A pot of rajma, a bean stew from the north of India, cooks on the stove. It's one of the recipes included in the new cookbook Bollywood Kitchen. Josh Loock/NPR hide caption
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A new wave of Advent calendars offers adults a variety of foods and beverages, including Pringles, beef jerky, vodka and gin. Courtesy of Man Crates hide caption
Caga Tiós, Catalan Christmas logs stacked up at a market in Girona, Spain. Lindsay Patterson hide caption
The idea of hygge hosting is to make it casual, comfortable, and imperfect. Leela Cyd hide caption
Black cake, a rich, molasses-spiced cake filled with drunken dried fruits, is a part of Christmas festivities throughout the Caribbean. The cake varies from island to island. Above, a black cake recipe from Trinidad. Deb Lindsey hide caption
Aquavit has become a way for distilleries and bartenders to make a name for themselves in an increasingly saturated market. Rebecca Dilley hide caption
The author and her family gathered around their prized Christmas Eve pierogi in 2012. On the far left is "Grandmom" Cecelia Beans. Bruce E. Beans/Carolyn Beans hide caption
How The Israeli Sufganiyah, Or Jelly Doughnut, Got Its Start As A Hanukkah Treat
A cocoa farmer opens cacao pods with a stick to collect cocoa beans at his farm in Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Eduardo Soteras/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A smörgåsbord at the Christmas party held at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C. this year. The smörgåsbord was introduced to America in 1939 by the Swedish delegation to the World's Fair. The holiday version of the meal, called a julbord, is traditionally served on Dec. 24 and features an endless array of fish, bread and cheese, cold meats, hot dishes and dessert. Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR hide caption
'American Seafood' Author Recommends Putting 'Underloved' Fish On the Plate
Appearing on Christmas tables and at winter weddings, smør bullar cookies evoke powdery snowballs. Amy Robertson for NPR hide caption
Farmers pick crops at Soul Fire Farm in New York state. It's run by Leah Penniman, a farmer and activist working to diversify the farming community and reconnect people to their food. Courtesy of Capers Rumph hide caption
A free-range chicken perches on a post at an organic farm in Dawson, Ill. Seth Perlman/AP hide caption
Wheels of Dutch Remeker, a farmhouse cheese Bronwen Percival hide caption
Cocktail avocados: adorable, seedless — safer for those who can't cut the kind with a pit? Maanvi Singh/for NPR hide caption
The Trump administration has proposed a new rule that would give owners of restaurants and other service businesses more control over workers' tips. Francis Dean/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Rule Change Could Give Restaurants More Control Over Workers' Tips
James Dinklage, a cattle rancher from Nebraska, is one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed Thursday. The suit accuses the USDA of "arbitrary and capricious" behavior in rolling back two Obama-era rules designed to protect small farmers, who say they are being exploited by the meatpacking companies they supply. Courtesy Dinklage Family/Organization for Competitive Markets hide caption
Many people who have worked in kitchens say the restaurant industry's problem goes far beyond high-flying personalities and celebrity chefs. Even when harassment is not sexual, abusive work environments flourish in the industry. byakkaya/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption