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Salads

Kale & Broccoli Salad

My youngest son loves salad, and while surfing the web, he came across this copycat recipe of a salad served at a famous chicken sandwich restaurant. I don’t know who published it originally since he shared it with me about 5 years ago,and I do like to give credit where credit is due, so thank […]

Main Dish - Pork, Slow Cooker

Pork Shoulder Chili

I love dishes made with pork shoulder/butt because it is always so tender and juicy. While watching a cooking show, Chef Jeff Mauro introduced this dish. Since it was made with my favorite cut of meat, I decided to give it a try. Of course I added an ingredient or two to suit my taste […]

Breads, Cakes, Desserts, Ethnic Dishes

German Christmas Stollen

Stollen is a yeast bread sprinkled with rum soaked candied fruit, candied citrus peels, raisins and almonds. It is traditionally eaten on Christmas morning in Germany. The manner in which the loaves are folded over represents the Christ child, swaddled tightly. The generous dusting of powdered sugar represents the newly fallen snow.

Cookies and Bars

Santa’s Whiskers Cookies

When I was a teenager, many years ago, when I would see an offer for free recipe leaflets, I would send for them. This recipe came from one of those free recipe offers from the gas company. It’s a chewy, cherry and pecan cookie with coconut on the edges. It’s so tasty, you’ll want to […]

Appetizers & Dips

Peppermint Bark Dip

Looking for a holiday treat that requires NO baking? This delectable dip will impress all of your friends with it’s light, fluffy and minty combination of deliciousness. My sister in law Reta serves this dip with chocolate covered graham crackers, which is sheer perfection. It also goes well with chocolate covered pretzels. Either way…you’re gonna […]