If this cake doesn’t scream Christmas, I don’t know what does! The moist, spice-laden dessert tastes great both after dinner and the next morning with your tea or coffee. It’s based on a traditional English recipe found in Rose’s Heavenly Cakes. You can only imagine how excited I was when I realized that I didn’t [...]
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Tags: Baking·Cake·COOK·Gingerbread·Holiday
I like pumpkin pie as much as the next guy, but sometimes it’s nice to mix it up a bit – especially at this time of the year when I find myself eating pumpkin desserts from October through December. This tart has a rich, creamy pumpkin pie filling inside of a nutty, buttery graham cracker [...]
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Tags: Baking·COOK·Holiday·Pumpkin·Tart
The big day is getting closer and I wanted to finish my sweet-potato mini series with this delicious, simple souffle recipe. I usually make these in individual portions, but you can also make one large souffle in a 1-quart dish. Consider serving these as an impressive side dish, in place of regular potatoes. Ingredients 1 [...]
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Tags: COOK·Side Dish·Souffle·Sweet Potato
As mentioned in previous posts, I’m always looking for new and interesting variations on traditional dishes – especially at this time of the year. Keep people excited about your food by putting a twist on some of the classic, time-honored recipes from your standard holiday repertoire. I love cranberry sauce and can’t get enough of [...]
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Tags: Cranberry·Holiday·Orange·Thanksgiving