Quite a few years ago, my family and I got tired of serving up yet another turkey dinner at Christmastime. I mean, Thanksgiving and Christmas are barely 4 weeks apart (sometimes more, sometimes less).

For sheer majesty, never mind all its flavorful glory, few cuts of meat rival standing ribs of beef. Especially on the holiday table. Of course, that handsome cut isn't merely a showpiece. It's also ...

At the end of "How The Grinch Stole Christmas," part of the joy was reading or watching the title character lovingly carve and serve the "roast-beast." In fact, images of someone carving beef roasts ...

That’s a cook's goal when preparing a standing beef rib roast, also known as prime rib, for the holidays. When cooked to perfection, your dinner guests will swoon over the finished roast. But with the ...

Ashley Wulf from the Minnesota Beef Council joins us with a recipe for rib roast and what to do with the leftovers. 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine 2 tablespoons shallots, 2 tablespoons thyme and 1 ...

Christmas dinner is probably the second most important family feast of the year, taking a back seat only to Thanksgiving. Turkey and ham have been the main course for years and years. I can remember ...

At Christmas, folks tend to be either prime rib people or ham people. Yes, there are those who trot out turkey redux or hoist a leg of lamb or, dear heaven, try their hand at a goose, but in ...

We found a prime rib recipe that’s simply rubbed with salt, pepper, rosemary and mustard one to three days ahead of time. That’s it. Think of it as a mini dry aging. Come Christmas, all you do is ...

Blame Charles Dickens. Without him, Christmas just wouldn't be the same. No trees, no presents, no big family gatherings, and certainly no luscious prime rib dinners. While Dickens didn't do it all ...

1 (4- to 5-lb.) center-cut, bone-in pork rib roast (6 to 8 ribs) with the chine bone removed or cracked Brine the pork: In a large bowl or a 2-quart measuring cup, stir together the water, salt, brown ...

The cookies are baked and decorated. The shopping is done, and the gifts are wrapped. Now, how about that holiday dinner? As cuts of meat go, whole roasts of beef are popular for the holidays. One ...

Although my wife is normally not an aficionado of roast beef, she loves this recipe. The spicy rub — garlic, ginger, sugar, soy sauce, cayenne, dry mustard, and paprika — is the reason why. —Jacques ...