Tag Archive 'Christmas'

Cranberry Orange Sugar Cookie – Gluten Free

on Dec 6th 2015

Here’s a tasty holiday treat which I’m featuring gluten-free.  Regular plain flour can also be substituted for the gluten-free flour.  Either way, the combination of cranberry, orange, chocolate, and nuts is a special festive combination. 1 cup sugar 1 cup soft butter 2 egg yolks 2 1/4 cups gluten free flour blend 1/2 teaspoon vanilla […]

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Christmas Cranberry Salsa

on Dec 19th 2014

I enjoy creating new recipes for Christmas each year.  This recipe was inspired by a photo I thought I pinned to Pinterest but never could find when I wanted to make the dish.  So I have created my own recipe for Christmas Cranbery Salsa.  It can be served with corn chips. But I like to […]

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Cranberry Bliss Cookies

on Dec 19th 2013

If you’ve ever had a Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bar available only during the holidays – you will appreciate this recipe inspired from those tasty fruity bars. There is a lot of tounge pleasing flavors happening with this cookie.  Cranberry. Candied Ginger bits. White Chocolate.  Orange Zest. Cream Cheese Frosting! This year I created this recipe […]

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12 Days of Christmas Jar Gifts – Whole Grain Waffle and Pancake Mix

on Dec 18th 2012

This is a family favorite in our house. I make up the mix recipe below and have it on hand for an easy morning pancake or waffle breakfast.  And this is also a frugal tasty gift as well.  This recipe should fill 5 pint sized jars, and each pint jar would make 2 batches of […]

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12 Days of Christmas Jar Gifts – Funnel Cake Mix

on Dec 15th 2012

Funnel cakes are very simple to make and the mix is even simpler.  Add the following together in a large bowl and whisk to blend.  Then pour into a quart jar and seal with ring and lid.  Attach a funnel (97 cents at Wal-mart) and you’ve got another gift that costs under 3$ to make. […]

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12 Days of Christmas Jar Gifts – Mint Brownie Jars

on Dec 13th 2012

These cute little jars are great for gift giving.  Although I’ve baked a few things in jars before, I baked these brownies in a regular pan and used a 3″ biscuit cutter to cut cooled brownies.  The brownie circles fit easily into these 4 oz jars.  Next I piped some tinted green, mint flavored butter […]

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12 Days of Christmas Jar Gifts – Hot Spiced Tea and Cider Mix

on Dec 12th 2012

Here’s one of my hubby’s favorite fall/winter beverages. He asks me to make this mix so he can keep some at work to make whenever he wants.  I also had a request for this recipe from an old friend Pam.  The recipe is easy to make and can be stored in a pretty canning jar, […]

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12 Days of Christmas Jar Gifts – Topless Snow Globes

on Dec 11th 2012

Gift giving doesn’t have to be costly or complicated.  I’ve got a surplus of old and new jars in various sizes. These little Christmas village trees cost between 75 cents and 1 dollar.  I hot glued the bottoms of the trees and used tongs to place them in the jars.  I added a little snow […]

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12 Days of Christmas Jar Gifts – Apple Pie In a Jar

on Dec 10th 2012

I think these Apple Pie in  Jar gifts are my favorite so far – I’ve eaten a couple of them already.  I had a set of these cute little 4 oz jars to use for this project.  These babies can be baked and given as gifts right away or they can be assembled and frozen […]

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12 Days of Christmas Jar Gifts – Peppermint Hand and Foot Scrub

on Dec 8th 2012

I am excited about this recipe because it is easy to make, it is inexpensive, and it is so pretty in a jar as a gift.  Since I already had some red food coloring and peppermint oil, the total cost to make this was basically the cost of 3 cups of sea salt and 3 […]

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