By the time October hits, we're all thinking about which recipes to cook up, wrap up, and give as tokens during the holidays. Here are some favorites from CL staffers:

Sweet
Lemon Poundcake (May 2004)
Strawberry Cabernet Sauce (Jan/Feb 05)
Chocolate Malted Cookies (May 2005)
Brown Sugar Walnut Divinity (May 2005)
Candied Apples (Oct 2005)
Caramel-Pecan Sticky Buns (Oct 2005)
Fig and Cream Cheese Bars (Oct 05)
Chocolate-Cherry Chunk Meringues (May 04)
Classic Angel Food Cake (April 03)
Marbled Chocolate Banana Bread (Sept 03)
Quince-Lemon Marmalade (Oct 05)
Christmas Sugar Wafers with Vanilla Icing (Dec 04)
White Chocolate-Cashew Coffee Biscotti (Dec 04)

Savory:
Quick Preserved Lemons (June 04)
Savory Two-Cheese Biscotti (March 2005)
Tex-Mex Pinto Bean Spread (June 05)
Parmesan and Cracked Pepper Grissini (Jan 03)
Peppered Garlic Confit with Prosciutto (Oct 04)

In Between:
Orange Blossom Honey Butter (Oct 05)
Maple-Almond Granola (Jan 05)