From The Food Channel

This recipe provides all the spirit of an elegant English Standing Prime Rib Roast dinner at a fraction of the cost.

Traditional Roast Beef Dinner with Yorkshire Pudding and Port-Merlot Pan Sauce

From Better Homes and Gardens

Roasting beef tenderloin for Christmas dinner is simple. Just brush the meat with a Dijon mustard mix and pop it in the oven. Make it even more elegant by tucking in slices of garlic and herb goat cheese.

Rosemary Beef Tenderloin

From Better Homes and Gardens

Tender, flaky pastry makes an impressive wrap for fish fillets.

Fillet Rolls in Phyllo

From Better Homes and Gardens

As Christmas dinners became more intimate in the 1860s, holiday menus become more elegant. Richer, more elaborate dishes offered a wide variety of ingredients that were available by rail; figs and apricots from California, wild rice from the Midwest, and seafood from either coast. This elegant pork roast, topped with wine sauce, is nice enough to serve for Christmas or New Year's, in place of turkey or ham.

Mushroom-Stuffed Pork Roast

From Food & Wine

To showcase deeply flavorful grass-fed beef, butcher-shop owners Jessica and Josh Applestone make a simple roast beef using any number of cuts, including rib loin (prime rib), top round or a tied sirloin tip. The roast -- deliciously crusted with horseradish and black peppercorns -- is perfect hot out of the oven, but it's also amazing cold on a sandwich: Thinly slice the roast beef and serve it on white bread with horseradish mayonnaise and juicy tomatoes.

Horseradish-Crusted Roast Beef

From Better Homes and Gardens

When you're in a hurry for a fancy feast, this sophisticated 30-minute entree definitely impresses.

Lamb Chops Au Poivre

From Better Homes and Gardens

Salmon and spinach elegantly wrapped in pastry creates an entree that is perfect for entertaining.

Salmon en Croute

From Better Homes and Gardens

Roasting the fall vegetables along with the beef gives then a pleasing caramelized flavor.

Beef Roast with Vegetables

From Better Homes and Gardens

Geese are as easy to cook as a turkey or big chicken, but with more fat. Brushing on a flavorful syrup near the end of roasting adds a dramatic glaze to the bird.

Holiday Roast Goose

From Smithfield

Succulent, colorful and delicious. A wonderful main dish for the holidays or any special meal.

Merry Merry Pork Tenderloin Pinwheels

From Family Circle

Piney tasting rosemary is delicious with pork. Garlic, lemon, and thyme also add their nuances to this savory roast pork recipe.

Pork Roast with Rosemary Rub

From Better Homes and Gardens

For a special occasion, serve this recipe for slow-roasted tender roast beef, marinaded up to 24 hours in red wine, oil, herbs, and sauces from the pantry or fridge.

Wine-and-Herb-Marinated Rib Eye Roast

From Better Homes and Gardens

Roasting beef over a bed of herbs infuses the meat with fragrance and flavor. Serve with mushroom tumble and spicy horseradish cream sauce.

Slow-Roasted Beef Tenderloin

From Tyler Florence

Salmon with Basil Butter

From Midwest Living

Add these thick-cut Iowa chops filled with apple-bread stuffing to your holiday menu.

Season's Best Stuffed Pork Chops

From Tyler Florence

Perfect Roast Chicken

From Fine Cooking Magazine

This recipe is very similar to one my mother often cooked when I was growing up; now it's a staple of my weeknight dinner repertoire. Vary the herbs as you like, but stick to the hardy ones--thyme, rosemary, sage, and oregano. They'll roast without burning and have a stronger flavor.

Baked Chicken with Herbs, Garlic & Shallots

From Family Circle

Searing the beef tenderloin roast in a skillet gives a lovely browned appearance to the meat and seals in the flavorful juices. Fresh peppercorns, thyme, and bay leaves steep in the red wine and onion gravy imparting subtle but savory flavors.

Beef Tenderloin & Easy Wine Sauce

From Better Homes and Gardens

The exotic dried mushrooms in this recipe complement the duck's robust flavor for a perfect entertaining entree.

Roast Duck with Wild Mushroom Sauce

From Betty Crocker

Enhance ordinary chili with three types of beans and colorful bell peppers.

Three-Bean Christmas Chili

From Better Homes and Gardens

A Christmas dinner special, roast pork loin is as delicious as it looks. The added roasted vegetables and apricot stuffing makes this an incredible meal ready for any special occasion.

Roast Pork Loin with Apricot Stuffing

From Better Homes and Gardens

For the most succulent slices of lamb, serve the roast medium-rare to medium, in its own juices, with an elegant arrangement of vegetables.

Mint-Rubbed Leg of Lamb

From Food & Wine

A bright citrus pan sauce is all that's needed to round out this simple roast duck, cooked to a rich caramel brown. To render the fat and ensure a crisp skin, the duck is first steamed; Marcia Kiesel scatters a handful of coriander seeds over the steaming water, which releases their orangelike scent.

Roast Duck with Citrus Pan Sauce

From Food & Wine

To serve with his succulent beef rib eye roast, Tim Hollingsworth prepared a surprisingly simple garnish of sauteed brussels sprout leaves, which he mixed with chestnuts and seasoned with ground Sichuan peppercorns.

Rib Eye Roast with Chestnuts and Brussels Sprout Leaves

From Better Homes and Gardens

Tired of turkey at your holiday meal? Serve up these Cornish game hens instead.

Cornish Game Hens with Port Sauce