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There’s no doubt that Winter is upon us, and you will love these crock pot recipes. The colder weather calls for warm, home cooked meals, doesn’t it? These are the days when your crock pot becomes your best friend! “Throw-all-the-ingredients-in-and-walk-away” is definitely my kind of recipe! We’ve gathered some of the best “comfort food” recipes for you to enjoy below! Just click on each title for the recipe. Enjoy! 1. Crock Pot Tater Tot Casserole      
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This is perfect for football season…a football-shaped meatloaf! Use your favorite meatloaf recipe (or use the one below) and form it into a football shape with a nice ketchup-based sauce and cheese strips for the lacing. How yummy and fun is that? Your friends and family will be impressed with your creativity. This football-shaped meatloaf is sure to please the “foodies” in the group!  Football-shaped Meatloaf Recipe makes 8 servings 1 1/2 pounds ground beef 1 egg 1 onion, chopped 1 cup milk 1 cup dried bread crumbs salt and pepper to taste 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoons prepared mustard 1/3 cup ketchup Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 2. In a large bowl, combine the beef, egg, onion, milk and bread OR cracker crumbs. Season with salt and pepper to taste and place in a lightly greased 5×9 inch loaf pan, OR form into a loaf and place in a lightly greased 9×13 inch baking dish. 3. In a separate small bowl, combine the brown sugar, mustard and ketchup. Mix well and pour over the meatloaf. 4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour. 5. The finishing touch is cheese strips for the lacing. (A variation to this football-shaped meatloaf is to substitute some of the ground beef with ground turkey.) Source…
This Football-shaped Meatloaf is sure to please your party guests! New Year’s Eve is almost here, and most of us enjoy celebrating, however, some of us prefer non-alcoholic beverage choices. These “mocktail” recipes are special enough to wow your guests on New Year’s Eve, and the best part is they’re great for any age too! Enjoy!! Click on the titles for the full recipe. 1. Sparkling Raspberry Mocktail Pair the grape juice with a few other ingredients and you have an elegant non alcoholic drink on your hands! Something that makes this raspberry mocktail pretty and tasty are the ice cubes. Make them the day before or you can make them in the morning or early afternoon so that by evening they are definitely ready to go.     Enjoy These Refreshing Mocktail Recipes! You will ‘wow’ your guests with this wonderful Cheese Christmas Tree. It’s easy to make and is festive as well. It is made with different flavored cheese cubes. For those limiting their fat intake, look for reduced-fat cheese, such as cheddars and light pepper Jack, which are as delicious as the regular cheddars. Plus, you can make omelets or fondue with any leftovers!  Ingredients •5 eight-ounce bars of different cheddars, plain and flavored (or substitute other semi-hard cheeses for variety) •1 bundle fresh thyme sprigs •Red grape or “teardrop” tomatoes (can substitute cherry tomatoes or olives) •1 large white button mushroom Preparation 1. Cut each bar of cheese into 1-inch cubes. 2. On large platter or cutting board, arrange cubes in rows to form tree shape, using a different flavor for each row. Separate the rows of cheese with thyme or rosemary sprigs (rosemary looks like an evergreen twig) and rows of grape tomatoes and/or pimento-stuffed green olives. 3. For the star on top, peel the skin from the mushroom and carve a star pattern into it with point of knife. 4. Enjoy the compliments! Source… Make this Cheese Christmas Tree for your holiday parties! It’s time to get a head start on your Christmas baking. You will love these Christmas cookies you can make now and freeze. What a great feeling to have that task done well before the holiday season! These Santa-special treats can be in the freezer for up to three months. Make sure you wrap the cookies in plastic, stack in an airtight container, seal and freeze. Thaw wrapped cookies at room temperature before serving. These cookies are also perfect for a Christmas Cookie Exchange event. Here is the bonus…these cookies are easy to make! Everyone will think you spent hours and hours making these unique, delicious holiday cookies!      Courtesy of BHG
******************************* Christmas Cookies to make now and freeze! How easy is that? What a perfect way to show your patriotism…with patriotic pies. These are perfect for a patriotic holiday in the USA such as the 4th of July, 2018! They will, no doubt, be the hit of the party! Here are four favorites that will make your creative juices flow. Who knows, maybe you will tweak the recipes and create your own masterpiece! Old Glory Cherry & Blueberry PieA Patriotic Pie Complete with Blueberries,Strawberries and Bananas
Mini Patriotic Pies Flag-designed Masterpiece
Red Berry Pie Paired with Blueberry Pie – A Patriotic Slice of America
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Enjoy these patriotic pies on this Independence Day 2018! These quick and oh, so easy, Easter bunny cupcakes are perfect for Easter as well as for an animal-themed birthday party. Start with purchased cupcakes or make your own from scratch. 1. Place white decorating frosting into a pastry bag fitted with a multi-opening tip. Pipe frosting onto cupcakes. 2. Sprinkle a work surface with sugar. Use a rolling pin to flatten large white gumdrops; cut or shape long triangles for ears. Press ends of two gumdrop triangles into the frosting near top of each cupcake. Pipe pink icing for insides of ears. 3. Pipe black icing for whiskers. Add a pink jelly bean nose. Pipe white icing for eyes (or use large white round candies); pipe a pupil onto each eye with black icing. If you prefer brown bunnies, use chocolate frosting and dark gumdrops.  Easter Bunny Cupcakes – Perfect to serve at your Easter dinner! Source: We thank our friends at Better Homes and Gardens for this idea – BHG Related Easter Post: Easter Cakes Cakes for Easter! Here are five cake recipes to choose from that will be a hit on Easter Sunday! Growing up we always had cake for Easter dessert. Sometimes it was a layer cake and other times it was a bunny cake. 1) Easter Bunny Cake This is a favorite of mine and is easy to make. It is definitely a topic of conversation at the dinner table. It also makes a great centerpiece!  For recipe, Click Here 2) Easy-to-make Bunny Cake! Two layer cake rounds and a little cutting and shaping will make a Bunny Cake in no time!  For recipe, Click Here 3) Easter Egg Layered Cake This is such a pretty cake and is easy to make. Kids love the various colors of the layers and Mom’s love the simple, easy recipe.  For recipe, Click Here 4) Peeps® Easter Garden Cake What a fun cake for all ages…bunnies in the garden!  For recipe, Click Here 5) Tiramisu Layer Cake If you want a more traditional cake dessert, this easy version of the wonderful Tiramisu is a perfect choice for Easter dinner.  Enjoy Making and Eating these Cakes for Easter!
Tiramisu Layer Cake Italian dessert recipes aren’t that hard to make and especially this one. This is an easy version of the wonderful Tiramisu that is a favorite dessert for many. Using a box cake mix as a base makes it a real time saver and you still get the fancy taste without all the work! Let us know how you like this yummy Italian dessert!  Yield: 1 – 3 layer 9 inch cake Ingredients: CAKE:
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Healthier Banana Bread Now, doesn’t this banana bread look scrumptious? And, the recipe has been modified to make it healthier. The amount of sugar has been reduced and applesauce has been used to replace some of the oil. Personally, I would use coconut oil instead of the vegetable oil. It is healthier! You can use coconut sugar in place of some of the brown sugar.  Ingredients
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