Christmas Recipes

If you liked my article "How to really roast a turkey right" then you're going to love this one.Learn how to make your own honey mesquite smoked turkey that will melt in your mouth.

This is a simple recipe of a holiday candy. Made from pure peanuts, it will enhance deliciousness and elegance to your homemade gourmet gift baskets.

My Real Texas Turtles are not only a favorite of David’s, but they are really a hit on my holiday platters that I give to friends and family for the Christmas season. I love to make candies and...

If you want to make some cookies for Christmas, snowballs are a great choice! These are fun to make, especially if you are working with children. They are also quick and easy. This recipe for...

Sweet Potato pudding is a delicious holiday recipe that is great to serve for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. This version is flavored with brandy. It is very creamy and sure to be a hit at...

Chocolate covered pretzels are simple to make. The combination of sweet and salty delights our taste buds. Purchase a bag of pretzels and chocolate bark at your local grocery market and try them...

Your big holiday dinner is over. Wow it sure was tasty! But what do you do with the leftovers? You’ve had turkey sandwiches, turkey casseroles, turkey soup, turkey this and that . . . but WAIT!...

This recipe is the easiest & produces the most delicious kolacke cookie you ever ate! I got it one Christmas when I made a delivery to my boss’ mother’s house and she was baking. She didn’t...

This is, quite simply, the best gingerbread you will ever eat! The secret is DARK or FULL molasses. For 30 years, my family has been making Christmas cookies over the Thanksgiving weekend in a...

Traditional English Christmas cakes are decorated with Royal Icing (frosting) Follow the instructions to make this delicious finish to your cake.

An English Christmas Cake is traditionally coated with marzipan before icing. Learn how to make this confection in a few easy steps.

A traditional English Christmas Cake is fruit cake wrapped in a layer of marzipan and coated with royal icing. Here is how we do at home in England.

For Christmas this year put a new twist on the old pumpkin pie! Make it a perfect pumpkin cheesecake! My fiance and coworkers are always delighted when I make one of my cheesecakes. Stay tuned for...

Christmas cider is a warm comfy drink to make your holidays merry. It’s just made from spiced apple cider, oranges, and your favorite Merlot. You can choose to mull it for hours in a crock-pot and...

Chicken Enchiladas that your friends, family, guests will LOVE and will think you slaved all day in the kitchen.

There's nothing better on a cold winter's day than a hot bowl of M's delicious turkey chili. It's so easy to make and it's the best way to use up all those turkey leftovers from the holidays. Make...

This kale soup is bright green, packed with nutrition, and so good that even the children will eat it.

A quote from Clement C. Moore's "A Visit From St. Nicholas," mentions "visions of sugar plums" dancing in the children's heads the night before Christmas. That phrase has stuck...

The best gifts that can be given are those that we make ourselves. When giving food as a gift it's always nice to make it extra special. What could be better than gourmet? Wrap this tasty...

What a great compliment to a Christmas dinner or served as a main dish anytime of the year. I have been making these meatballs for 30 years (don't remember where I got the recipe) and my children...

Pink cloud salad is an annual festive dish. It often makes appearances in households for Thanksgiving and Christmas. This dish is extremely sweet, and is a favorite of children. A dish similar...

Love eggnog but don't want to buy the store bought kind anymore? Use this recipe to make your own eggnog this holiday season !

I have many recipes that I'll be sharing with you, but I decided to make this the first one because it has been so special to my family. It's the perfect appetizer to serve for Holiday or...

Rocky Road candy with its luscious marshmallows, walnuts and chocolate is a favorite treat. Put it into a festive tin and it's a delightful Christmas present. Or add it to a gift basket of gourmet...

Today I am planning to ehow how to make a honey ball dessert. Growing up in an Italian family, nothing says Christmastime then Struffoli! They are small golden nuggets of dough coated with a honey...

This is a great recipe for the holidays or any day. Easy preparation and great taste!

Thanksgiving is now behind us and we have given thanks for all of our blessings. We are preparing to celebrate the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, humbly born in a stable in Bethlehem surrounded...

During the holidays is the time that most people gain weight. It is so easy to do because you are surrounded by food everywhere you look. You can find tempations at home and at the office. There...

Crab and Ricotta Manicotti is a great way to start the holiday feast around the table this year. This dish is very elegant, and the combination of crab and creamy béchamel sauce is unusual...

It’s not easy being vegetarian around the holidays. Most holiday celebrations center around food and meat usually takes center stage. At Thanksgiving it’s turkey, while ham is usually the meat of...

We've all done it. You sit down to eat that holiday meal and you almost choke on a dried out piece of turkey. It's not fun. No matter how much water you drink, you just can't get it down your...

Instead of buying everything in the store already made, maybe this year it will be fun to make custom home-made cookies in your own kitchen. It can be very fun and when you see the look on...

Spend some time with the kids this holiday season and build an edible snow village. Design and build your own village using easy to find ingredients, without any cooking or baking required. Create...

The holidays bring more than good cheer to many households struggling to make ends meet. Hosting holiday meals, like Christmas Dinner, can be very stressful when you are worried about not...

This recipe is from my Grandmother (from her Great Grandmother) and has been a part of every Sunday breakfast for as long as I can remember. I’m sure some things have changed over the years, but...

This is an awesome snack to make for the holidays. It has been kid tested by my 3 kids as well. I will let you know the easiest way to make it and the bast way to maximize the flavor.

A classic sweet during the holidays is Peanut Brittle. It is surprisingly easy to make with the right amount of patience & a good candy thermometer. Be aware that the mixture gets very hot...

If you have ever loved the Girl Scouts version of Mint Thins, we have a classic, easy to make and inexpensive version called Homemade Mint Thins. The combination of crisp with chocolate and...

One of our family tradition favorites on Christmas morning is for the kids to wake up to a special Christmas Morning Breakfast Tree. In early years my Grandmother made this as a special breakfast...

One of our family tradition favorites during the holiday season is my Grandmothers' Chocolate Cathedral Windows. This rich, delicious treat is a staple we are sharing from our home to yours. It...

One of our family tradition favorites during the holiday season is baked caramel corn. Caramel corn is wonderful served warm or cool, but be careful to follow the instructions in the recipe and...

Candied sweet potatoes are traditionally prepared during the holidays. Whether it is Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter they are consumed and enjoyed by many. This dish is a favorite of families...

Baked corn, corn pudding, scalloped corn, whatever you choose to call it, this recipe is always a hit at most holiday meals. It goes well with our Turkey on Thanksgiving as well as our Easter and...

With the holidays upon us, ideas for baked goods are essential.Many of us wonder what we should bring.You'll be sure to stand out from the crowd with this recipe for chocolate and peanut butter...

Sugar Cookies This is the perfect Easy Slice and Bake Sugar Cookie or Holiday Cookie Recipe for when you don't want to take the time to roll and cut out cookies.

A true crowd pleaser! Even if you make regular cut out sugar cookies, this is a must have on your cookie platter. So easy, and unbelievably delicious!

Do you want to be the one everyone always asks to bring their favorite dish? Here are directions for making the green bean casserole that will be requested again and again!

Holiday Oh's are my favorite snack to make around the Holidays. It adds a great mixture of sweet and salty.

I’ve never been a fan of the lump of red jelly that comes slurping out of cans labeled Cranberry Sauce. To me, those quivering disks of deep red bittersweet jelly was as much a tradition of...

When the holidays roll around you would like to make a chocolate for family and friends. Most recipes are for so many ingredients that it would cost less to buy it than make it. This is a good...