Category: Make-Ahead

Monster Cookies

Monster cookies are such a fun treat!  These giant, peanut-buttery oatmeal cookies with M&M’s are sure to make anyone smile.  Who doesn’t love a giant cookie chock-full of goodies like peanut butter, chocolate chips, and M&M’s?

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Brown Sugar Biscuit Twists

Brown Sugar Biscuit Twists are sure to be a hit for breakfast in your home.  They have a light texture and a sweet flavor that anyone would love.  The original recipe calls for all-purpose flour, but I have found them to be just as tasty with the substitution of some whole wheat flour.

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12 Days of Goodies: Peppernuts

:: Day 8 of the 12 Days of Christmas Goodies 2010 :: Peppernuts are a staple around the holidays on my dad’s side of the family.  You can grab a handful of these tiny little cookies and happily munch away while opening presents or playing board games.  These cookies really bring back happy…

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12 Days of Goodies: Spritz Cookies

:: Day 7 of the 12 Days of Christmas Goodies 2010 :: My husband grew up with Spritz cookies every Christmas time.  He remembers getting to pick out which patterns to use for the press, and decorating the cookies with colored sugars and sprinkles.  I never made these as a child, as we…

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12 Days of Goodies: Gingerbread Friends

:: Day 5 of the 12 Days of Christmas Goodies 2010 :: When I was younger, we would celebrate Christmas at my Grandma Carol’s house.  She had a lovely old Victorian-style house that was always decorated beautifully for the holidays, not to mention year-round.  When our extended family would get together, there would…

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12 Days of Goodies: Chocolate Peanut Butter Munchies

:: Day 3 of the 12 Days of Christmas Goodies 2010 :: Chocolate and peanut butter are a classic combination. What I love about these cookies is that they look like just simple chocolate cookies, but when you bite into them you find a yummy peanut butter surprise!

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12 Days of Goodies: Honey Cookies

:: Day One of the 12 Days of Christmas Goodies 2010 :: This recipe is probably one of the oldest family recipes from my husband’s family.  Generations upon generations have enjoyed these cookies at Christmastime.  Traditionally, the honey cookies are made weeks in advance of family gatherings, as the flavor really develops as…

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Slow Cooked Pot Roast

Growing up, my sister and I had any choice we wanted for our “birthday meal” on the day we celebrated our birthday.  It was always the same thing… homemade fried chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, corn, and some variation of a jello salad.  We only ate homemade fried chicken twice a year.  Why…

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Homemade Taco Seasoning

Most everyday cooks like me have used convenience items like packets of taco seasoning.  Quick, easy, tasty, done.   But, you’ve probably been here:  everyone wants tacos for dinner and you don’t have a packet of seasoning on hand.  What’s a home cook to do? Make your own!  It’s easy, economical, and extremely customizable…

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Alicia’s Awesome Crab Rangoon

I invented this recipe many years ago… when I was in high school.  I loved eating crab rangoon at Asian restaurants, and of course there were none of those in my hometown of under 1,000.  Like a lot of recipes I come up with, this one was invented out of necessity.  And it…

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