Chocolate 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.
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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,…
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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…
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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!
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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!
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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…
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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.
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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,…
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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.
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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…
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Continue ReadingAmbrosia Waldorf Salad is a luscious fluffy fruit salad that’s great for holiday entertaining when cranberries are in season. This recipe contains cranberries, apples, walnuts, pineapple, coconut, grapes and marshmallows in a fluffy Cool Whip base. So totally delectable. Gluten Free.
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Continue ReadingSavory and tasty Amish side dish that’s great for holiday dinners. This dish is traditionally served with Turkey Gravy over top as a side for Turkey for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. This kid-friendly vintage recipe is also good as a meatless main dish.
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Continue ReadingReese’s Peanut Butter Candy Chocolate Cookies are the ultimate in a Reese’s cookie experience. These chocolate cookies are loaded with Reese’s Peanut Butter Candies. Chocolate and peanut butter just explode in this superb cookie. This is an excellent way to use up leftover Halloween candy. Plus, these cookies are perfect…
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Continue ReadingPumpkin Whoopie Pies are rich, decadent and heavenly. This amazing whoopie pie has a spicy pumpkin flavor in the cookie and a spectacular icing in the middle. Great for holiday baking, Christmas Cookie Exchanges, tailgating parties or potlucks. If you enjoy pumpkin flavors, these luscious cookies will knock your socks…
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Continue ReadingCheery Cherry Cookies are breathtaking and so mouthwatering. These festive and scrumptious cookies are filled with candied cherries, pecans and coconut. Great for holiday baking, Christmas Cookie Exchanges, potlucks or tailgating parties. If you enjoy cherries, these cookies are irresistible.