If you are like, “I’m only making one new recipe this holiday season and it better be easy,” then please, let it be this one! These are so good that they don’t make sense… well… actually they do. There is a stick of butter in the recipe (which would make my Father-In-Law happy to see.)…
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Christmas Prime Rib
We’ve made prime rib many times over the years, especially around Christmas time. If you’ve wanted to try it but aren’t sure because you think it might be tricky… here’s an easy peasy recipe that we will be using again tomorrow! BUT! Here’s the thing to prepare yourself for if you’re making a prime rib…
Pumpkin Sheet Pan Pancakes
I found this little gem hanging out in my drafts and had to share it. We love pumpkin and these were really good. The texture of them is a little softer than the other sheet pan pancakes we like to make but we’ll certainly be making these again. Let’s Get Crafty! Ingredients:2 1/3 cups pancake…
Grandma Alice’s Chocolate Bark and a Picture of Goodies we Shared with Neighbors
My cousin shared my Grandma Alice’s chocolate bark recipe and I was excited to give it a try. Our kids liked it best with no other “add-ins”. (I wasn’t able to get the post up and running before the holiday season was over last year so I wrote it during 2025 and decided to wait…
Pumpkin Dump Cake
This is the pumpkin recipe that you didn’t know you needed but then you taste it and realize that it’s your new favorite. Right now I’m writing about pumpkin while sipping my pumpkin spiced iced coffee in the morning hours of a quiet house and I have to say it’s a wonderful start to the…
Gingerbread Cookies
My daughter and I have been wanting to make gingerbread cookies for a bit so we bought the molasses a little while back and decided this particular day was the magical day where we would watch a movie and make gingerbread cookies. These cookies were soft and chewy. This recipe made about 4 dozen little…
Fun Drink for Kiddos
We had these camping over the 4th of July last year. They were super easy and could be switched up for any holiday using different colors. Let’s Get Crafty! Using the Gatorade color of your choice, fill up ice cube trays and freeze. Serve the colored ice cubes in Sprite. It was interesting because the…
Parmesan Roasted Brussel Sprouts
My husband smoked a brisket for our Christmas dinner and made twice baked potatoes to go with it. I wanted to do a side that was a little different than we normally do, so here’s a twist on brussel sprouts that my Mom and I really liked. Ingredients:2 lbs brussel sprouts4 tablespoons EVOO1/2 teaspoon garlic…
Apple Pie Using Our Frozen Apple Pie Filling
Thanksgiving calls for apple pie and that is just what we did with a bag of the frozen apples from the apple orchard this year. It was so good! Here’s a link to how we froze the apple pie filling in the fall. Preheat the oven to 425 We used the Pillsbury pie crusts and…
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
Cinnamon rolls around Christmas time is turning into a holiday tradition for our family as our middle kiddo continues to enjoy cooking and baking. These cinnamon rolls are great all ooey and gooey just like this or you can add frosting if it makes your heart happy. Let’s Get Crafty! Ingredients:1 package active dry yeast…