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You don’t have to be attending a funeral to make this yummy dish. The name derives from the fact that this is pure, delicious, comfort food. Unlike some recipes though, mine doesn’t involve a yucky, processed can of cream-of-something soup. I won’t say it’s healthy, but it’s better than the processed stuff for sure. So good! We love having it at holiday dinners.
The best corned beef recipe. So easy! We serve it at Easter & love the leftovers for Reuben sandwiches.
We love dipping our homemade rolls into this at Thanksgiving and Christmas … it’s so delish!
This stuff is INCREDIBLE! But don’t go into it thinking it’s regular “chili”. Picture spaghetti noodles with chili over the top - that’s what makes it Cincinnati style. I know the ingredient list looks long, but it’s mostly spices & comes together super fast. This is a McOmber family favorite & is perfect to make for a crowd.
My kids say they like them even more than the Cinnabon classic. You know how the best part of a cinnamon roll is typically the gooey center? These are like that all the way through, with a yummy cream cheese frosting melted into the rolls. Our family tradition is to make these for Christmas morning, and also twice a year for our church’s semi-annual General Conference.
These make ideal holiday cookies when festively decorated with icing, but they are also delicious without any adornment. The perfect gingerbread men cookies…from Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook.
I’ve always relied on Martha Stewart to teach me the best way to make anything…if I want it to also taste amazing! You’ll never go back to using the ready-made sugar cookie mix from the store, when you can make the best sugar cookies so simply.
This cake makes for a lovely presentation, but is also simple & absolutely delicious! We like making this as a dessert for Christmas dinner, but it would also be great for Valentine’s Day, or any day!
Rice pudding is so warm and soothing. What's not wonderful is slaving over a hot stove to get to it! This Quick Fix version is the perfect recipe for leftover cooked rice…which we always seem to have on hand after any meal that uses rice.
You probably already have these ingredients in your pantry. I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel, just dessert, and sometimes that means taking what you have and mixing it all together! The sauce is also phenomenal spooned over sliced bananas.
Use this sauce recipe as a base for all future sauce creations. You can make it with any berry variety or diced fruit, such as peaches, nectarines, plums, pears, and even citrus.
Peanut butter and jelly infused into ice cream? Yup, and it's a slam dunk! Use your favorite preserves (raspberry, blackberry, orange marmalade) instead of grape, if desired. This recipe comes from one of my favorite cookbook authors for fast & family-friendly delicious meals….Robin Miller Quick Fix Meals.
I love a good Creme Brulee, & making it is even MORE fun because you get to use a torch! Here, you get to combine Creme Brulee, with a layer of chocolate at the bottom of the cup. To me that’s perfection!.
These are super easy, and all the flavor comes from the already done for you “Garlic and Herb Cheese”. Look for this specialty Boursin brand cheese near the goat cheese and other specialty cheeses at your grocery store.
When my cousin shared this recipe with me and promised it was seriously the BEST Banana Cream Pie, I was skeptical to say the least. I’m not even a big fan of bananas. I would never eat them plain as a snack. I might like them in ice cream with chocolate. She said she was the same before this pie. I took her at her word and made it last Thanksgiving. Even with 4 other pies, this pie was gone first…so dang good.
Mark always asks me to make him his very own pecan pie for Thanksgiving. If anyone else is going to want a slice, then I better make a second pie because he’s not sharing. I’ve tried dressing this up with chocolate, caramel…all sorts of yummy concoctions. But he likes it pure and simple. This is it.
Bryan won’t let me get through a Thanksgiving without making this pie…and he usually finishes it in a day or two!
I’m pretty particular about my pumpkin pie. It can’t be store bought. I’ve had lots of different kinds, but I always come back to this one - which is straight off the label on the back of the can. Nothing beats it!
I always have to double these…at least. They are pretty much everyone’s favorite part of Thanksgiving. What makes them unique is when you take them out of the oven, you brush them with butter, then sprinkle them with coarse salt. The salt makes them HEAVENLY.
Remember back when turkeys took HOURS to cook, and you had to baste them over and over if you didn’t want dried out meat? Not with a steam oven. I was skeptical last Thanksgiving when we went to cook a turkey for the first time using this new oven. The recipe said 1 1/2 hours until done. They weren’t lying! And the meat was SO tender and juicy…
These are SERIOUSLY just like the ones at the mall. You know how with other cinnamon rolls, you tend to just eat the middle (i.e. the best part)? With these...the whole THING is like that. My kids actually think these are better than the mall ones. You can decide.
You’ll seriously never need another recipe. Best one. Hands down. The secret magic ingredient?….White Balsamic Vinegar. Vinegar in ice cream you say? Yes. It brightens the strawberry flavor and you don’t taste vinegar at all. Who’d have guessed?
This is a totally easy recipe, and SO, SO, GOOD! You have several flavor combination possibilities here…white chocolate chips with Orange oil for a "creamsicle" flavor…or Orange oil with regular chocolate chips for a chocolate oranges vibe. With Peppermint oil, either the white chocolate or the regular chocolate would be yummy!
I've been a fan of "energy balls" for awhile. It probably stems from my love of eating raw cookie dough...yum! These remind me of cookie dough, but are actually good for you!
My dad has perfected his clam chowder recipe over the years. I have never tasted any that could top his. Give it a try - IT’S SERIOUSLY THE BEST! He uses it for their traditional Christmas Eve dinner, along with yummy rolls for dipping!
