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Christmas

Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies

 A dozen great cookie recipes to make your holidays merry and bright! Please pin!!! 1.  Fruitcake cookies   2.  Minty Christmas Cookies 3.  Pineapple Walnut Cookies   4.  Red Velvet Cookies with white chocolate and walnuts 5. Toffee Crisps 6.  Cherry Almond Chews 7.  Maple Caramel Swirl Cookies 8.  Crescent Mini chip Cookies 9.  Butterscotch […]

Elegant Crusted Pork Tenderloin

Elegant Crusted Pork Tenderloin is quick and easy to make and perfect to serve guests. Holiday dinners don’t HAVE to be turkey or ham – especially if you aren’t serving a crowd. This recipe serves 6 (or 4 more generous servings). Be sure to buy the precut small tenderloin. Last time I bought a four […]

Filed Under: Meats, Pork

Macaroons dipped in chocolate

 Coconut Macaroons with Chocolate would be a perfect Valentine gift.  Or an any time treat!  Cookies are extra chewy because they are loaded with coconut.   I love coconut.  And chocolate.  Put the two together – heavenly! My brother Jay was also a big coconut fan and between the two of us we could consume […]

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Holiday Door Swag in 10 minutes

I was astonished at how quickly this holiday door swag went together!  It took me longer to choose the colors and coordinate them with the other holiday outdoor decor, than it did to make the door swag!  I laid them on the work surface and in ten minutes the finished swag was hanging on the […]

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Baker’s Dozen of Christmas Cookie Recipes

  Chocolate Shortbread Cookies from Pint-Sized Baker Coconut White Chocolate Cookies    From Gonna Want Seconds  Date Filled Cookies from A Bright and Beautiful Life   Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies from Cooking Classy     Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies  from Butter, with a side of Bread         Quick and Easy Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies from iMom […]

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Bacon Pecan Green Beans

 Bacon Pecan Green Beans are sensational!   Bacon!  Brown Sugar! Pecans!  Fresh Green Beans! Flavored with caramelized onions!  Oh my great goodness!    Forget the creamy bean casserole with the crushed onion topping that has graced the table since grandma started cooking.  It was – and still is – good -but this . . . . This is […]