Start The Year Off Deliciously With 31 Recipes To Cook All January Long, From Breakfast To Dessert (2024)

Start with clementines, almond milk, and plain yogurt as your base, then add anything from banana to mango to spice up this morning smoothie.

Recipe:Clementine Sunshine Smoothie

Loaded with potatoes, eggs, roasted tomato, spinach, and avocado then dusted with everything but the bagel seasoning, these hearty breakfast bowls will keep you feeling satiated all morning.

Recipe:Savory Breakfast Bowls

This crispy-on-the-edges-fluffy-on-the-inside skillet pancakes are delicious on their own, but add cinnamon apples to the mix and they're really spectacular.

Recipe:Apple Dutch Baby

This filling breakfast couldn't be much easier.Just combine the ingredients in a sauce pan, bring it to a boil, simmer until thickened, and top with anything from milk and nuts to honey.

Recipe:Spiced Vanilla Pear Oatmeal

This skillet chicken recipe tastes amazing with your favorite grains like couscous or rice pilaf.

Recipe:Pomegranate Roasted Chicken Thighs

In case you forgot, it's still peak soup season. And there's no heavy cream required to make this oh-so-decadent potato leek variety.

Recipe:Potato Leek Soup

This lower-carb take on mac 'n' cheese starts with...you guessed it: cauliflower.

Recipe:Cauliflower Mac 'n' Cheese

Eat all the colors of the rainbow with this Asian-inspired salad made with shredded chicken, cabbage, peppers, mandarin oranges, and scallions, all tossed in a tangy sesame ginger dressing.

Recipe:Chinese Chicken Salad

Coconut milk, vegetable broth and butternut squash gives this healing noodle soup a natural creaminess. If you want to make it more filling you can always add anything from chicken to tofu.

Recipe:Coconut Curry Noodle Soup With Butternut Squash

The highlight of this recipe is a creamy leek sauce poured over potatoes that you're going to want to serve with every weeknight dinner.

Recipe:Salmon with Creamed Leeks, Potatoes, and Asparagus

Shredded Brussels sprouts make a filling base for this creative take on Caesar salad. Add grilled shrimp, roasted chickpeas, or leftover rotisserie chicken to make your plate more filling.

Recipe:Brussels Sprout Caesar Salad

There are some combinations that just taste better together like peanut butter and jelly, bacon and eggs, and of course, pork and apples.

Recipe:Easy One-Pan Pork Chops and Apples

This recipe for roasted cabbage wedges turns this winter vegetable into a standalone vegetarian meal or a show-stopping side dish.

Recipe:Cheesy Baked Cabbage Steaks

There are few things as comforting as cheesy polenta on a cold winter night. Add slow-simmered mushroom ragu into the mix and it's the textbook definition of feel-good food.

Recipe:Creamy Polenta With Mushroom Ragu

Transport yourself to the rustic French countryside with this chicken dish, which is simmered in a mixture of, shallots, tomatoes, dates, olives, and wine.

Recipe:Chicken Provençal

This savory bread pudding is so versatile, whether you're looking for a brunch recipe to serve a crowd or an easy family dinner.

Recipe:Kale Mushroom Leek Savory Bread Pudding

Tired of eating the same old salad recipe on repeat? Shake things up with this warm spinach bowl topped with crunchy breadcrumbs, soft boiled eggs, and bacon bits.

Recipe:Alice Waters’s Warm Spinach Salad

It's hard to resist this buttery and moist cake, which is hidden beneath a layer of sweet-meets-tangy lemon glaze.

Recipe:Lemon Pound Cake

These buttery shortbread cookies get a flavor kick from tangy clementine zest and a rich chocolate drizzle.

Recipe:Chocolate Chunk Clementine Shortbread

If you're looking for a show-stopping winter dessert, the search is over. Feast your eyes on this layered masterpiece of shortbread crust, spiced apple filling, streusel topping, and salted caramel drizzle.

Recipe:Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bars

New Year's Eve may have come and gone, but you can always find an excuse to pop some bubbly. Here's one.

Recipe:Pear Ginger Champagne Punch

'Tis the season for mocktails. These sophisticated drinks call for just a few ingredients: grapefruit Italian soda, lime juice, club soda, and an optional blend of sugar and salt to coat the rim of your glass.

Recipe:Grapefruit Lime Mocktails