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Crockpot Dessert Recipes – Save Your Valuable Oven Space For The Main Course
Does shuffling around your dishes in and out of the oven get complicated during a big holiday meal? We like to have several desserts, so that usually means something’s got to come out of the oven so the desserts can start going in. Why not put your crockpot to work for you this year? Transform […]
Continue readingSuper Cheesy Baked Mac ‘N Cheese
8 ounce box of noodles (my fave, the small shells) 8 ounces cottage cheese 8 ounces sour cream 8 ounces cheddar cheese Boil noodles under done. Preheat oven for 350. Pour in shallow oven safe dish. Add cottage cheese and sour cream, stir until mixed well. Add cheddar cheese and stir (recipe calls for 8 […]
Continue readingSpinach Casserole
2 pkg frozen spinach,cooked according to package directions and drained 2 c onion chopped (I just use one big onion) 1 c mayonnaise 2 eggs, beaten 1 c shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1 can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted Mix all together and place in a 9×12 inch casserole dish. Toast 4 slices of whole […]
Continue readingVanilla Mashed Sweet Potatoes
If you enjoy mashed sweet potatoes you’ll love these Vanilla Mashed Sweet Potatoes. Not being the typical, overly sweet, heavily buttered recipe, they’re sure to be a topic of conversation and you’ll be asked for the recipe without fail. This base recipe has a subtle, comforting vanilla aroma and can be adapted for pies, soups […]
Continue readingWild Game Dinner
This may not be the proper place to post this, but I’ll submit it anyway. One winter, we lived mostly off a road-killed moose, and desperate for yet another way to cook it, I came up with this recipe. It works with any type of game, as well as with tough cuts of beef. My […]
Continue readingGrandma Selma’s Ginger Cream Cookies
1/4 cup Crisco 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 cup dark molasses 2 cups flour 1 tsp. ground ginger 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1/2 tsp. cloves 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 cup hot water with 1 tsp. baking soda in it Cream Crisco and sugar together in glass bowl, either with a hand mixer […]
Continue readingChristmas Colors Layer Cake
1 c. butter, softened 1 3/4 c. sugar 4 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla 2 3/4 c. flour 2 tsp. baking powder 3/4 tsp. baking soda 1 1/4 c. buttermilk Green food coloring Grease and flour three 9″ round cake pans; set aside. In a large bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, […]
Continue readingHalf Acre Homestead Cranberry Scones
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup Sugar 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 pound CHILLED butter 1 cup whole frozen cranberries 1TBS zest from an orange 1 Cup Butter milk ( or you can sour milk with a TBS of lemon juice) One egg beaten with 1/4 cup water for an egg wash and 1/4 […]
Continue readingCreamy Fudge
In a large heat resistant bowl: 12 oz. Bag Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips ½ Cup of Butter or Margarine Cut up into smaller pieces 1 teaspoon of Vanilla 1 Cup of Chopped Walnuts (if desired) In a medium to large pot: 10 Large or 44 Small Marshmallows 2 Cups Sugar 3/4 Cups Milnot (Condensed Milk) (you […]
Continue readingCranberry Delight Spread
1 – 8 oz pkg Cream Cheese 2 Tbsp frozen Orange Juice Concentrate, thawed 1 Tbsp Sugar 2 tsp grated orange peel 1/8 tsp cinnamon 1/4 cup chopped dried cranberries (Craisins) 1/2 c. finely chopped pecans Crackers In a small bowl beat cream cheese, orange juice, sugar, orange peel and cinnamon on medium speed of […]
Continue readingCreamy Pumpkin Cupcakes
1 pkg Spice Cake mix 1 Pkg (3.4 oz) INSTANT Vanilla Pudding mix 1 Cup(1/2 of 15 oz can)Canned Pumpkin 1 – 8oz Pkg Cream Cheese,softened 1/4 cup sugar 1 egg Make cake as directed on package but adding the dry Vanilla Pudding and pumpkin. Mix well. Pour into 24 lined muffin cups. Beat cream […]
Continue readingCranberry Salad
2 large packages of cherry jello ( can be sugar free ) 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1 16 oz. container sour cream ( can be light or fat free ) 1 12 oz- 16 oz. package of cranberries 1 8 oz. container of cool whip ( optional ) Mix the 2 packages of jello with […]
Continue readingCreamy Old Fashion Egg Nog
6 eggs 3/4 C. Sugar 2-12 oz cans of Milnot or evaporated milk Dash of salt 2 Tbsp. pure vanilla extract 1 C. whipped cream (Cool whip will work, but not as tasty as making your own with whipping cream. ) Ground nutmeg In a bowl, lightly beat eggs and sugar. Heat milk into egg […]
Continue readingChristmas Chocolate Nut Bark Candy
1 lb. butter (real butter only) 1 lb. chocolate, shaved or chopped fine 2 cups sugar 2 cups chopped walnuts 1 T. vanilla Put parchment or wax paper on bottom of jelly roll pan. Spread 1 c. chopped walnuts, then 1/2 of chocolate. Set aside. Put butter and sugar in a HEAVY pan on stove […]
Continue readingDelicious Brown Rice Pudding
2 eggs 2 c milk – or powdered milk + water 1/3 c honey – or good pancake syrup 1 tsp vanilla – or vanilla flavoring 2 cups instant brown rice cooked Nutmeg- pinch Cinnamon- pinch 1/2 c raisins 1/2 c peanut butter- crunchy Rehydrate brown instant rice, all all other ingredients- put in crock […]
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