Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

It's a busy holiday season at Nonnatus House. Lucille is marrying Cyril the day after Christmas, Mother Mildred is coming to visit, and the midwives have a bunch of expectant mothers to care for as the holidays approach.

Cranberries aren't just for Thanksgiving, especially when they come in the form of a stunning red tart with an almond crust from America's Test Kitchen.

Lights, menorahs, and trees are up and Christmas music is here, which might be putting you into the holiday spirit. Here are some holiday episodes from some of your favorite dramas and mysteries, available to stream during these holiday nights. 

Just in time for the holidays, WTTW and PBS stations will be airing the original Downton Abbey film from 2019 on Saturday, December 25. It's the perfect Christmas and New Year's gift!

Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, who scored two recent WTTW documentaries, uses Chickasaw and other North American Indian music and stories as source material for his classical compositions. "I have a mission in my music," he says.

Baptiste and Emma desperately set out to stop whatever is being planned, and begin to fear that Will is in danger as season two of Baptiste comes to a close.

When Geordie involves himself in a case on his friend Johnny's request, he faces multiple crises: in his friendship, in his marriage, and in a confrontation with the past. Recap the season finale of Grantchester here.

The new documentary Home from School tells the story of the Northern Arapaho's efforts to repatriate the remains of three children who died at an assimilationist boarding school more than a century ago. “This film talks about closing those cycles [of generational trauma]," says an associate producer.

Believe it or not, we're nearing the end of 2021 and the beginning of the holiday season. We've got plenty of programming to get you in the holiday spirit—find it here.

There are no marshmallows in sight in this savory sweet potato gratin from Milk Street. Instead the excitement comes from the complement of miso, soy, and ginger against the warm sweetness of the potatoes.

The seven-year-old Korean American Muppet Ji-Young, who will officially debut on Thanksgiving, is Sesame Street's first Asian American Muppet. 

Baptiste and Emma learn that another attack is being planned and try desperately to learn more about it in order to prevent it, while also trying to discover more about Emma's son Will.

When an inmate at Leonard's prison turns up dead and Leonard's cellmate is blamed, Leonard enlists Will and Geordie to investigate shady occurences at the prison. 

Matthew Aylward shows up in a surprising way in Poplar, and Trixie finds her view of him shifting. A complication interrupts a familial adoption, while Nancy tries to assert her own authority. 

Green bean casserole may be a classic Thanksgiving side dish, but in case you want to switch it up from the cream of mushroom kind, Milk Street has a hearty Italian casserole filled out with potatoes and fresh mushrooms.