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HOLIDAY SIDE DISHES

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Holiday Side Dishes (Classic Favorites for Every Gathering)

Holiday Side Dishes (Classic Favorites for Every Gathering)

Holiday meals are all about tradition, comfort, and sharing food with the people we love. While the main dish may take center stage, it’s the holiday side dishes that truly make the meal special.

From creamy, old-fashioned favorites to sweet holiday classics, these side dish recipes are the ones that show up year after year on family tables. They’re simple, comforting, and full of the flavors we all remember. Continue reading HOLIDAY SIDE DISHES →

Appetizers

CRANBERRY-SAUSAGE-WALNUT CRESCENT ROLL-UPS

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A crescent dough sheet filled with a mixture of cream cheese, cooked sausage crumbles, walnuts, topped with cranberry sauce, then rolled, sliced and baked. Cranberry-Sausage-Walnut Crescent Roll-ups

A crescent dough sheet filled with a mixture of cream cheese, cooked sausage crumbles, walnuts, topped with cranberry sauce, then rolled, sliced and baked.  These Cranberry-Sausage-Walnut Crescent Roll-ups are the perfect  appetizer. Continue reading CRANBERRY-SAUSAGE-WALNUT CRESCENT ROLL-UPS →

Cooking/Baking Downsized, Desserts

PUMPKIN PIE PARFAITS

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Pumpkin pie parfaits are a quick and easy dessert with all of the flavor of pie but in a cup, topped with Chocolate Toffee Bits and are perfect to add to your fall dessert menu.  

These Pumpkin Pie Parfaits are an easy, no-bake dessert that brings together the flavors of pumpkin pie, a creamy cheesecake layer, graham cracker crumbs, and chocolate toffee bits. They are perfect for fall, Thanksgiving, or anytime you want a little pumpkin dessert without making an entire pie.

Sometimes I want a dessert for just two people. My husband doesn’t enjoy sweets as much as I do, so I created these Pumpkin Pie Parfaits with Chocolate Toffee Bits as a smaller alternative to a traditional pumpkin pie. Continue reading PUMPKIN PIE PARFAITS →

Desserts

PUMPKIN BUTTERSCOTCH MASCARPONE COOKIE TART

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Pumpkin Butterscotch Mascarpone Cookie Tart is a perfect fall dessert with a cookie tart and layers of pumpkin, mascarpone cheese and toppings of toffee bits and butterscotch.Pumpkin Butterscotch Mascarpone Cookie Tart

Pumpkin Butterscotch Mascarpone Cookie Tart begins with a roll of refrigerated sugar cookie dough for the crust, filled with layers of sweetened mascarpone cheese and a pumpkin-vanilla pudding.

Add a topping of pecans, toffee bits, and melted butterscotch chips for the perfect flavor combination. 

This is a perfect Thanksgiving dessert.

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Breakfast/Brunch

PUMPKIN MASCARPONE BREAKFAST BRAID

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              PUMPKIN MASCARPONE BREAKFAST  BRAID
RECIPE WAS UPDATED ON 10/20/26. CHANGES MADE TO BAKING TEMPERATURE AND TIME.

Pumpkin Mascarpone Breakfast Braid is a warm and cozy fall breakfast made with spiced pumpkin filling, creamy mascarpone cheese, and flaky crescent dough.Pumpkin Mascarpone Breakfast Braid is a warm and cozy fall breakfast made with spiced pumpkin filling, creamy mascarpone cheese, and flaky crescent dough. Finished with a lightly sweet glaze and crunchy pecans, this braid is perfect for crisp autumn mornings, holiday brunches, or a simple treat with coffee.

This pumpkin version brings all the comforting flavors of fall into an easy-to-make breakfast braid. Continue reading PUMPKIN MASCARPONE BREAKFAST BRAID →

Desserts

PUMPKIN CINNAMON ROLL SHEET CAKE

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Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Sheet Cake is perfect to serve at Thanksgiving, a cake mix batter that is swirled with a buttery cinnamon sugar filling, baked and topped with a mascarpone glaze and chopped pecans. Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Sheet Cake
If you love cozy fall desserts filled with warm cinnamon flavor, this Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Sheet Cake is one you will want to make again and again. It starts with a simple cake mix base, is swirled with a buttery cinnamon sugar filling, and finished with a rich mascarpone glaze and crunchy pecans.

Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Sheet Cake is perfect to serve at Thanksgiving, a cake mix batter that is swirled with a buttery cinnamon sugar filling, baked and topped with a mascarpone glaze and chopped pecans.

This easy pumpkin sheet cake is perfect for serving a crowd and makes a wonderful dessert for Thanksgiving, potlucks, church dinners, or any fall gathering. Continue reading PUMPKIN CINNAMON ROLL SHEET CAKE →

Desserts

PUMPKIN STREUSEL CREAM CHEESE BARS

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Pumpkin Streusel Cream Cheese Bars are made with a yellow cake mix base, a filling of cream cheese, egg, sugar, and pumpkin, then topped with a streusel topping and baked.Sharing this recipe for Pumpkin Streusel Cream Cheese Bars that you will want to add to your fall baking list. 

These creamy bars are made with a yellow cake mix base, a filling of cream cheese, egg, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and pumpkin. It is then topped with a streusel topping and baked. This is such an easy pumpkin dessert to make and full of the flavors of fall. Continue reading PUMPKIN STREUSEL CREAM CHEESE BARS →

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PUMPKIN RECIPES: SWEET FALL FAVORITES

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Pumpkin recipes are a favorite when fall baking begins! From cookies and cakes to creamy desserts and a special breakfast treat, pumpkin brings wonderful flavor to so many homemade recipes.

Pumpkin recipes are a favorite when fall baking begins! From cookies and cakes to creamy desserts and a special breakfast treat, pumpkin brings wonderful flavor to so many homemade recipes.

This collection of pumpkin recipes includes a variety of sweet treats, from easy-to-serve parfaits to cakes, cookies, and a beautiful breakfast braid.

Whether you are planning a fall gathering, baking for the holidays, or simply looking for a new pumpkin recipe to try, I hope you find something here that your family will love! Continue reading PUMPKIN RECIPES: SWEET FALL FAVORITES →

Halloween

HALLOWEEN TREAT BAGS FOR THE GRANDKIDS.

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Halloween Treat Bags are a fun craft you will want to do this year.

Halloween Treat Bags for tick-or-treat, or any party favor. Individual glasses filled with Halloween candy and a cupcake, then wrapped in a cellophane bag with a bow.

I love making these cute Halloween Treat Bags for my grandchildren, neighbors, friends, and trick-or-treaters. My grandchildren loved helping with them. 

I started doing these treat bags about 9 years ago and create them for a variety of occasions such as, Easter, Christmas, sporting events, and birthday party favors.  You can use different candies and frost the cupcakes to co-ordinate with the event. Continue reading HALLOWEEN TREAT BAGS FOR THE GRANDKIDS. →

Cookies

TRIPLE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE DELIGHTS

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Triple Peanut Butter Cookie Delights  (Halloween Candy Cookies) 

Triple Peanut Butter Cookie Delights are soft, chewy peanut butter cookies loaded with three favorite candies: Reese's Pieces, M&M's, and mini peanut butter cups. They are colorful, fun to make, and absolutely perfect for Halloween baking.Triple Peanut Butter Cookie Delights are soft, chewy peanut butter cookies loaded with three favorite candies: Reese’s Pieces, M&M’s, and mini peanut butter cups. They are colorful, fun to make, and absolutely perfect for Halloween baking.

This recipe started as a way to use some leftover seasonal candy, but it quickly became a cookie that my grandchildren and neighbors loved. The combination of peanut butter cookie dough, chocolate, and peanut butter candy makes every bite a little different.

The best part is that this recipe is flexible. If you have a few different small candies left from Halloween, you can use them in place of some of the candies listed here. It’s a great way to turn that assortment of leftover candy into a batch of homemade cookies.

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