Category Archives: holidays & celebrations
Funeral Potatoes
Funeral Potatoes (serves 16) 1 24-ounce bag frozen hash brown potatoes (we like diced), thawed 2 cans cream of chicken soup 2 cups sour cream* 1 cup grated cheddar* one-half cup plus 2 T. melted butter* one-third cup chopped onion 2 cups … Continue reading
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Real Simple’s 10 Ideas for Leftover Turkey
In case you don’t get the Real Simple magazine, here’s the link to November’s article on what to do with leftover turkey. Some great ideas – and you can use them all year with chicken breasts, too. Those turkey samosas … Continue reading
Filed under fall, holidays & celebrations, Poultry, Thanksgiving, Tips & Hints
new kind of flag cake
I LOVE this! Directions and info at 17 and baking
Filed under Cake, holidays & celebrations
Red, White and Blue Jello
This is just great. No Fuss Fabulous has links to this pretty, patriotic jello on her blog. Check it out here. *we’re making #5 this afternoon* link to red, white and blue striped jigglers
Filed under Desserts, holidays & celebrations, jello
Chocolate Peanut Butter Triple Layer Cake
We have decided that the phrase “I have died and gone to heaven” was coined after eating this cake. Intense and delicious and so, so good. I saw this recipe in the cookbook Sky High: Irresistable Triple Layer Cakes … Continue reading
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Potato Salad with Artichokes and Asparagus
We LOVED this. makes 6 healthy salad-side servings Can be made up to 4 hours ahead of time and chilled. Stir in asparagus just before serving. 8 oz asparagus, ends trimmed, spears cut into 1″ pieces 2 lbs red potatoes, … Continue reading
Filed under fruits/veggies, holidays & celebrations, Salads, summer
Valentine’s Turtles
I already posted about Christmas Turtles, but today I found a picture of the turtles with pink and red M&Ms. So cute. Put a hershey’s kiss or rolo on a pretzel and bake at 250 for 4-5 minutes, until the … Continue reading
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Minty Marshmallows
This was the perfect last-minute gift. I took 1 cup powdered sugar and stirred in 3 T of water to make a glaze. Dip a large marshmallow in the glaze and roll in crushed candy canes. To make a more … Continue reading
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
This is what Nathan made for my birthday. It was easy and delicious. It would be easy to use low fat ingredients and turn into a healthier dessert, but – I’m pregnant and it’s my birthday so we didn’t. It … Continue reading
Killer Chocolate Cheesecake
from the book Luscious Chocolate Desserts This is so good, and so intense. I’m making it for a small birthday lunch tomorrow, but in a 5″ (I think) springform pan instead of the usual 9″. In the smaller pan … Continue reading
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Peppermint Ice Cream Cake
From Cooking Light (I think 2005?) You could always use a cake mix, but this cake is really good and doesn’t take long to throw together. You can even make each layer a couple weeks ahead and store them (individually … Continue reading
Filed under Cake, Desserts, holidays & celebrations, ice cream
