Broccoli Salad is a perfect cold summer salad when trying to beat the summer heat by chillin’ at a backyard barbecue, picnic, or potluck, or as a favorite holiday side dish at Thanksgiving dinner. Broccoli Salad with dried cranberries, or Craisins, bacon, cheddar, and gouda tastes amazing! Add in red onions and walnuts and cover…
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Homemade Green Bean Casserole
This Homemade Green Bean Casserole, a traditional green bean casserole that is made from scratch with fresh green beans and a homemade mushroom sauce and topped with french fried onions, will be a hit with your family and friends on Thanksgiving. I have been told by some members of my family that it is not…
Leftover Ham and Potato Soup
Leftover Ham and Potato Soup is an easy and delicious way to use up leftover ham and potatoes to make a creamy, comforting fall or winter soup. T’was the day after Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse…. That pretty well describes our day after Christmas….lazy and restful,…
#Ad Southwest Avocado Bacon Ranch and Deli Wings
While our favorite teams are out of the playoffs, we will still get together with friends and watch the big game for both college and pros. However, no matter which team wins or loses, we will have winning game day food at our homegating party.
Loaded Christmas Cowboy Cookies #BRMHolidays
Loaded Christmas Cowboy Cookies, which could also be called Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookies, are oatmeal cookies full of white chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, red and green chocolate chips, dried cranberries, coconut, and pecans. Sign up for my FREE email subscription …. new recipes in your inbox. A number years ago I started making and tweaking cowboy…
Slow Cooker Asian Sesame Meatballs
Slow Cooker Asian Sesame Meatballs are a super easy and crowd pleasing holiday appetizer that uses gluten-free Farm Rich Frozen Meatballs to save time so you will be freed up to enjoy the holiday party with your guests. When our family and friends come over for our annual holiday get together they will love these yummy Slow Cooker Asian Sesame Meatballs.
Five-Cheese, Fifteen-Minute Stovetop Mac ‘n’ Cheese
Five-Cheese, Fifteen-Minute Stovetop Mac ‘n’ Cheese is the quickest, creamiest, and cheesiest homemade macaroni and cheese that is so tasty, it will entice your family to come “Back Around the Table” for this creamy, cheesy comfort food. I grew up in a large family. It was crazy busy in a family with 5 kids that had to be in 5 different places at once; but on holidays we always made time to get the entire family together around the table and have a delicious memorable meal together.
Berry Chocolate Mocha Mousse Dessert
Berry Chocolate Mocha Mousse Dessert is a delicious layering of dark chocolate brownie base topped with a creamy chocolate mocha mousse layer and a sweet, tart cranberry mousse layer. It pairs well with the Gallo Family Vineyards Holiday Red Blend wine. I love the holidays……the lights, the sounds, the music…..all of it; and best of…
Peppermint Kiss Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Peppermint Kiss Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are yummy chocolatey, minty cookies that are perfect for any Christmas Cookie tray. On the day after Thanksgiving while everyone else is at the mall shopping, I love to crank up the Christmas music and bake Christmas cookies! It is so much fun and gets me in the Christmas spirit….
Cranberry Pork
Cranberry Pork is pork sautéed in a sweet, tart, tangy, spicy sauce made with cranberries, red wine, and dijon mustard. I had leftover fresh cranberries and a small pork roast to cook. I waited to long to start a slow cooker dinner. So I cut the pork into cubes or pieces and decided to do…
Homemade Fresh Cranberry Christmas Cake
Homemade Fresh Cranberry Christmas Cake is an easy homemade moist white cake with orange zest that is made from scratch with fresh cranberries. This cake is perfect for a Christmas or holiday party. This cake screams Christmas to me! Maybe it’s the cranberries or the fluffy moist white cake with the hint of orange flavor….
Mini Corn Dip Taco Cups – Delicious Party Food
For me one of the most relaxing days is New Years Day kicking back with our family and close friends together watching football on the big screen at my sister’s house. Every year I bring my Mini Spicy Cajun Corn Dip Cups, which are mini corn tortilla “cups” filled with creamy, spicy, cheesy cajun corn dip made with Tabasco and baked. So easy, yummy, and mini! They are always a hit. You have to make a lot because they go fast!
