The holidays are fast approaching, and that means it’s time to start thinking about all things festive.

The decorations, the parties, the food, the gifts! We’re excited for it all, and we’re even bringing back our 12 Days of Book Giveaways contest during the month of December. (Follow us on Facebook for your chance to win.)

With our Holiday Gift Guide coming out next week, we’ll have you covered for great gift ideas for everyone on your list. But as an extra special gift, why not include something you made yourself? (Something delicious perhaps…)

Whether their palate tends more towards sweet or spicy — or if they’re all about a unique aperitif to add some kick to their Christmas morning coffee — these homemade gifts are sure to hit the spot with all of your foodie family and friends. 

November is World Vegan Month, and as committed foodies we’ve pulled together a delicious plant-based dinner party menu that everyone can enjoy.

There has been a lot of confusion around veganism, but being vegan simply means eating a plant-based diet free of animal foods and products including meat, dairy, and honey, and living in a way that avoids the exploitation of and cruelty to animals wherever possible.

Around 6% of Americans (that's 19.5 million people) are now vegan, and the number of vegans worldwide is increasing every year.

The number of mouth-watering vegan recipes in our cookbooks is also increasing — nearly half the recipes in Dehydrating at Home are vegan! — and today we’re sharing some of our favourites.

Halloween and goodies go together like a witch and her broomstick, so for your Halloween snack menu, we turned to the expert on all things witch-related: author and illustrator Gregoire Solotareff.

His book Dictionary of Witches is filled with everything there is to know about these creepy crones and even has a handful of frightful foods that witches love. To make these recipes more palatable to all the non-witches out there, we’ve taken Solotareff's disgusting delicacies and given them a devilishly delicious Halloween party twist.

Whether you’re throwing your own party or need to bring a dish to a friend’s spooky shindig, these wonderfully witchy dishes are sure to please the crowds of ghosts, ghouls, and goblins that will be crowding around the snack table.