidays.

Holiday Salad

Giada De Laurentiis’ holiday salad will brighten up your table with fresh, crisp apples and endive, nutty Gruyère cheese, and a burst of color and texture from dried cranberries or pomegranate seeds. A little summer flavor sneaks in with defrosted corn kernels, too.

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Olive and Nut Tartines

For flavorful appetizers in a flash, pile crusty baguette croutes with a zesty lemon-olive topping and sprinkle them with chopped pistachios or toasted almonds.

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Crostini with Spiced Chevre

Jazz up a log of chevre by coating it with cardamom, coriander and fennel seeds. Slice and place the cheese rounds on balsamic-drizzled whole-wheat toasts and serve them warm from the oven.

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Eat well…and from everyone at Sanatoga Ridge – have a Happy Holiday!