Caramel Brittle Popcorn Snack Mix
Caramel Brittle Popcorn Snack Mix is a delicious combination Planter’s Brittle Nut Medley with popcorn drizzled with a sweet and salty caramel sauce.
Each year the day after Thanksgiving, my sister and I turn on the holiday music and spend the day baking holiday treats for Christmas parties and to give away as gifts. It is a fun way to spend the day with family and create some family traditions.
Oven Roasted Green Beans
Oven Roasted Green Beans are so quick and easy they hardly qualify as a recipe. Yet they are so delicious your whole family will love them. As we get older we are trying to eat healthier, especially at the holidays to avoid those extra 7 pounds each year. These Oven Roasted Green Beans offer a…
Bacon Onion Horseradish Mashed Potatoes
Every other day when I am on a diet (wait, don’t tell me I’m the only one that does that) I look for ingredients that add flavor without adding additional calories. I was so happy to find De Nigris Seasoned Vinegars, especially their seasoned White Wine Vinegar, because they add amazing flavor to my everyday recipes without adding additional fat and calories. Another reason I like it is that it is all natural with no artificial preservatives.
Red Wine Poached Pear Gorgonzola Salad #CleverlyPoached
Red Wine Poached Pear Gorgonzola Salad is a beautifully elegant green salad with bosc pears poached in red wine and combined with salty gorgonzola cheese and crunchy chopped walnuts for a flavor combination that is sure to impress your family and friends.
Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is an easy, delicious, moist pumpkin cake with a cream cheese frosting that the whole family will love. Tastes as good or better than the famous Pumpkin Roll Cake without the hassle of rolling the cake. For Thanksgiving a couple of years ago I decided it was…
Copycat Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli Soup
This Copycat Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli soup is a wonderful, warm, hearty and comforting Italian inspired soup that is delicious and super easy to make. Finally, we are having some fall weather. For us that means temperatures below 90 degrees F. With fall football and festivals and cooler weather, I love making hearty cold-weather…
Jalapeño Popper Lasagna Rolls
Jalapeño Popper Lasagna Rolls are a combination of two favorites: jalapeño popper appetizers and traditional lasagna rolls. Lasagna noodles are rolled up with cream cheese, bacon, cheese, and jalapeños inside to make a spicy, cheesy appetizer or tapas. I love that these little Jalapeño Popper Lasagna Rolls are so versatile that they can either be…
Sun Dried Tomato Pesto Cheesy Potatoes
Sun Dried Tomato Pesto Cheesy Potatoes will make you a hero at your family get togethers. Cheddar cheese, sun dried tomato pesto, and scalloped potatoes combine for an easy, rich, creamy and cheesy side dish recipe. Who doesn’t love potatoes, especially cheesy potatoes with sun dried tomato pesto. I love potatoes prepared just about any way…
Garlic Parmesan Oven Roasted Cauliflower
Garlic Parmesan Oven Roasted Cauliflower is a delicious, healthy and savory side dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal or as a Thanksgiving or holiday side dish. Roasting gives vegetables such an earthy, savory flavor unlike any other cooking method. As a kid, I would not eat cauliflower. It was not until I was an…
Teriyaki Glazed Chicken
Teriyaki Glazed Chicken is an easy, delicious baked chicken dish with a sauce that perfectly balances the sweet, spicy, and salty Asian flavors. I was staring at a package of chicken tenders in the refrigerator trying to figure out a new, delicious, easy yet different way to fix them. I knew I wanted to bake…
Pumpkin Cookie Dough Chocolate Truffles
Pumpkin Cookie Dough Chocolate Truffles are luscious little bites of sweet pumpkin cookie dough with chocolate chips and covered in creamy melted chocolate! Pure heaven! As you may have noticed, I LOVE pumpkin! Maybe it was the Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding or the Pumpkin Tres Leches Cake that gave it away. It could also have…
Pumpkin Chipotle Vegetarian Chili
This smoky, spicy Pumpkin Chipotle Vegetarian Chili recipe makes a delicious, hearty, and budget-friendly fall or autumn one-pot pumpkin chili that is perfect for tailgating or game day. Fall is in the air and pumpkin is everywhere. Don’t believe me? Check out my other pumpkin recipes I have been busy making such as Pumpkin Praline…