Here are features filed under Winter holidays and cooking:

• Chocolate pumpkin spice cake For a different cake that your whole family will love, try this chocolate pumpkin spice cake. Spice cake is a favorite cake for fall and this recipe mixes it up a bit by adding pumpkin puree, cocoa and golden raisins.

• All About Hanukkah Hanukkah is the festival of freedom, lights and miracles. Learn all about it here and try some great Hanukkah recipes!

• Chowders for Winter Meals For warming meals during the snowy days of winter, chowders and soups are just the dishes to serve our families. Here's a look at some chowder recipes, as well as some regional variations on the most popular of these thick soups -- clam chowder.

• Christmas Candy from the Microwave The holiday season is officially here (just in case the store decorations that went up in October didn't give you enough warning). During the seasonal rush, run to your microwave to make candy in just minutes. All of these recipes are great for gift-giving, too and no candy thermometer required!

• Festive Party Punches There is something festive about a bowl of punch served in dainty glasses from an old fashioned punch bowl. Whether you are visiting with family on Christmas Eve, throwing a traditional New Year's Eve bash or gathering for a special birthday, try one of these festive punch recipes!

• Gift Mixes for Coffee Lovers Here are some great mixes to make for the coffee lover in your life, just in time for holiday gift giving!

• Holiday Rolls and Pinwheels Don't know what to bring to your holiday party? Try these delicious and quick-to-make rolls and pinwheels!

• Holiday Wine for Everyone No one ever ruined a holiday party or meal with the wrong wine and food match, but anyone can make their meals more delicious with wine, no sweat. That's the kind of advice Andrea Immer, master sommelier and author of Andrea Immer's Wine Buying Guide for Everyone, offers wine drinkers, who say they are puzzled about serving the right wine with the right food.

• Keeping Food Safe During a Power Outage Sooner or later, every home has a power outage. The electricity may have gone off during a snowstorm or thunderstorm, or the refrigerator may simply quit working. Whatever the cause, dealing with the food involved when the unit is off requires a knowledge of food safety.

• Peace on Earth ... and in our Hearts and Kitchens Starting with Thanksgiving, and for six full weeks until January, lives change dramatically. This is the "Holiday Season" and it differs greatly from when many of us were kids. Here are a variety of recipes from various cultures to try!