Archive for the ‘Holiday Food’ Category

Christmas Resources - Homemade Eggnog Recipe

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Here is a homemade, non-alcoholic eggnog recipe. Its easy enough to add alcohol if you’d like to this base eggnog recipe. This eggnog recipe calls for eggs of course, some sugar, milk and whipped cream. Some stove top cooking is involved before folding the whipped cream into the egg mixture, giving you a creamy, sweet [...]

Christmas Resources - Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Recipe

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Looking for a sinful dessert? This chocolate peanut butter pie recipe is like a giant Reese’s cup only better! The recipe uses confectioners sugar along with rich chocolate and peanut butter. The recipe calls for homemade peanut butter but a jarred peanut butter works just fine here. The confectioners sugar is pretty sweet so I [...]

Christmas Resources - Vegan Christmas Recipes

Monday, January 4th, 2010

If you are looking for vegan Christmas recipes www.veganfamily.co.uk has a long list of main dishes, side dishes and desserts, all completely vegan. Recipes include Cashew Nut Roast with sage and onion stuffing, Spinach-Tofu Manicotti, Vegan Trifle, and many more.
Vegan Christmas Recipes

Christmas Resources - Homemade Christmas Gift Baskets

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Here is a good list of ideas to make your own Christmas gift baskets. Suggestions include finding filler items at dollar stores, creating pre-fab “make your own recipes” in jars such as cookies or soups, adding small food items to fill out the baskets, candles, coffee and more. The writer suggests making a number of [...]

Christmas Resources - Cranberry-Pecan Rye Bread

Monday, October 26th, 2009

This is a unique easy to make bread that features cranberries in rye bread. The majority of the bread comes together in your mixer, use the mixing paddle then use the bread dough paddle to finish off the bread. A little rising and soon you’ll have delicious bread for the holidays.
Cranberry-Pecan Rye Bread

Christmas Resources - Texas Cranberry Dip Recipe

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Need a fast and super easy dip for the holidays? This clever recipe teams cranberries with jarred salsa for the easiest of side dishes. The kicker is getting a spicy salsa to go with the tart, cool cranberries.
Texas Cranberry Dip Recipe

Christmas Resources - Cranberry Almond Chocolate Biscotti Recipe

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Biscotti is delicious and a bit of work but worth the effort. Homemade biscotti makes a great Christmas gift or dessert to take to parties, the crunchy cookie pairs well with coffee or hot chocolate. This biscotti recipe incorporates cranberries, almonds and white chocolate for a tasty version of this cookie, perfect for the holidays. [...]

Christmas Resources - Regional Holiday Traditions in America

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

This article discusses the numerous American Christmas traditions of our country, including Native American customs, Appalachia customs, Louisiana customs, Pennsylvania customs and more. There are also a few traditional recipes from America included in this article to spice up your holiday meal plan.
Regional Holiday Traditions in America

Christmas Resources - Sour Cream Scones Recipe

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Scones are good anytime and this scone recipe will give you a fast and easy version of scones for your holiday breakfast. The difference with this scone recipe is the addition of sour cream. Instead of raisins try adding dried cranberries for a delicious seasonal scone version.
Sour Cream Scones Recipe

Christmas Resources - Candied Fruit Peel Recipe

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

Remember candied fruit peel? I’ve always wanted to know how its made and this recipe tells you how. The ingredients are simple, just some time invested in boiling the peels and chopping them up, then a douse in sugar syrup and rolled in sugar for the finished product. There is a variation you can use [...]