Are you looking for some vegetarian dishes to work into your holiday recipe repertoire? Here are some tasty-looking ones from McCormick.

Are you looking for something easy to whip up for just a few people? Try this great spicy tomato soup recipe by Giada de Laurentiis, recommended by Katy Emerson. Goes great with a grilled cheese sandwich, or maybe some beer bread?

Here is a great cookie recipe suggested by Taira Meadowcroft. These cranberry-orange cookies look super tasty. Also, you could use a platter of them for a table centerpiece because they are so pretty!

Want to impress with homemade bread? Here is an easy beer bread recipe from a staff member, original source unknown.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 can beer
• 1/2 cup melted butter

Instructions:

• mix dry ingredients together
• add beer and mix together
• pour into a greased loaf pan
• pour the melted butter over the bread
• bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour

Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving recipe you like to make? Or a just favorite that you would love to share with coworkers? If so, send your recipes to Katy Emerson (emersonkc@health.missouri.edu) by next Wednesday and have them featured in the Muse!