Category: Winter/Christmas
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Mini Cannoli Cups
Here’s an easy recipe I made with Nasoya® Won Ton Wraps. I had never used these wraps before, so I was interested in trying them out when I was offered some complimentary product from Nasoya®. I decided to try a dessert-like recipe from their site called Cannoli Cups and I also created my own recipe for an appetizer, which I’ll…
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Cranberry Pumpkin Bread and Mini Loaves
I hadn’t made anything with fresh cranberries yet this year, so I decided it was time to do something about that! Plus, I still needed to make more mini-loaves for holiday giving. My Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread turned out well, so I decided to try making some pumpkin bread with fresh cranberries added in–it sounded like a…
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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread and Mini Loaves
I’ve been wanting to make pumpkin bread with chocolate chips in it for quite some time and I thought while I was at it, I’d make some mini-loaves too. Mini-loaves make great food gifts for the holidays, and just about everyone I know loves pumpkin bread and chocolate chips. So you can’t go wrong when you…
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Apple Pear Pecan Salad
It’s always fun trying out different ways to make salads—it makes salad-eating a little more interesting! In the summer months, I like adding strawberries and blueberries to my salads. So I thought I’d try making an “autumn” type of salad with apples and pears. There’s also creamy crumbles of feta cheese mixed in, along with…
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Childlike Wonder
It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when the Creator was a child Himself. CHARLES DICKENS, from A Christmas Carol Wishing you a blessed and joyful Christmas and New Year! For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon…
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Christmasy Chocolate Dipped Pretzels
I’m a big fan of sweet-and-salty flavor combinations, so of course I love chocolate-covered pretzels! I like dipping them in white and dark or milk chocolate, then coating with a variety of holiday sprinkles or crushed candy canes. Since these are only half-dipped, they’re easy to handle and quick to make. They make a great…
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Homemade Peppermint Hot Cocoa Mix
If you like making homemade Christmas gifts, here’s a great idea I found at MyRecipes. Just about everyone loves hot cocoa, so you really can’t go wrong giving this! You can get jars like the one above at Wal-Mart, or you can use whatever kind of jars you like. This recipe makes enough to fill a…
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Egg Nog Muffins
I had some extra egg nog, so I decided to create an egg nog muffin recipe of my own. These muffins rise very nicely, with wonderfully rounded tops. They’re not overly sweet, so they’re great spread with butter, jam, or even some cranberry chutney…and the Egg Nog Glaze adds a nice touch of sweetness on…
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Star of Wonder
The star on this vintage ornament reminds me of the Star of Bethlehem…the star that led the Magi, or Wise Men, to Jesus. What a beautiful sight that star must have been! These verses in the Book of Matthew tell the story of the Magi’s journey to see the Messiah…
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