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Need a sophisticated dessert for a romantic dinner? Kitchen Daily expert Curtis Stone has got a showstopper: smooth, creamy dark-chocolate mousse topped with candied orange peel. If you love chocolate and orange together, this one's for you.

Get Curtis' Dark Chocolate Mousse with Candied Orange Peel.

This is pea soup made ultrasimple and uberdelicious. And this is the recipe for when you want homemade taste but just don't have the time to cook those peas from scratch. Believe it or not, KitchenDaily contributor Kemp Minifie starts with best-quality canned pea soup, then adds frozen peas, along with crisped bacon, shredded carrots, and some fresh parsely. A cheesy toasted baguette on the side makes this combo all the lunch (or light dinner) you need.

Split Pea and Bacon Soup with Cheddar Toasts Recipe

"Skinny Chef" Jennifer Iserloh says that with this recipe she gives granny's pork and sauerkraut a makeover. Gone is much of the fat from this dish, a traditional combo that helps ring in the new year. Iserloh uses pork loin trimmed of fat, and, along with the sauerkraut, a Gala apple and a touch of brown sugar for added flavor.

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Tart up the pancakes with dried cranberries, and you may fall in love with flapjacks all over again. Make them extra fruity with slices of fresh pear, and give them a little spice with a pinch of cinnamon. KitchenDaily contributer Lauren Braun Costello's recipe is all that.

Watch Lauren's video on how to make Cranberry Pear Pancakes.

Watch Curtis Stone's video on how to make Blueberry Pancakes with Blueberry Compote.

Gingerbread men, gingerbread men in dresses, and is that a gingerbread man in transparent frosting shorts? Call them whatever you like, and dress them however you please, gingerbread men (and the gingerbread women who love them) are Christmas essentials. You can even style them as a portrait in dough of your own family (and isn't it time Aunt Mabel had a likeness in gingerbread?).

Oh, and they make your house smell like Mrs. Claus's kitchen.

Try this Gingerbread Men recipe from our Queen of Cookies, Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez.