Category: Winter/Christmas
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Gingerbread Scones
Christmas would not be Christmas without any gingerbread treats. And these gingerbread scones, topped with coarse sugar that adds a nice sparkly touch, are definitely a treat—especially for breakfast or brunch!. They’re not really sweet enough to be considered a dessert scone, but they have a rich gingerbread flavor and are great in the morning,…
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Cranberry Pecan Muffins
I love baking with fresh cranberries and I just had to make something with them! Muffins seemed like a good idea, and in addition to using fresh cranberries, I added some orange extract to give these muffins a subtle orange flavor. You could also add orange zest if you wanted to.
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Easy Corn Casserole
It’s not often that you find a recipe that is wonderful comfort food, inexpensive, and easy to make–like this Easy Corn Casserole. Friends have told me about this recipe and I also did a search in the web comparing recipes, and most of them have these ingredients in common: a can of corn, a can…
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Cranberry Sauce Muffins
If you happen to have any extra cranberry sauce during the holidays, here’s a good recipe you can use it in! These Cranberry Sauce Muffins are sweetened with brown sugar and whole berry cranberry sauce—you can use your own homemade cranberry sauce, like this Fresh Cranberry Sauce)—or you can use whole berry cranberry sauce from a can. These muffins have some oats…
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Cream Cheese Mints
I love the taste of peppermint and mint–flavored sweets. If you like minty sweets too, you need to try these easy homemade Cream Cheese Mints—but watch out, because they’re kind of addicting! They have a rich, creamy, minty flavor and I like them more than I thought I would—which makes them dangerous for me to have around! So I’ve…
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Gifts that Change a Life from World Vision and a Giveaway!
The Giveaway is now closed The Christmas shopping season has begun once again and gift-giving is on everyone’s mind…the perfect time to tell you about some gifts that help improve the quality of life for struggling children and families living in extreme poverty in the U.S. and around the world. The 2016 World Vision Gift Catalog invites you…
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Gingerbread Granola
It was time for me to make granola again and I love trying out different flavors! So this time it’s Gingerbread Granola. I thought adding some dried cranberries into the mix, a little touch of red, would make it a wonderful granola for the holidays. Have it for breakfast, brunch, or a healthy sweet snack. It also makes a…
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Retro Beef Stew
I found a beef stew recipe in a vintage promotional cookbook that was published in 1961, the Cutco Cook Book. I found the cookbook at a flea market for $1.00, so I couldn’t pass it up! I love the vintage illustrations in these old cookbooks and it’s always fun to try recipes from them. I first…
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Egg Nog Mini Loaves
Egg Nog is one of those foods that signal the beginning of the holiday season. I usually buy a few cartons during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and typically have some extra—which is great, because it gives me an excuse to bake some egg nog goodies! Like these Egg Nog Mini Loaves, for example.
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