This is a repost, but I wanted to bring it up to the "front page" again. If you have lots of peaches, you can make this peach pie filling & freeze it to use later. Be sure to freeze it in portions that you would use for a single recipe. Otherwise you'd have a big frozen mess, impossible to deal with. Ask me how I know! lolIt's not only good … [Read more...]
Easy Broccoli Tortellini Salad
This is easy to prepare the night before to have a quick meal the next night. Just boil up some cheese tortellini & stash them in the fridge for the next night. You can even get the rest of the ingredients ready if you have time. The next day throw it all together for a quick, satisfying, healthy meal. Make enough for leftovers to go to work … [Read more...]
Cocktail Meatballs Can Make Your Life Easier
You can use up a leftover can of cranberry sauce with this recipe for appetizers. It gives a yummy sweet & tangy flavor to cocktail size meatballs. If you want to you can make up a batch of the meatballs (without the sauce) & freeze them to use at a moment's notice. Just thaw them in the microwave with the sauce & you're ready to go for … [Read more...]
Perfect Pumpkin PIe
This is our family favorite. It's easy & always turns out well. We like it with a little bit of whipped cream squirted on top.You can make it a day or two ahead to free up your oven for a turkey or whatever.Click title for link at AllRecipes. … [Read more...]
The Very Best Jam Thumbprint Shortbread Cookies
My husband can't get enough of these. They are clones of the Pepperidge Farm cookies that have the apricot jam/jelly in some & the strawberry jam/jelly in the others. This recipe is just the best & they are just as good if not better than the store-bought cookies IMHO. You can use any jam or jelly that you have on hand or whatever you like. We … [Read more...]
Best Brownies
Don't be afraid to put brownies on your holiday cookie tray. Just because you make them other times of year doesn't mean people won't be glad to see them now. Everybody loves brownies. I read that they are very popular in Europe because it's an exotic idea from the US. Supposedly if you bring someone in Europe a brownie pan it's a great gift! … [Read more...]
Mark Bittman’s Top 12 Make Ahead Dishes for Thanksgiving
You know I'm a big fan of making as much as possible ahead of time for Thanksgiving or any big holiday meal.Here are the top 12 dishes for this according to best-selling cookbook author Mark Bittman.Click title for link to the New York Times. … [Read more...]