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In Sweden, these shortbread cookies are traditionally cut into star shapes and garnished with pearl sugar, which can be found at specialty baking stores and online sources.

The key to making these Swedish holiday treats is to grease the mini muffin liners with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in the caramels.

This feastworthy dish, based on a recipe in Pork & Sons by Stéphane Reynaud (Phaidon, 2007), calls for fresh ham, a succulent cut from the pig’s hind leg that yields crisp skin and juicy meat.

The recipe for this dish comes from Asian Dumplings by Andrea Nguyen (Ten Speed Press, 2009).

Gingerbread cookies like these are popular in Sweden during the holidays.

This dessert, topped with crushed peppermint candies, is one of many versions of kola, a kind of semisoft toffee adored all over Sweden.

The New York City–based cookbook author Zarela Martinez gave us the recipe for this smoky, chipotle-spiked, Coca-Cola-glazed ham.

Puréed as part of a creamy mousse, ham gives these deviled eggs a distinctive, savory character and a beautiful pink hue.