Holiday Recipes

Mouth-watering delightful drunken cherry tartlets are yours to make with this recipe.

These cupcakes are delicious and are great for the holiday season. This recipe makes for about thirty to forty cupcakes:

This sour cream coffee cake is not only great for the holidays but is great year round, and the family will love it!! This is an old recipe that's been used in my family for years.

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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!

Homemade banana pudding has been a holiday staple in my family for years. Christmas and Thanksgiving just wouldn't be the same without it. I am going to share this very delicious and very easy...

Cranberries are very versatile in many recipes, but the basic recipe for the sauce is by far the most anticipated as a colorful and tart side dish. And the best part of it all, cranberries are...

Butternut squash is a wonderful winter vegetable with a sweet, nutty flavor. It's a nice comfort food to serve up on those cold snowy nights and a great source of fiber, vitamin C, manganese,...

An easy thanksgiving recipe to make sweet potato crisps with hardly any preparation. This warm recipe makes a perfect anytime snack or dessert in the cold weather. It uses 5 ingredients most of...

This is a cake I think everybody will love.

Meals cooked for the Holidays do not necessarily taste better because everything took hours to cook. Old fashion dishes are easily modifed to fit today's modern conveniences. For instance, candied...

I started out eating cranberry sauce from a can you know the traditional jellied stuff! It was alright but I knew there was something better out there, This recipe is so tasty no one even...

Do you want a unique new candy treat? Potato candy may not sound yummy but it is a delicious treat and is easy to make. This recipe came to me from my mother. It may sound strange but like my...

Beer jelly or jelly beer combines two popular tastes: sugar and alcohol. Easy to make and fun to eat, jelly beer is great with dessert, breakfast biscuits and toast. It also makes a quirky and...

For many of us, Thanksgiving is a time for turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy. Though that is the case, there are no few of us who like to have some good sweets for dessert! Pumpkin pie is one of...

Kids love making salt and sugar trees. Truth be told, most adults get a kick out of it too. If you tend to have a sweet tooth, then you'll love this tree made from sugar crystals. You can display...

This Sugar Cookie recipe is easy to follow and has great results. The convenience of this recipe is that the dough is made ahead of time, which means once you get into the kitchen with your little...

Making a low sugar Christmas drop cookie is super easy with this recipe. Perfect if you are watching your sugar or just watching your waistline! These cookies are somewhat crunchy on the inside...

Enjoy making homemade eggnog for holiday celebrations or as one of your specialty homemade food gifts to share with family and friends. Some eggnog recipes include rum, brandy or other...

Pumpkin seeds provide fiber, protein and healthy fats, making them a great snack. You can easily dry pumpkin seeds at home by toasting the seeds in the oven. Adding sugar and a few spices gives...

Gathering pumpkins is a traditional part of the autumn season. Carving those pumpkins can be great fun. But what should you do with all those seeds you pull out of your masterful creation?...

If you are getting married you want to be sure you serve your guests with the best of foods and desserts at the wedding reception. Be sure to serve Mexican wedding cookies. These cookies are a...

I never used to like cranberry salad. Especially that jellied kind you get in the cans. My mother finally talked me into trying my aunt's cranberry salad and now I love it. And the good thing...

When guests arrive for Thanksgiving dinner the house smells wonderful and they are ready to eat. A great way to keep them satisfied, until dinner, is with these easy Thanksgiving recipes for...

Making Christmas tree cakes using the cone cups from water coolers in offices all across America are a decorative and delicious way to gear up for the holiday season. Unlike holiday cookies, these...

I always make sweet potatoes for thanksgiving and I make them the fast and easy way!

This is a cheaper alternative to brand-name coffee creamers. Every taste is different, but this is a good base to start from. Always play with your recipes to make them more to your liking. I,...

If you love peanut butter cookies just as much as peanut butter cups but your not sure how to mix them together, this is the recipe for you. I will show you how to make peanut butter cup cookies....

This is a simple recipe we made in winter time when it snowed in North Carolina

With all the sweets received and given on Easter, healthy food menus can provide a counterbalance to all the sugar overload. Healthy Easter menus focusing on light, fresh flavors are fairly...

Perhaps canned cranberry sauce was the reason I never cared for this traditional relish. It was not until I began to make this simple yet delicious sauce of my own, that I began to look forward to...

When most of us think of Autumn, we think of colorful leaves, apple cider, bon fires, and recipes made with sweet potatoes! Yum. Here is a recipe you will love for your fall gatherings. It is...

Brittles are a type of candy usually very hard and brittle, made of caramel. To make caramel you will mix sugar and water and heat the mixture until it reaches a certain temperature called the...

Everyone has those Christmas recipes that have been passed down through their family tree. This is a recipe for Christmas Pudding that has been passed down in mY family.

Learn how to make yummy fluffy marshmallows. You'll impress everyone who trys them. They make wonderful Christmas gifts when paired with hot chocolate and a pretty seasonal coffee mug.

When Halloween rolls around, it can be hard to find fall-style treats for the vegans in your life. Candy is considered vegan if it does not contain any animal parts or by-products, including eggs...

Fruit cakes are not as complicated as it may seem. Contrary to belief, many people actually enjoy eating fruit cakes, especially those made fresh, the old fashion way. Use this recipe this holiday...

Irish seed cake, traditionally made with caraway seeds, is a popular Christmas treat. Small seed cakes are made for each person in the family, or one large seed cake is made to be shared and is...

Decorations convey the theme for any special occasion. If you're hosing a Halloween party, one of the most important things to decorate is the food. Sugar cookies are an easy food to decorate, and...

Celebrate any holiday with delicious popcorn made in delectable ways. Whether you make creative popcorn balls or caramel popcorn with special added ingredients, these holiday popcorn recipes are...

This is a recipe for sugar cookies. I usually make them at Christmas but they can be made any time.

This is a fruit cake my grandmother made. It is absolutely wonderful unlike any fruit cake you have had before.

Wine jellies are great for that unique holiday gift that everyone will love. Easy to make and dress up in wine glasses or dessert dishes. Sealed with paraffin, the jellies will last up to several...

make a wonderful sweet potato casserole that your family will love for those special occasions and for pot lucks. Also makes a wonderful holiday desert or side dish, that bring them back for seconds.