In case you missed it, this week's first-ever Salon Bar Challenge winner -- in which we asked you create your very own holiday-coping cocktail -- was the delightful Rebecca Farwell. You can check out her winning entry, the Forgive and Forget, on Salon -- and make sure to read Francis Lam's summary of other great posts.

Now, this week's challenge:

"Balance, people. Let's balance the slightly cynical challenge last week with one steadfastly in line with the spirit of the holidays. This week, create a dish or a meal that represents the person or people you want to celebrate with. There. How lovely!

The dish (or dishes) may be as literal as their favorite foods, or it may represent them in some more metaphoric way. But we want to hear your stories, and, of course, you may reserve the right to be cynical about your own loved ones.

Be sure to tag your post: SKC holiday loved ones"