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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 45 Minutes |
My sister-in-law made these for Thanksgiving, and my husband went nuts over them!! Now I make them for him too!!
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 65 Minutes |
Pumpkin Pie is a Thanksgiving tradition in my family. You cannot have one without the other. Since I don't care for pecans, this has always been my dessert of choice during the holidays. Creamy, spicy, pumpkin pie is just what you need after stuffing y…
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 75 Minutes |
This is one of my family’s holiday favorite. I make this pie recipe for Thanksgiving, Christmas and of course Easter. When I make it my kids can’t wait till after dinner so they can have a piece of their favorite pie.
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| Prep Time: | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 45 Minutes |
My Mother used to make these rolls for Thanksgiving and Christmas and they were always amazing. There is nothing like homemade rolls! They take some time, mostly waiting for the dough to rise, but they are worth it. Try them once and you will never wan…
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 25 Minutes |
I was in charge of making the stuffing for thanksgiving a few years back and was looking to put sone wow into an old cornbread recipe I've used for years anytime I make cornbread and my brother is coming I have to double the recipe! Anyway, this is my hu…
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
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This is one of my favorite things to make for a Sunday dinner. One, it is easy. Two, it is yummy and makes great leftovers. Three, it reminds me of Thanksgiving (in a lot less time!) I make several variations to this recipe depending on what vegetables i…
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
This custard is spectacular to look at, and wonderful to eat. Makes a great Halloween or Thanksgiving dessert recipe, and a nice alternative to pumpkin pie. Don't be put off by the long baking time - it's actually a really easy recipe to make! A small pum…
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 60 Minutes |
Sweet potatoes are not just for Thanksgiving anymore! Try these simple roasted sweet potatoes with any main course and you will be wishing the holidays would come a little sooner. These are sweet, like the gooey marshmallow covered kind, but not as bad…
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| Prep Time: | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 35 Minutes |
This cranberry-cheesecake is a festive addition to your Thanksgiving feast! Enjoy!
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
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A delicious Pumpkin Cheese Ball, perfect for the entire Autumn season. I love to serve this with a crisp white wine or a hot mulled cider all they way through Thanksgiving. It only takes minutes to make and all your guest will be delighted by the delici…
Just think, in 2½ weeks and we in the US will be celebrating Labor Day! Then Halloween and Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years! Don't blink 'cause you'll miss them! Here are five suggestions for appetizers for the parties you will be having or wil (read full article)
Last week we lost a very dear member of our family, Ryan’s Grandma Dolores passed away. While she had been sick for a while, it doesn’t make it any easier dealing with the loss. We will all miss her smile. We will all miss her hugs. We w (read full article)
Camping We all know the major holidays to celebrate, but what about all those days in between? Life is full of reasons to celebrate. Even if there isn’t a holiday in sight, there is always a reason to gather with the ones you love. (read full article)
Cadence, Leonetti, and Northstar Wines Over the course of the year we’ve opened up some Washington wines that have been doing time. Not hard time, but around a decade of aging give or take. So far we’ve been very fortunate and discovered (read full article)
“I don’t think a really good pie can be made without a dozen or so children peeking over your shoulder as you stoop to look in at it every little while.” — John Gould Ok, so maybe I don’t have a dozen (read full article)
I wound up with 9, count 'em, 9 Extra Care dollars this week. Which, naturally, I did not use to buy real food. Instead, I spent them ALL on junk food. Hopefully that'll last me a while. Because really, it's a lot. New rule: Even when I have lots of (read full article)
Cranberry is a new flavor for me. I gave it a try for the first time last Thanksgiving. I looked around for more ideas using cranberry and found some people use the same recipe with beef as the cranberry chicken recipe linked above. Cr (read full article)
Traditional mashed potatoes are comfort food for me. Adding sweet potatoes makes them so much more interesting and breaks the monotony of plain mashed potatoes. On the other hand, a dish of 100% sweet potatoes can be cloying and somehow seems to (read full article)
Ingredients Cookies 1 cup butter, softened 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 5 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda Frosting 1/2 cup butter, room temperature 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract  (read full article)
Submitted by Monica Fawver Serves 6-8 2 c. flour 2½ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt ½ c. shortening ¾ c. sugar 1 egg ½ c. milk 2 c. fresh or frozen berries ½ c. flour ½ c. sugar ½ tsp ground cinnamon ¼ c. b (read full article)