Holiday Recipes
Blue Magnolia Bread Pudding Mix
I wasn’t a bread pudding fan until I ate Blue Magnolia’s Cinnamon Bread Pudding. Oh mercy, was it GOOD!
I was over shopping in my favorite little town of Winnsboro, Texas. Winnsboro is such a cool little place with great live music, awesome restaurants and fun shopping. Oh, and the spa! (pause for [...]
Baked Ham
Baked hams are not just for special occasions. Of course, it seems we can always get them at a better price around the holidays.
I love a good sale, one that makes me want to stock up. Oooo, the word “Clearance” really makes me stop what I’m doing. Have you ever been in [...]
Espresso Brownies
Do I really need to tell you how moist these dark chocolate brownies taste? Should I warn you that as you eat these bad boys, you'll eagerly pinch up every crumb that falls back on your plate and around it? Not to mention the strong urges to hide them away from other family members. [...]
29Jan2008 | Jill | 4 comments | Continued
Rice Crispy Sweet Treats
My son has requested this sweet treat for his 8th birthday party this weekend. I realize this recipe is on every rice cereal box and marshmallow bag known to man. And I'm not here to post a new twist on a old recipe. Heck, I say, "if it's not broke, don't fix it!"
If fact, I [...]
Frozen Cranberry Dessert
The first time we tried this dessert was at a pot luck holiday party. The best thing about pot lucks is there's always something new to try. For the adventurous types, this is a lot of fun. For picky eaters, it's spells an evening of loading up on chips. For those with highly trained taste [...]
Pumpkin Cookies
Every Thanksgiving holiday, it's my responsibility to bake the pumpkin pie and sweet potatoes. I have never dared to alter these traditional dishes. Certain flavors run too deep in our memories, to change them would only upset the harmony. Not to mention, my family would totally rag on me for 'fixin' [...]
German Chocolate Pie
Well, I'm pretty close here. This recipe and my memory match up! However, I think I need more practice. Memaw's pie was thicker in texture; thicker like a pudding. The deep chocolate flavor, the ratio of pecans and coconut are spot on!
However, I don't make pies enough to know how to tweek this right [...]
German Chocolate Pie
Growing up, my Memaw always made two pies for the holidays: Pecan Pie and some kind of chocolate pie with nuts and coconut blended together. The chocolate pie was my favorite! When she passed away nine years ago, she took the recipe with her. No one in our family has it or knows what it [...]
2Nov2007 | Jill | 1 comment | Continued
An Unusual Apple Recipe
My family really loved that awesome Apple Crisp I made a couple of weeks back. But before these apples meet their fate, I used them for a table centerpiece over the weekend. Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, inspired me to use leaves from our beautiful Red Oak tree to add a natural layer [...]
28Oct2007 | Jill | 2 comments | Continued
Mexican Stack Salad
I devoured a Mexican Stack salad for lunch today. It has an odd combination of ingredients, but MAN, IT IS GOOD! The Mexican Stack Salad is perfect for pot luck gatherings. If you have enough guests attending, each person picks one or two ingredients to bring to the meal.
HERE'S ALL YOU NEED FOR THIS [...]
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Before I served the Simple Cocoa Brownies the other night, we enjoyed these sweet potatoes buried under mini-marshmallows. It really put everyone in the mood for the holidays. And, it was practice for the big day, Thanksgiving.
Sweet potatoes are always around, but honestly, I never think to eat them until now. Their [...]
19Oct2007 | Jill | 3 comments | Continued
