Do you like to participate in a Recipe Exchange with friends? Here are some of my favorite recipes that we shared in past years for a virtual recipe exchange. You’ll find tasty treats like Dark Chocolate Orange Pudding and savory recipes like this hearty bowl of Winter Minestrone Soup with Swiss Chard and Sausage, and tons of other ideas that are perfect for sharing with friends!
This Fresh Herb and Citrus Turkey Brine combines lots of fresh herbs with a subtle hint of citrus. Brining your turkey in this citrus brine will tenderize the meat and infuse it with a TON of flavor for Turkey Day! Save this recipe for Fresh Herb and Citrus Turkey Brine to Pinterest! Picture this: 17 years …
Easy Homemade Brownies are the perfect quick dessert to whip up at home. They only take a few minutes and totally satisfy your chocolate cravings. Just like the recipe promises, they’re easy (and super fudgy)! Plus, I bet you have all the ingredients on hand. Save this recipe for Easy Homemade Brownies to Pinterest! The …
Christmas is a week away and that about wraps up the 2011 Holiday Recipe Exchange. I hope you all had as good of time as Jamie and I did! This week’s theme is pies: sweet or savory! Holiday Baking means pies, but don’t forget the savory pies – they are great this time of year, …
These Cucumber Feta Rolls are the perfect holiday appetizer! I don’t know about the rest of you, but I really feel like the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season snuck up on me this year. It seems busier than ever and I’m not sure why. Maybe because my kids are getting older, which means more to …
Typically I’m not much of an appetizer person. I’d rather bring a dessert to a Holiday potluck because that’s just more my style. I have a huge sweet tooth and I love to whip up desserts around the holidays. From the moment I tried these Spinach Stuffing Balls when I was over at my friend …
Making Vanilla Sugar Scrub takes less than 10 minutes and is a gentle exfoliant perfect for dry hands and feet. Keep it for yourself, or gift it!
I hope everyone had an enjoyable, delicious, fun-filled Thanksgiving. Now that we’ve gotten through that milestone of the 2011 Holiday season, we can start talking about Christmas cookies! One of our family’s favorite parts about December is baking and decorating Christmas cookies (and listening to Christmas music). Last year we added a new cookie to …
Whipped Cranberry Butter is a great way to use leftover cranberry sauce after Thanksgiving! I promised when I shared my recipe for Cranberry Orange Walnut Relish that I’d share some ideas for using leftover cranberry sauce after Thanksgiving. I already showed you how to make these cute Bite Sized Mini Cranberry Walnut Tarts. Whipped Cranberry …
These Bite Sized Mini Cranberry Walnut Tarts are a quick cranberry walnut tart recipe that will help you use up any leftover cranberry sauce from your Thanksgiving meal. Baking is one of the things that I think everyone likes best about this time of year, so of course Jamie and I had to have a …
We’ve had a cold front come through here in the last week so I am in full on soup mode for our evening meals. I love a big bowl of soup on cold nights, even more so now that it’s dark at 5 pm – not my favorite thing about this time of year. Homemade …
One of our new favorite treats for breakfast or an afternoon snack are these Orange Spice Pumpkin Muffins with Pecan Streusel. I love baking with fall spices. They’re so warm and cozy, especially on a cold and windy day like today, and make the house smell so nice. Today’s Holiday Recipe Exchange theme is just …
I found this recipe for Mascarpone Chive Mashed Potatoes in Sunset Magazine a few years ago while waiting in the doctor’s office. I made a mental note of the recipe so that I could look it up when I got home. Mashed potatoes are mixed with creamy mascarpone cheese and plenty of fresh chives for …
I have a questions for you all first because I can never get it straight. Is it a slow-cooker or a crock-pot? What is your preferred verbiage for that favorite, time saving small kitchen appliance? For me, I always call it a crock-pot. One of my favorite time saving methods in the kitchen is to …
Chicken Tetrazzini, sometimes called Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti, is a creamy and classic comforting chicken casserole that is perfect for the fall and winter months. Chicken Tetrazzini was one of the first recipes that I cooked for Eric before we were married. After his first bite he was convinced that I was a great cook. It’s …
This recipe for Dark Chocolate Orange Pudding is simple, yet decadent. It features 3 types of chocolate and a hint of orange, proving that pudding is not just for children. Let’s get the first week of the Holiday Recipe Exchange kicked off with our chocolate recipes! Today I’m sharing a scrumptious Dark Chocolate Orange Pudding recipe. …
