Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies are awesome for holiday baking and Christmas Cookie Exchanges. These wonderful chocolate cookies have a minty flavor due to mint chocolate chips in the cookie and a Chocolate Mint Glaze on top. If you’re looking for a chocolate fix, this dessert is right up your alley!
Continue ReadingFabulous Panera Bread copycat recipe. This lovely salad is filled with dried cherries, pears, toasted pecans, grilled chicken or turkey and feta or gorgonzola cheese. Serve with Cherry Vinaigrette. Gluten free.
Continue ReadingKentucky Derby Pie is so mouthwatering and delicious! This rich, decadent and amazing pie tastes like Toll House Cookies in pie form! Great as a company dessert and only takes a few minutes to prepare. If you enjoy Chocolate Chip Cookies, you’ll like them even better as a pie.
Continue ReadingApricot Almond Bars are a family favorite recipe. These rich, decadent and spectacular bar-type cookies have a crust layer, an apricot filling and they’re topped with lots of sliced almonds. Great for holiday baking or as a dessert any time of the year.
Continue ReadingPecan Cheesecake Bars are absolutely awesome! This delicious bar starts with a butter pecan cake mix. It has a cheesecake filling and is topped with reserved cake mix and chopped pecans. This is a delightful treat during the holidays, but it’s an exceptionally good dessert any time of the year.
Continue ReadingChocolate Layer Bars absolutely rock! This luscious chocolate dessert has an almond-flavored shortbread type crust and topping and a chocolate cream cheese layer with walnuts and almond flavoring. Great dessert for entertaining, tailgating parties, potlucks and grilling out with friends.
Continue ReadingSpectacular and festive salad that bursts with color and flavor. This one uses dried blueberries, cranberries, toasted pecans, diced red onion and feta cheese over a bed of salad greens and spinach and is tossed with a lovely Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette. Perfect salad for company or holiday dinners like Easter, Father’s Day or Mother’s Day. Gluten Free.
Continue ReadingTips For Preparing Holiday Turkey will help you have a successful turkey dinner for your family without all the blood, sweat and tears of a first trial run. I thought I would write a post for those who are not used to cooking turkeys each year for thanksgiving to provide tips and guidance through the process. Preparing a holiday turkey doesn’t have to be a big ordeal. Follow Me On Instagram! You don’t need to be freaked out by the process, and no one needs extra drama due to problems with the turkey! So, I’m going to try to take…
Continue ReadingMy Mom’s Old-fashioned gravy recipe makes the best Turkey Gravy! It’s smooth yet delicately seasoned to provide some of the best tasting gravy you’ll ever eat. Perfect any time you serve turkey for the holidays!
Continue ReadingCranberry Nut Swirls are so mouthwatering and irresistible. These fabulous Christmas cookies are made with a shortbread layer and a cranberry-orange zest-walnut layer swirled into the cookie. Great for holiday baking. But be warned: these cookies are so addictive you won’t be able to stop at just one!
Continue ReadingCoconut Date Balls are festive, elegant and beautiful for Christmas Cookie Exchanges. This no-bake cookie is great for holiday entertaining. It contains dates, pecans and Rice Krispies and is rolled in coconut. We’ve made these delicious goodies for over four decades and they are still everyone’s favorites during the Christmas season.
Continue ReadingPecan Treats is a vintage recipe that we bake every year for the holidays. These fabulous miniature pecan pie-type treats are festive and beautiful but also rich, decadent and absolutely mouthwatering. If you enjoy Pecan Pie, you’ll love these bite-sized cookies.
Continue ReadingOatmeal Raisin Walnut Cookies are heavenly comfort food! These tasty cookies are filled with oatmeal, raisins and walnuts and flavored with cinnamon and nutmeg that adds a hint of spicy flavor. Perfect for tailgating parties, potlucks, backyard barbecues or holiday baking and Christmas Cookie Exchanges. If you enjoy Oatmeal Cookies, these are fantastic.
Continue ReadingDelicious old-fashioned stuffing recipe made with celery, onions and a lot of sage. This recipe uses homemade giblet broth. Use to stuff the cavities of the turkey or to cook in a separate casserole dish.
Continue ReadingWhite Chocolate Cranberry Cheesecake Cookies are to die for! These spectacular cookies include white chocolate chips, dried cranberries and instant cheesecake pudding mix in the batter. Excellent choice for holiday baking, Christmas Cookie Exchanges and tailgating parties. If you have a sweet tooth, these cookies are sure to cure every craving.