Cranberry Salsa. Sweet, tart, and slightly spicy, this holiday salsa makes a festive appetizer perfect for all parties and get togethers! This cranberry salsa is the perfect salsa recipe for the holidays. I have a love for salsa, it’s my go to snack or appetizer. The classic salsa recipe is good all year round. Pineapple…
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Smooth and Silky Mexican Hot Chocolate
I have a huge love for a good cup of hot chocolate. Add cinnamon and it becomes downright dreamy! This warm, comforting drink is perfect for the cooler weather, holidays, or a cozy evening inside. Maybe with some Thick Chocolate Chip Cookies on the side? Or these Mexican Wedding Cookies. Ingredients: Milk: any type of…
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Mexican Wedding Cookies. Tender, crumbly, and buttery. These cookies are loaded up with bits of pecans and dipped in powdered sugar for a fun snowball appearance! These delightful little cookies go by so many names. Mexican Wedding cookies. Snowballs. Russian Tea Cakes, Polvorones, Butterballs, Pecan Sandies. Whatever you want to call these little cookies, these…
Garlic Herb Prime Rib
Garlic Herb Prime Rib. This magnificent beef dish has a garlic herb crust on the outside and tender, juicy meat on the inside. This recipe is easy to make and always impresses! Glorious prime rib always takes center stage! This cut of meat is tender juicy flavorful easy to cook The ends of the roast…
Perfect Cut Out Sugar Cookies
Perfect Cut Out Sugar Cookies. These cookies bake up soft and hold their shape perfectly! Add some sprinkles or frosting to complete and enjoy! Perfect for Christmas, the holidays, or any day of the week! Perfect Cut Out Sugar Cookies Sugar cookies are a favorite tradition in our home! I have been making sugar cookies…
Warm Vanilla Tres Leches Drink
Warm Vanilla Tres Leches Drink. A fun play on a vanilla bean steamer, topped with whipped cream and a cherry! A perfect warm drink to enjoy on a cold day that doesn’t include coffee. Sometimes you just need a warm, comforting drink. Warm milk drinks have been around for a long time. And there’s…
Classic Southern Pecan Pie
Classic Southern Pecan Pie. This nutty, sweet pie recipe is wonderfully rich and chock full of pecans. Baked in a flakey butter pie crust, this pecan pie is the highlight of the holidays! Pecan Pie is a pie made of pecans mixed into a filling of eggs, butter and sugar. The way the pie bakes…
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Candied Sweet Potatoes. This easy to make Thanksgiving side dish recipe is always a hit! Buttery, sweet, caramelized sweet potatoes. This dish only requires a few ingredients but makes a big impact! Candied sweet potatoes are a classic side dish! You might also know the dish as candied yams. Did you know that most of…
Baked Macaroni and Cheese (The Easiest Recipe!)
Baked Macaroni and Cheese. This classic recipe is creamy, cheesy, and baked to get that crispy cheese coating on the top. This dish is sure to be a highlight! Serve as an easy family dinner, or as a side dish for a holiday meal, or with BBQ! Macaroni and Cheese is one of those classic…
Homemade Green Bean Casserole
Classic Green Bean Casserole. NO CANNED SOUP! This made from scratch version is just like the classic recipe we all know and love, except..it’s a bit better because it doesn’t use any canned soup. Instead we have a creamy homemade mushroom sauce to bake the green beans in. Green Bean Casserole Recipe One of my…
Perfect Mashed Potatoes
Perfect Mashed Potatoes. These potatoes come out perfectly creamy and buttery! These are sure to become your family favorite! How to Make Perfect Mashed Potatoes Mashed potatoes are a staple side dish in our home. They come together easily and pair so well with so many things! They can be served alongside some turkey or…
Holiday Essentials: Food and Drink
Holidays can be a busy time! So to save a little bit of your precious time this season I have put together a list of the foods and drinks that are perfect for gracing the holiday table! All of these holiday recipes are sure to please! I am an official ambassador for Ibotta who provided…
