Many years ago, I tasted this sweet potato casserole recipe for the first time and thought it was the most delicious combination of flavors I had ever tasted in a sweet potato casserole. For as long as I can remember, we have had a sweet potato casserole served with our holiday dinners, but this particular […]
A Delicious Quick and Easy Fruit Salad Recipe I prefer quick and easy recipes like this fruit salad recipe. During the holidays or on special occasions, I would rather spend my time with my family and friends than in the kitchen cooking so I am always delighted when I find a recipe that is a […]
Tostadas are one of my family’s favorite quick dinners! We all have those very busy days when we need a delicious fast and easy meal. Beef Tostadas are the perfect solution. Preparing a tostada meal is similar to preparing tacos. The shape of the shell is the only major difference. While a taco shell is […]
My Mother’s Fruitcake Cookies Recipe My father’s favorite cookie is my mother’s Fruitcake Cookie. Mom perfected her Fruitcake Cookie Recipe decades ago. Honestly, I don’t remember a time that Mom didn’t make these cookies for Dad for Christmas. Fruitcake cookies are a great way to serve the traditional Christmas fruitcake in single servings or bite […]
Chocolate Dipped Pears are Fun to Make and Delicious to Eat Pears have great health benefits and are a delicious source of Vitamin C. Personally, I think pears are a pretty fruit and I simply could not resist dipping them in chocolate and serving them as an afternoon snack recently. It only takes a […]
How do you create tablescapes for holiday dinners? In fact, what is a tablescape? That’s what this page is about. How to make interesting tables for your holiday meals. Whether it’s a Thanksgiving dinner, an Easter brunch or a festive Christmas buffet, a tablescape will add interest and charm to your table. What is a […]
Do you know what wines to serve for holiday meals? Not all of us do, but many of us enjoy offering wine as an option to go with those big meals. So, let’s take a look at the different wine varieties and pair them to menu choices. Pairing Wines with Foods First the good news. […]
It took me months to perfect a creamy chicken noodle soup recipe for the instant pot. Because the soup is basically chicken and broth with vegetables, the only difference each time was the consistency of the soup. I really wanted a creamy soup instead of a watery soup. Most of us think of the popular […]
For many years now, I have been the designated turkey baker in our family mainly because I know how to bake a turkey that is tender and delicious. I grew up watching my mother prepare the Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, so it naturally followed that one day that task would fall to me. I am […]
I recently discovered this new Beef Tips recipe for my Instant Pot. It is the best new recipe I have tried in years and I highly recommend this wonderful dinner recipe. I found the original recipe in my Taste of Home Instant Pot Cookbook, which has several wonderful recipes for the Instant Pot. I was […]
