Sign up via Facebook!
Now you can use your Facebook account to sign up for HalfHourMeals.com!
Account info
Choose a profile pic

Upload a photo of yourself, or something else equally yummy!
Join our growing community of food lovers! Store your favorite recipes, rate and review other recipes, share them with friends, find helpful information and tips, and much, much more. Signing up is quick, easy and free!
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
Here's a delicious candy recipe I found from an old family recipe. It's good for the holidays!
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 10 Minutes |
A quick and easy chocolate candy that is perfect for holiday baking and gift giving. Originally from a recipe by Paula Deen.
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 10 Minutes |
A chocolate fondue that is easy to make and tastes great.
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
This is a favorite holiday treat I received from my husband a few years ago. It's a simple recipe and can be decorated in different ways! My favorite thing to do is use crushed lifesaver candy and make a stained glass effect.
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
This is my recipe for the absolute best shortbread cookies you'll ever taste. We have been enjoying these in our family on Christmas since I can remember, so the recipe has seen quite a few taste tests over the years! Serve these for your Christmas party…
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 50 Minutes |
This is one of my favorite holiday desserts. I try to make something different each year for my family. They enjoy it very much. sometimes instead of drizzling choclate sauce on top, I like to use crushed peppermint candy and sprinkle on top or put christ…
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 5 Minutes |
This is the easiest candy recipe that you could ever ask for and it’s just divine. This asks for dark or bittersweet chocolate but you can make it with whatever you might desire at the moment. Choose from the darks or use milk chocolate or white if you…
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 0 Minutes |
Peppermint bark is one of my absolute favorite holiday treats! Every year around Christmas I end up spending a good bit of money buying it from a local bakery near my house. A couple of weeks ago I decided to make it myself, and it was so easy (and a lo…
| Rating: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Prep Time: | 90 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
I made these for my daughter\'s school Christmas concert last year and the kids loved them - I saw some adults sneaking a few, too ! (Note - You can halve the ingredients to make around 20 cupcakes, if you prefer. Ready made icing can usually be foun…
What Is Dulce de Leche? –The most irresistible Sweet, Creamy and Sticky Temptation with Caramelized Flavor, that would make anyone feel Rejoiced-- Dulce de Leche, pronounce – ‘Dool-say day Ley-chay’ is the name given to a South American (read full article)
Paula Deen can keep her butter queen title - I'll be the queen of cream cheese. And this is the recipe that made it so. After all we have a long history together. Years ago I went to summer horse riding camp with my childhood bff and some other frien (read full article)
My girls love olives, and not just because they love popping them onto the tips of their fingers. They think they are candy, and I’m not about to try and change their minds. Olives are a great source of monounsaturated fat, (read full article)
I'm jumping on the tomato bandwagon. We are now well into our third week of tomato picking and the garden is now in overdrive with the most delicious cherry tomatoes. Every afternoon the boys diligently go out to the garden and pick all the red tom (read full article)
They say nothing in life is free. Well, whoever said that should come to Iowa, because we’ve got all the local sweet corn you can eat for ZERO DINERO. It’s true – this afternoon Ben and I hit up the Adel Sweet Corn Festival boas (read full article)
Got this simple marshmallow recipe from Alton Brown. For this recipe you will need: 3 packages unflavored gelatin 1 cup ice cold water, divided 12 ounces granulated sugar, approximately 1 1/2 cups 1 cup light corn syrup 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 (read full article)
I just found out about OhNuts! recently. They are company with 4 locations in New York and a beautiful online store. You can tell by the name they specialize in nuts. They also have seeds and dried fruits. You can buy all these is bulk, at incredibl (read full article)
Every Wednesday, Black Raven Brewery taps a special cask at 4pm. These casks are often extremely popular and you are well advised to get there early to make sure to get some before the cask runs dry. On August 4th, the featured cask was the “Sc (read full article)
Howdy! It turns out I was wrong all those times I thought it was the hottest day of the summer because, according my my girl Jeriann, today is supposed to be the hottest yet! We’re talking a heat index of 110 – ahhh!! Are you tired of my (read full article)
Submitted by Marilyn Braunger 4½ c. sugar 12 oz. Carnation milk ½ stick real butter 24 oz. chocolate chips 16 oz. Hershey’s candy bars 1 large glass jar marshmallow creme Break the Hershey’s candy bars into small pieces. (read full article)