Recipes, Appetizers, Desserts & Healthy Cooking Tips

Mushroom & Broccoli Soup

One of my girls won’t eat meat and the other struggles to get enough fiber. This recipe is a perfect way to give them what they need...

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Cauliflower with Roasted Almond & Pepper Dip

This tasty vegetable side dish can set a chilling scene on Halloween if you style it to look like a brain—try adding spiders and spiderwebs...

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Sausage and Rice Casserole Side Dish

When company's coming or when I need a quick-and-easy dish to pass, this is my hands-down favorite. A neighbor introduced me to the...

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Shoofly Cupcakes

These old-fashioned molasses cupcakes were my grandmother's specialty. To keep them from disappearing too quickly, she used to store...

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Gingerbread

My grandmother first used this recipe for gingerbread over 100 years ago. I remember that the kitchen smelled like heaven when Grandmother...

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Chocolate Hazelnut Pudding Torte

This recipe is a busy mom's twist on one of my favorite desserts—tiramisu. The dish is simple to assemble and perfect to make the...

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Butterscotch Pecan Cookies

Butterscotch pecan cookies have a rich buttery flavor. No one will guess they started from convenient cake and pudding mixes.

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Lemon-Poppy Seed Cutout Cookies

Even though cake mix is one of the ingredients, I worked with the recipe until the cookies were fantastically crisp. You'd never guess...

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Holiday Hideaways

People eagerly anticipate these tasty cookies as part of our "season's eatings" each year. The surprise cherry center surrounded...

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Sweetheart Slices

You get the flavor of a snickerdoodle plus the texture of a shortbread in these fun cookies. Make them for your sweeties, or make...

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Herbed Leek Tarts

This savory, nontraditional tart is a favorite among our family and friends!

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Cranberry Orange Rugelach

A hint of cranberry and a splash of orange are wrapped in buttery cookie, then drizzled in chocolate. Can you say, "heaven?"...

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