Christmas Foods

When I was growing up in sunny St Petersburg, Florida, Christmas was always a special time of year. This was due to all the decorations, the boat parades, and of course mom's homemade cookies and...

Danish Christmas cake is similar to fruit cake. The notable difference is that it has other fruit besides candid, and it has an orange coconut glaze.

This recipe is a personal family favorite. However, you can add your own personal touch to make it a family favorite of your own. Turtle candies are a simple and easy candy to make. Turtles are...

Instructions on how to make great Oat Bran Muffins at home. The kids and grandkids, and guest will love them. Easy to make and great to eat. Another this is that they are good for you.

Cheesecakes are a wonderful dessert to present to your loved ones on holidays. There are a variety of ways to make a mint chocolate cheesecake. However, if you'd like to save a little time in the...

Mint chocolate chip cookies are a tasty treat during the holiday season. They're fun to make, and kids enjoy helping with the process. You can use mint candies, such as Andies or Junior Mints, or...

Making fudge nougats can be a fun holiday tradition. You can develop your own flare by adding personal touches, such as caramels, nuts, or even white chocolate. These sweet candies require you to...

Great home-made stuffing is pretty easy to make. You can use bread that has begun to dry out instead of throwing it away.

Looking for a special cookie that will surprise your family and guests? Stained Glass Cookies look hard to make but in realty, they are just simple sugar cookies with “stained glass” made from...

Baking a proper fruit cake can be difficult, with the final product often emerging dry, hard, or even too sticky. Yet a fruit cake's presentation is almost as important as its taste, and unless...

A holiday log is a mixture of candied fruits, sweetened milk, cookie crumbs and nuts. It mixes very quick and requires no cooking at all. It's good to give for holiday gifts or to enjoy as a sweet...

Learn how to make a homemade holiday pizza quickly and affordable - the colors of the white cheeses, and red and green peppers makes this pizza a holiday pizza you are proud to serve up to your...

Everyone is busy at holiday time but less face it, there is an expectation of homemade treats, especially cookies. Years ago, when I was hunting around a resale shop, I came across a small brown...

As a child we looked forward to Christmas, because along with the gifts that were exchange it was time for Alfajores de Marjarblanco. Mom would only make these delicious melt in your mouth...

This is a great crafting activity for the whole family! Especially if you have preschoolers and you are looking for a fun way to spend a snowy afternoon. Get the popcorn a poppin', play some...

These macaroons are great for gift giving and the following recipe makes for about twenty four counts.

Christmas dinner usually has expected behaviors of everyone. While not every family has a formal dinner, most still expect a certain amount of manners and good behavior. After all, Christmas...

Fruit salad is a great treat at Christmas! It is sweet, but not so full of sugar that you feel guilty eating it and it is chock full of vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants, especially if you add...

How do you make a reindeer float? Throw him a life jacket! But seriously folks, here is an adorable idea for making an ice cream reindeer float this holiday season. This is also a great...

During the holiday season, desserts are great! Apple crumble pie is a great recipe for a Christmas dessert that takes less than an hour to make and tastes wonderful. Your family will enjoy this...

If you have a Christmas Party or Pot Luck coming up, here is the perfect recipe to use! Not only is this fruit salad delicious, it is so easy and is made the night before!

Brussels sprouts that are easy to make and more enjoyable to eat. They can be made on the stove top or in the oven. Made for a side dish or for the Holidays. What ever you choose you'll love...

These traditional German Christmas cookies are jam packed full of spices, including black pepper. Make these at least one week in advance and store in an airtight container. This heightens the...

The holidays are a time when most of us are short on money. The need to save money on holiday food purchases is great!! Most families have some kind of celebration or holiday dinner and just...

This is an excellent bread to spice up your Christmas dinner, whether it's for your Christmas party or your family. These are delicious dinner rolls shaped into Christmas trees with a sweetness...

Happy Holidays! It’s that time of year for family, fun and food! But you can overdue a good thing. Here are a few tips on how to keep a trim waistline over the holidays.

This holiday try something different. Maybe you love pecan pie and you also love pumpkin pie. Why not add these two ingredients together to make a delicious pie.

Every little kid gets excited about getting a visit from Santa. In fact, it is hard to get children to forget that Santa is going to come and bring them a great present. And of course, you have...

I wanted to do something different than the usual stuffing. So I got creative and came up with an easy to make muffin. These can also be made from scratch like you would usually make your...

The holidays are a time when most people cast aside their good eating habits to indulge in a variety of tasty, high calorie food offerings. Is it any surprise that the average person gains between...

This is a very easy and meaningful holiday desert that the family or a Sunday school class will love.

Many fruitcakes have a dark tint about them. This fruitcake has more of a white cake color. It's because it calls for white sugar verses brown, and you use white raisins.

This festive cake, made with delicious orange slice candies, is perfect for the holiday season. This cake is similar to the gumdrop cake, which is kinda like a fruit cake.

This version of fruitcake is something extraordinary. Perhaps even the non-fruitcake eater will enjoy this sweet. I know I love this version best. Best of all, it doesn't require any cooking....

This is an absolutely fantastic recipe for peppermint chocolate Christmas candy. I've probably never in my life had something that has tasted better than this. Your family & friends alike...

Trail mix, also known as gorp, is a portable snack made of dried fruit, cereal, nuts, chocolate chips and sometimes candy. Because it is easy to whip up a large batch, trail mix is the perfect...

see how fun it is to make a kiss candy tree

Orange slices can be found year round, but they are mostly associated as more of a traditional Christmas candy. Here in Kentucky, my grandparents would get orange slices once a year. That would be...

Making Monkey Bread for Holiday dinners has been a tradition in our family for many years. My mother passed the tradition to me. I passed it to my daughter. She passed it to my niece. However,...

Eggnog is not something that is an everyday treat. It's usually associated as a holiday drink. Enjoy drinking eggnog on occasion throughout the year? Love the taste of homemade, but don't need to...

This bread is great for your holiday meals, it is great tasting and your family and guests will be delighted by it. The recipe makes for about four to six servings, so if you have more guests...

The Christmas holiday is magical and fattening! Let's face it - losing weight is difficult at best and impossible during the Christmas holidays. Don't fight the food! This year, why not...

With the upcoming holiday season approaching quickly, the last thing you need to worry about is how to store all of your holiday food in your refrigerator. Here are some tips and tricks that I use...

This holiday season, here is an old fashioned European ginger bread cookie recipe you can make. It has been made for centuries in a similar manner in Eastern Europe. These cookies come out thin...

On a chilly day, how comforting it is to curl up in front of a blazing fire with a delicious cup of hot chocolate that is easily mixed from a hot chocolate sundae cone. The ingredients are placed...

Spritz is a typical drink that is commonly served in the northern part of Italy especially in Venice which had influence from the Austrian Empire. The drink is very popular all year round in the...

These are a Christmas tradition in my family. The recipe has been passed down for generations. They are delicious, and very festive. Making these cookies is a great thing to do as a family!

This recipe was passed down to me from my dad and I plan to pass down to my children. Cherry Crunch was first introduced to me around the age 3 by my dad who was the cook of the house. Our...