Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook
Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook
If you like Portuguese Queijadas de Leite, you will like these Pumpkin Queijadas. These pumpkin milk tarts are custardy with the flavor of pumpkin, cinnamon, and other warm spices. They are perfect for the fall and winter dessert table. One of the most popular recipes on this blog is Portuguese Queijadas or Queijadas de Leite. Like these pumpkin versions, they are custardy but with a …
Vanilla Bean Butter Cookies are crisp and buttery, with tender crumbs and a melt-in-your-mouth feel. Vanilla bean paste amps up the flavor as well as add dark specks throughout. These cookies are made simply with just a few basic ingredients. Using quality ingredients truly makes them shine. No wonder butter cookies are a classic. The butteriness, the crispy edges, the tender crumb, and a melt-in-your-mouth …
When an easy crowd-pleaser is needed, make Bacon Cheese Croissant Toasts. They are halved croissants topped with cheese, banana peppers, and bacon then broiled until the cheese is golden and bubbling. Serve as an appetizer, party food, and game day eats. For a tasty treat that takes a little effort, these croissant toasts fit the bill. They are the perfect finger food for any occasion: …
Snowball cookies are buttery, melt-in-your-mouth tasty bites. These Cranberry Lime Snowball Cookies have everything you love about the holiday classic but with a sweet, tart, and citrusy flavor profile. One of the best things about December is baking season. These snowball cookies are the latest and greatest baked goods coming out of my kitchen. They are easy and simple to make…and of course, delicious! Plus …
You’ve never had Twinkies like this! Pumpkin Pie Spice Twinkie Lush is creamy and luxurious. This cake has chunks of Twinkies layered with cheesecake pudding, sweetened pumpkin cream cheese, and whipped topping. It’s a great addition to Thanksgiving dinner and the ensuing holiday season celebrations. Just change the sprinkle color to suit the occasion. Best of all, it takes 15 minutes to make! One of …
Nothing says cozy better than the flavor of gingerbread during the Christmas season. These Gingerbread Pecan Bars are wonderfully gingery and cinnamony. They are topped with a sweetened condensed milk mixture, chopped pecans, and of course sprinkles! Gingerbread is the holiday flavor equivalent of a fuzzy sweater. Warm spices and molasses provide that distinctive warm and spiced holiday flavor that we know and love. Whether …
Classic broccoli salad is updated with roasted butternut squash, dried cranberries, and pumpkin seeds to make it a perfect fall/winter side dish. This salad is loaded with texture, color, and nutrition. It’s great for family dinners or for entertaining this upcoming holiday season. Are you looking forward to Thanksgiving and the holiday season? I’m looking forward to spending a little more time with my husband, …
These buttery and tender thumbprint cookies are filled with chocolate peppermint spread and rimmed with crushed peppermint candy. They are the perfect treat for winter baking and the holidays. This post is sponsored by Amoretti. All opinions and ideas expressed are my own. We are finally inching towards the end of a long year! Yay! Since it’s November, I can finally kick off the cookie …
Looking for last-minute Christmas recipes? These Pistachio Filled Chocolate Pop Tarts with decorative stenciling are perfect for breakfast or snacks. This post is sponsored by Amoretti. All opinions and ideas expressed are my own. Have you completed all of your shopping? I’m not a shopper. Back when my children were young and when I ran a daycare, there was a lot of shopping to do …
These mini naan pizzas are festive, cute, and perfect for the holidays. Monterey Jack cheese, feta, apple chutney, cranberries, and walnuts work together to provide mouthfuls of flavor. These pizzas are perfect as an appetizer or as a meal. Well hello!! I hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving! My family did not have to travel or entertain this year. We had a small, stress-free “just …
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