November Writing Assignment

I know this is a bit cliche, but hey what part of the holidays is not cliche? So I want to know one of your most favorite things to eat/drink/consume for the holidays, a recipe (if you have one), and perhaps a back-story on what makes  this such a scrumptious thing in the first place. Extra points if you have pictures. So what is it about the holidays that makes it "the holidays"???

As always, this is not a requirement, but more of a suggestion, some of the blogs need to have the dust blown off of them... just sayin'