Pineapple Pudding , creamy, velvety homemade custard pudding layered between Pepperidge Farm Chessmen Butter Cookies, classic southern. The Christmas Chessmen add a charming touch to the dessert during the holidays, simply scrumptious. Christmas in July is a fun Christmas celebration in July that originated from the circumstance that in the southern hemisphere, Christmas is actually celebrated in the summer. So for the residents from that area, they began to have Christmas celebration in July so they could enjoy the holiday in the peak of their winter season. So here in the United States, we began to embrace the concept. Americans began capitalizing on the profits with sales and promotions. And then there is the early count down, six months, which has us all looking forward to all the Christmas fun. Hallmark definitely plays a big part in all the anticipation with all the Christmas movies playing on their channels.
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Stain Glass Fruit Salad
Stain Glass Fruit Salad, fresh pineapple chunks, fresh strawberry slices, and fresh blueberries tossed all together in a strawberry pie filling, homemade or canned. Light and fresh...who says it can't be for dessert! The night before any celebration we are having, I make Celebration Salad. I like another quick fruit salad I make from my childhood using canned fruit, but this is our favorite. I try to use fresh fruit as much as I can. Especially now, while the strawberries, pineapple, and blueberries are in season. We have some that are not a fan of bananas in this salad, so we leave them out but feel free to add them along with any other fresh fruit. I think Kiwi and grapes would be another delicious addition or even peaches. If you add peaches, a homemade peach pie filling is a great combination.
Fresh Vanilla Peach Slab Pie
Fresh Vanilla Peach Slab Pie, fresh juicy peaches in a buttery lattice crust, baked in a rimmed baking sheet pan. Easy to serve and perfect for a large crowd. Here in Texas, peach season is in full swing. The peaches are lovely in the grocery stores, but for our peaches, we like to get them at a local peach orchard in a little town close to us. They have several varieties, but our favorite is Alberta's, they are not ready yet, so we get another variety. They are sweet, juicy, and the best part, they are freestone.
Diced Green Tomatoes in Old Fashioned Meatloaf
Diced Green Tomatoes in Old Fashioned Meatloaf brings the meatloaf from average to extraordinary. The meatloaf has tons of flavor with a delicious ketchup glaze spread over the top. Old Fashioned Meatloaf is one of my family's favorite meals. Who doesn't love a good meatloaf sandwich? I make my classic meatloaf recipe most days, but for this recipes, I did a twist on our favorite. I usually add chopped green bell peppers and onions to my recipe, but I didn't have any bell peppers, and it was late in the day, and I didn't want to run to the store. But I did have a few green tomatoes on the counter and didn't have time to fry them so I chopped them up and thought how would they taste adding them to the meatloaf for a substitute. Thinking, I may just be on to something tasty.
The Best Carrot Cake Ever with Ultra Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting
The Best Carrot Cake Ever with Ultra Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting sets the bar for all carrot cakes. The cake is incredibly moist from a generous amount of finely shredded fresh carrots and blanketed with a velvety frosting that completes the perfection. The Best Carrot Cake Ever! This past weekend I surprised my husband for Father's Day with a Carrot Cake. I had made one just the week before for my son in law's birthday. Jim enjoyed it so much, I decided to make him one too. Carrot Cake is often made around celebrations and holidays and rightful so, usually for Easter. It is such a rich and decadent cake that deserves all the compliments and praises.
The Secret to Making the Best Old School Pea Salad
Old School, Pea Salad, a classic salad made with simple ingredients, crunchy pieces of onion, chopped dill pickles, and boiled eggs with a coating of mayonnaise. A n easy summer salad perfect for potlucks and gatherings. Pea salad is a classic summer dish. It pairs well with ham and chicken dishes or any grilled meat. There is a secret to making the best recipe.
How to Cook the Simplest Most Flavorful Southern Baby Lima Beans (Granny's Recipe)
Baby Lima Beans, t hey sometimes called butter beans in the south. They are little green beans with the texture of creamy butter, cooked without adding cream — southern comfort food. A Southern Spring delight, Baby Lima Beans, served alongside a hot pan of cornbread, fried okra, fresh tomatoes, cole slaw, and garden spring onions. Add fried chicken, and you have the perfect meal.
