Fruitcake Slice Cookies are a beautiful addition to your Christmas Cookie platter. Rather than the heavy, dark, spicy flavor one expects from a true fruit cake, these cookies are instead more of a cross between a shortbread and a butter cookie with little jewels of candied fruit embedded throughout. Print Fruitcake Slice Cookies Ingredients 1… Keep Reading
Recipe: Grandma’s Italian Sausage Stuffing
As far as I’m concerned, you can’t have a turkey without making my Grandma Phyllis’s Italian Sausage Stuffing. Mmm. Actually, if I’ve got the stuffing and some gravy, who needs the turkey? Print Grandmas Italian Sausage Stuffing Ingredients 1 to 2 loaves of bread 2-4 Sweet Italian sausage links 1-2 onions diced 1 C Mushrooms… Keep Reading
Recipe: Cranberry Relish
I love cranberry. There is just something about it’s tangy sharpness that I find delicious. To me jellied cranberry sauce takes the tang and overpowers it with sugar–I prefer the simpler, more tart Classic Cranberry Relish with my turkey! After the Thanksgiving dinner is over, your leftover relish can be used in Pie Bites or… Keep Reading
Recipe: Time Saver Twice Baked Potatoes
Twice baked potatoes are not only tasty-they can be a great time saver at meal time if you make them ahead! Use this recipe to create this delicious side not only for a special meal, but also to stock up your freezer and make future mealtimes easier. Print Time Saver Twice Baked Potatoes Ingredients 5… Keep Reading
Recipe: Pierogie Biscuit
What? You don’t know what pierogies are? Don’t worry-I didn’t either till I moved to the Binghamton NY area, where apparently there is a much larger Polish population than one would assume. According to Wikipedia Peirogies are: are dumplings of unleavened dough – first boiled, then they are baked or fried usually in butter with onions –… Keep Reading
Recipe: Cranberry Walnut Turkey Crescent Ring
This easy and elegant looking crescent ring is perfect for a special afternoon lunch or as a “bring along” dish for a potluck. Print Cranberry Walnut Turkey Crescent Ring Ingredients 2 C cooked Turkey diced Swiss Cheese sliced 1/2 C Dried Cranberries 1/2 C Celery chopped 1/2 C Onions chopped 1/4 C Walnuts chopped 1/2… Keep Reading
Recipe: Pie Bites
Pie is wonderful, but sometimes an entire slice is just too much. What if you just want a nibble? Why not try these little Pie Bites! Sweet little pie packages that you can just pop in your mouth! This is really more of a technique than a recipe. You simply take your pie crust, roll… Keep Reading
Pineapples at Walmart (with Pineapple Salsa Recipe)
Do you buy fresh pineapple? To my mind fresh pineapple is a completely different fruit than the canned version (not that the canned is bad-it’s just totally different). As a matter of fact fresh pineapple is so tasty plain that I rarely bother with a recipe–we just slice it an eat it. So when Walmart… Keep Reading
Recipe: Gingerbread Oreo Brownies with Orange and Rum Infused Whipped Cream
Yesterday I introduced you to the new limited edition Gingerbread Oreos~today I’m going to cook with them! There are plenty of fun things to do with Oreos–you can make Oreo Cookie Truffles, dip them in white chocolate, or even bake them into cupcakes. All of those would taste delicious with these new Gingerbread Oreos. But… Keep Reading
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
Are you looking for a tasty fall treat? Does the changing of the leaves make you crave pumpkin-y goodness? Do you like chocolate? Well then I’ve got a recipe for you! This Pumpkin Chocolate Chip bread is moist and tasty. It makes a great after school snack, breakfast treat or sweet nibble with coffee. And… Keep Reading