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Homemade Cranberry Sauce. This simple cranberry sauce recipe is bursting with fresh flavor. Sweetened and infused with flavor by using apple cider and orange juice this updated classic recipe is sure to be a new family favorite! How to make Cranberry sauce? Making a homemade cranberry sauce is fairy simple and easy. Fresh cranberries are…
Butter Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Butter Pecan Shortbread Cookies. These tender and buttery shortbread cookies are loaded up with toffee bits and pecans. These easy to make cookies will soon be a family favorite! These butter pecan shortbread cookies are loaded up with buttery goodness. Bits of sweet toffee. And crunchy bits of chopped pecans. These pecan cookies are so…
Leftover Ham Bone Soup
Leftover Ham Bone Soup! Save that ham bone to make a flavorful broth which is the base of this hearty ham and potato soup! Leftover Ham Bone Soup. Made with the actual leftover ham bone! We love picking up a ham for Christmas. And one of my favorite things about getting the ham, is having…
Christmas Mimosas
Christmas Mimosas! Celebrate Christmas in the morning with this mimosa that has a combination of orange juice and pomegranate juice! Christmas Mimosas. Have you ever seen a prettier cocktail? Possibly this Champagne Margarita, or this Bellini Margarita. Although, I think this Christmas Mimosa beats them out in the looks department. The taste is pretty spot…
Mint Brownie Bites
Mint Brownie Bites. Small bite sized brownies with a creamy mint filling. Topped with melted chocolate. Tastes like a Junior Mint! Mint brownie bites. Made with my all time favorite homemade brownie recipe. The one used in these French Silk Brownies, and the Strawberry Cheesecake Brownies. These brownies are made into a mini brownies, filled…
Sparkling White Sangria
Sparkling White Sangria. This festive white wine sangria drink is super easy to put together and definitely makes a statement. Loaded with cranberries, pears, and oranges this drink is perfect for celebrating the Holidays! Sparkling white sangria is possibly the prettiest drink I have ever had. Next to the Sparking Apple Cider Sangria. They are…
Brown Butter Toffee & Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies
These brown butter chocolate chip cookies are loaded with toffee bits and pretzels creating the perfect blend of sweet and salty to satisfy any craving! The dessert recipes continue with these Brown Butter Toffee & Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies. That is a mouthful isn’t it? But I wanted to make sure you know just how…
Gingerbread Men Cookies with White Fudge Icing
Gingerbread Men Cookies with White Fudge Icing. These little gingerbread men cookies are soft and crisp, perfectly sweet and spiced with cinnamon and ginger. The finishing touch is the white fudge icing on the back! A homemade take on a market favorite! Every year I wait for the magical day that a certain market gets…
Eggnog Waffles with Cinnamon Syrup
Light and fluffy waffles made with eggnog and drizzled with a homemade cinnamon syrup. Can you feel Christmas in the air yet? It’s basically surrounding us. Which is why these Eggnog Waffles with Cinnamon Syrup is an absolute MUST! In case you’re wondering..yes, these waffles are loaded up with actual eggnog! The trick to making…
Butter Rum Sheet Cake
Butter Rum Sheet Cake. This light and fluffy homemade yellow cake has rum baked in and is drenched in a butter rum sauce. Even though this cake is sized down it still has full sized flavor! It’s the start of the Christmas baking season. So I’m bringing you this Butter Rum Sheet Cake. I guess…
Eggnog Latte
Eggnog Latte! Celebrate Christmas with this Eggnog latte made right at home. A super simple coffee drink that uses real eggnog instead of creamer. We are knee deep in the holiday season now. Right? Thanksgiving is in the rearview mirror. Most likely you’ve been going over your Christmas shopping list. Maybe you’re already done?? Props…
Homemade Peppermint Patties
Homemade Peppermint Patties! Never buy these again! So easy to make, only a handful of ingredients needed! Perfectly cool peppermint center encased in decadent dark chocolate. One of my favorite things about the holidays is the abundance of peppermint. And one of my favorite peppermint treats is Peppermint Patties. So it was only natural…