Holiday Meals

Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Chocolate and peppermint make for a delicious cookie your family will love

Make Ahead – Stuffed French Toast

One of my favorite ways to entertain during the holiday season is to have friends over for breakfast or brunch! A couple of years ago, we hosted a Christmas Eve breakfast that really stands out in my mind. Our house was full of friends, laughter, and children bursting with excitement! After some yummy food, we […]

Apple, Pumpkin bundt Cake with Caramel Sauce

Apples, pumpkin and caramel sauce make the perfect fall cake and as usual it’s easy on the cook!

Sliced, Sauteed Brussels Sprouts with Maple Syrup

Slice your Brussels Sprouts and add maple syrup and you’ll be amazed at how good they taste!

Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

I like make-ahead Mashed Potatoes, it not that making the delectable spuds is hard, I just don’t like dealing with the peeling of potatoes and last-minute mashing on the same day as a big holiday meal. The make-ahead mashers that our family has come to love is made with leeks. Leeks? Yes, leeks! Now before […]

Homemade Cranberry Relish

I have been making this recipe for cranberries since Jesus was a boy. Well maybe not that long. For the record I was not alive when Jesus was a child, but if I was I would have been making cranberries this way. It’s a family favorite and it’s just not Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner without […]