How To Make Southern Smothered Boneless Pork Chops Hearty And Delicious
Southern Smothered Boneless Pork Chops, succulent boneless pork chops made from scratch ingredients with no canned soups or milk. A classic southern comfort dish that is hearty and creamy rich in flavor with a heavy dose of amazing seasonings. Have you ever heard that pork is the other white meat? Several years ago that was an advertising slogan for pork. The goal was to increase consumer demand for pork and dispel its reputation as a fatty meat. When I grew up, I remember ham and pork chops were the favorite pork selections and being high in calories. But in the last years, pork dish has evolved. From pork roast made into pull pork to pork tenderloin marinaded, considered the leanest and most expensive piece of pork to buy. For the recipe, I used boneless pork chops which are basically top loin or rib chops with ribs removed. They are lean, very little connective tissue, no fat. While the boneless pork chops have fewer calories, the absence of the b
Mini Tomato Basil Meatloaves #LTYB
Mini Tomato Basil Meatloaves, portion control extra lean hamburger and turkey mixed with an egg, fresh tomatoes, minced basil, and chopped onions to make them healthy and delicious. These delicious Mini Tomato Basil Meatloaves feature extra lean ground beef 96/4 and extra lean ground turkey. On my eating plan, I have limited fat ingredients. Therefore, additional ingredients and seasoning make up for the flavor and texture.
How To Make The Best Roasted Little Tomatoes
Roasted Little Tomatoes , place little tomatoes on a rimmed baking sheet, lightly drizzle with avocado oil and give a generous sprinkle of coarse salt and pepper, cooked in the oven until caramelized. Simply delicious! As soon as the holidays were over and I started back on the healthy eating plan I have been on since 2017, I knew I wanted some of these Roasted Little Tomatoes on my menu rotation. They are super easy to make and a bonus, they are super delicious too! haha! I like to roast these up and keep them in the refrigerator for a healthy snack, flavorful salad, in addition to a tasty hamburger and a topping over mini meatloaves. I have found the ideas for the lovely jewels are endless.
German Sweet Chocolate Cupcakes with Homemade Coconut Pecan Frosting
German Sweet Chocolate Cupcakes with Homemade Coconut Pecan Frosting is the quintessential cupcake for the holidays. The cupcake is made with Baker's German Sweet Chocolate Bar that gives the true German Chocolate flavor. Homemade buttery pecan coconut frosting is piled on top to complete the Iconic German Chocolate Cake that is loved throughout the holidays. For me German Sweet Chocolate anything screams Holiday flavor. There is no substitute for the classic main ingredient in this German Sweet Chocolate Cupcakes, Baker's German Sweet Chocolate Bar. Some people use cocoa powder for the chocolate ingredient, but for me, that will not do. I always use the true classic flavor of German Chocolate. It has that distinct sweet flavor that comes from the Baker's German Sweet Chocolate Bar.
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Homemade Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce
Homemade Whole Berry Cranberry , fresh cranberries, pomegranate juice, chopped dried cherries, and chopped pecans. The pectin in the berries brings it all together in an amazing dense sauce. Homemade Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce has been on our Thanksgiving dinner table for years. You may be asking the question why homemade? Believe me, you will never buy canned ever again. Mother use to make it from the recipe on the back of the bag of cranberries. I decided a couple of years ago that I wanted to enhance the sweet tartness of the cranberry flavor. So I added pomegranate juice and chopped dried cherries along with some chopped pecans for some crunch.
Sage Pork Tips and Rice Dressing
Sage Pork Tips and Rice Dressing with all the flavors of Thanksgiving. The pork tips are cooked low and slow in the oven with mushrooms and onions and a sprig of fresh sage and thyme nestled in the broth. I grabbed a large package of pork tips and our local Sams this past week at a terrific price. I like to cook half of the package and then freeze the rest, but this time I decided to cook the whole package. As the temperatures here in North East Texas is getting pretty chili, I couldn't wait to cook something warm and comforting. We love beef tips, and I wanted to use the same cooking method of low and slow as I do with them. I cooked the Pork Tips in a 300 degree oven for 2 hours.
