Welcome to Saturday, folks! Popular posts on The Kitchn this week include a recipe for chicken chili, a super cool shelf that hides a table and chairs, budget-friendly stocking stuffer ideas for home cooks, and the secret to the crispiest, tastiest latkes ever.

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Holiday Breakfast Wreath with Cranberry-Almond Filling

Happy weekend everybody! We're deep into cookie baking and festive preparations for the winter holidays, and we're also at the end of our posting year here at The Kitchn. Over the next couple weeks we'll bring you a handful guest posts, and we'll round up the best of the past year at The Kitchn — revisiting our favorite recipes, tips, tours, cooking lessons, and products. So come along with us and hopefully you'll discover new favorites from the past year. Happy cooking this weekend, and happy holidays! More

Apartment Therapy:
• Flat Weave Piper Rug ($840 value)
• PUBLIC T7 Bike ($399 value)

The Kitchn:
• FEZ Tiles by Granada Tile ($434.93)
• Le Creuset Heritage Enameled Cast Iron Set ($770 Value)

We were all about the holiday cookies this week at The Kitchn! We have these festive peppermint cream squares, pink and bright. There were soft gingerbread cake cookies sprinkled with sugar, and vegan, gluten-free coconut snowballs. There were cocoa fritters and rugelach, as well as the most scrumptious toffee-chocolate chip shortbread.

But we didn't neglect dinner. White chicken chil is here for all your winter comfort food needs! Follow it with a rye and ginger hot toddy and you'll be warm, cozy, and well-fed. More

Foxes may be the new trend, but there's a whole animal kingdom out there -- and they're all trying to make their way into your kitchen. From dinnerware to linens, check out this selection of animals on kitchenware.

• Animals on Kitchenware
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Q: I love holiday baking but when some of my favorite recipes call for tempering and chocolate coatings, I put them off because of the hassle and mess. I don't have a microwave so I do everything stovetop. Melting, tempering and dipping in chocolate seems so time-consuming and expensive... More

Susan is an entertainer extraordinaire, an expert at bringing together an eclectic group of people for an evening (or morning, or afternoon!) of delicious food, cocktails, even live entertainment. And all the magic starts in her San Francisco kitchen, where she admittedly cooks "all the time" for entertaining friends a few times a week. Comfortable, cozy, homey - who wouldn't want to sit at her countertop and breathe in the delicious smells coming from her stovetop and oven? More

When thinking about giving holiday cookies as gifts this year, there are always a few major considerations. First and foremost, are they delicious? Second, will they keep until the recipient receives them? Last, are they shippable? The winner in all three of these categories is the humble yet delicious biscotti. More

In my household we firmly believe a hot toddy will make you feel better than any cold or flu medicine you can buy. I've experimented with many versions and varieties and this simple soothing concoction always does the trick. It's also excellent alongside all sorts of holiday treats from cookies to cakes making it your perfect pick me up for this week's 10-Minute Happy Hour. More