My mom’s best friend Helen always made the best baked rice pudding for the holidays. I didn’t know until many years later that it was a family recipe handed down by her Swedish ancestors. It’s really simple and is wonderful, especially on a cold winter evening! Swedish Rice Pudding Serves 6 4 eggs 1 cup […]
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Pretty-in-Pink Salad (or dessert)
Pretty-in-Pink Salad (or dessert) 1 – 21 oz. can cherry pie filling 1 – 20 oz. can chunk pineapple (drained) 2 – 11 oz. cans mandarin oranges (drained) 1 – 14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk 1 small (8 oz.) bag white mini marshmallows 1 – 16 oz. container Cool Whip Mix Cool Whip […]
Easy Caramel Apples
I love this time of year because it is when I can get the great big candy and caramel apples from the stores. Some are covered in caramel, some in chocolate! What more could you hope for. I don’t like to take the time to make the real caramel apples because I create quite a […]
Pretzel Sparklers
I was trying to find one of my favorite recipes that were either purple or red, white, and blue to go with today’s organization. Here is a super easy, yet colorful recipe that we use year round at our house. We make them for Christmas gifts by using white chocolate with red and green sprinkles, […]
Country Turkey Casserole
Thanksgiving is this week and I am so excited. I think my most favorite meal is carved turkey with homemade stuffing. I usually coax my family into having it in the Spring also, so I get it twice a year! Campbell’s has a recipe that combines both of my favorites. This will be a great […]
English Wassail
Keeping with our Victorian theme, I decided on Wassail. This is a wonderful drink during the holidays, especially when the weather outside is "frightful"! English Wassail 1 pint water 1 cup honey 4 cloves 3 sticks cinnamon 2 lemons thinly sliced 1 bottle medium dry red wine Boil together water, honey, cloves and cinnamon for […]