Pear Dumplings Cobbler
Pear Dumplings Cobbler, a simple and delicious recipe of juicy pears cooked to perfection in a sweet buttery sauce between two layers of dumpling dough. Makes a gorgeous presentation for an elegant dinner. Dumpling cobblers is a favorite around our house, and this Pear Dumplings Cobbler is a must around this time of the year. The simplest of ingredients are used in the Pear Dumplings Cobbler, pie dough, pears, sugar, and butter. That's right, only four ingredients. The pears are the star in this recipe. Pear Dumplings Cobbler is a cozy dessert to serve a crowd. It can be made ahead of time and ready to serve plain or with a scoop of ice cream.
Old Fashioned Pure Maple Pecan Pie
Pure Maple Pecan Pie, a sweet, deep flavor of maple syrup complementing the richness of pecans in a classic pecan pie. Perfect for any Thanksgiving meal! Pecan Pie is Jim's favorite pie any time of the year, but definitely around Thanksgiving. This past week I made a Pear Dumplings Cobbler and had enough pie dough left to form a single pie crust. So I decided I would make a pecan pie for Jim since he loves them so, but when I got ready to make it, I didn't have quite enough corn syrup to make one. But I did have some maple syrup. The maple syrup sounded so good, but Jim is the same old...same old classic pecan pie kind of guy. He doesn't like me to change his likes too much. So I decided to surprise him with an Old Fashioned Pure Maple Pecan Pie.
His and Her Sweet Potato Casserole
His and Her Sweet Potato Casserole, two Thanksgiving traditions come together, toasted marshmallows and pecan crumble toppings blanketing creamy smooth sweet potatoes. Scrumptious!! His and Her Sweet Potato Casserole is the perfect sweet potato dish. We have half of our family that likes the marshmallow topping and half that like the crumble topping, so last year, I came up with the idea to serve one dish with two variations. It was such a hit that I decided to make it again this year.
Bacon Double Cheeseburger Skillet: A Quick Weeknight Dinner
Bacon Double Cheeseburger Skillet, a great family meal that will remind you of an American classic that is ready in less than 30 minutes using few ingredients. This Bacon Double Cheeseburger Skillet comes together in less than 30 minutes making it the perfect weeknight dinner meal. The ingredients are probably in your fridge and pantry now, elbow macaroni, ground beef, bacon, milk, shredded cheese, and seasonings. You can add a few ingredients for toppings, dollop of mayonnaise or mustard, chopped tomatoes, minced jalapenos, and chopped pickles. Yes. The pickles give it a new dimension that will wow you. Make the recipe your own and play with the ingredients.
Apple Walnut Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Apple Walnut Cream Cheese Pound Cake, rich, moist and full of chunks of fresh apples, walnuts, cream cheese and a lot of butter with a hint of cinnamon. All the flavors of a fall dessert. Have you made or had a cake that tastes better the next day? Well, I am here to tell you that the Apple Walnut Cream Cheese Pound Cake gets better and better the longer it sits. It is a good idea to make the Apple Walnut Cream Cheese Pound Cake a day ahead if you are planning for guest.
Roasted Cinnamon Buttery Pears
Roasted Cinnamon Buttery Pears, simple dish showcasing the straightforward flavor of pears. They are buttery slightly sweet served as an accompaniment to pork, garnished in a winter salad, but also makes an elegant dessert for a fall dinner party, bridal brunch and quick weeknight snack. Pears rarely get center stage over apples and pumpkins in the fall, but for me, they sing fall. Roasting fruit is a purist way to dress up fruit for dessert or accompaniment to other dishes. As much as I like pears, I do not wish to mask the pure flavor of the pear with a lot of other intense flavors. When I eat pears, I want to taste pears.
Exceptional Squash Casserole
Exceptional Squash Casserole, tender yellow squash in a creamy, rich sauce, topped with buttery crackers. A must for holidays, bring it to a potluck and sit back and smile hearing all the yummy comments. We have been eating this squash casserole recipe like mad this summer. I made the squash casserole for Labor Day, and we devoured it. The flavor of the squash is straightforward. Just delightful! Summer squash is so plentiful this time of the year with having so many local farmers. That is what I love about the little grocery store in my small town. They stock fresh vegetables from our local farmers. I buy all my fresh tomatoes , green tomatoes , cucumbers , eggplant , okra , squash , and zucchini from them while they still offer them.
