Posts Tagged ‘Holiday Food Gifts’

Christmas Resources – Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake Recipe

Monday, March 21st, 2011

The Joy Of Baking site has some fantasic looking desserts ideal for your Christmas meal. This cranberry cheesecake is beautiful to look at and a great choice to highlight the delicious and seasonal cranberry. The recipe calls for an entire bag of fresh or frozen cranberries (yum!) and the typical cheesecake ingredients of cream cheese, [...]

Christmas Resources – Peppermint Fudge Recipe

Monday, February 14th, 2011

This recipe is very similar to the old favorite Fantasy Fudge recipe, except you use crushed peppermints, butter, and honey along with the melted marshmallow creme and sugar. Try this recipe out for a colorful and minty version of your favorite Fantasy Fudge recipe for the holidays. Peppermint Fudge Recipe

Christmas Resources – Rocky Road Candy and Peanut Bark Recipes

Monday, January 17th, 2011

Making chocolate bark isn’t as hard as you think. It takes a lot of melted chocolate, something chewy or crunchy and let it harden, break into bits and enjoy. The rocky road candy is another easy recipe that uses melted chocolate, marshmallows, and nuts, basically melt, mix and refridgerate. The peanut bark recipe uses two [...]

Christmas Resources – Chocolate-Dipped Almond Rolls Recipe

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

This is a delicious cookie recipe that takes a little time to create but is well worth it. The cookie recipe starts with butter, brown sugar and corn syrup brought to a full boil, then almonds, flour and vanilla are combined with the hot mix. Be careful with the hot sugar mixture when adding the [...]

Christmas Resources – Christmas Gifts Cheesecake Offer

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Looking for a last minute gift for Christmas? Our friends at Cheesecake.com have a special deal for our website visitors: First time customers can use the code Save10 when you buy cheesecake, use this code and you will get $10 off of any order! PS: They have a variety pack of mini cheesecakes too, yum! [...]

Christmas Resources – Chocolate Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Do you love gingerbread cookies at Christmas? How about trying a chocolate gingerbread cookie recipe. This easy to make cookie recipe uses microwaved Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels in a traditional gingerbread cookie recipe for a unique Christmas treat. Make these chocolate gingerbread boys and girls with your children for a fun holiday activity. Chocolate Gingerbread Cookie [...]

Christmas Resources – Christmas Berry Mocha Fudge Recipe

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

This decadent dessert is ideal for the Christmas holiday season and similar to traditional fudges made with evaporated milk. The berry taste comes in the form of Hershey’s Raspberry chocolate chips, and coffee and bittersweet chocolate help elevate the flavor of the delicious fudge. Christmas Berry Mocha Fudge Recipe

Christmas Resources – Original Fantasy Fudge Recipe

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Need to make fudge for Christmas? This fudge recipe is the original one from the Kraft Marshmallow Creme jar and makes creamy smooth fudge. The recipe calls for semi-sweet chocolate chips, marshmallow creme and nuts. There is a stovetop version and also an easy make microwave version. Original Fantasy Fudge Recipe

Christmas Resources – Candy Cane Christmas Bouquet Craft

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Make your own candy cane Christmas bouquet, perfect as a centerpiece or a gift idea. The article has step by step instructions on how to make this cute candy cane bouquet. Use mini candy canes and holly to decorate this bouquet, this is a fun craft activity you can do with your kids for the [...]

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