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Italian Wedding Cookies – crumbly buttery shortbread cookies with ground almonds and white sugary coating that melt in your mouth. Even though they are called “wedding cookies”, besides wedding dinner reception, these cookies are being served on every Italian family gathering like Communion party, Confirmation party, Baby Showers or through Christmas Holidays. There are so…
Old Fashioned Sugar Cookie Recipe This recipe was first published on: October 3, 2012
Bisquick Chicken Pot Pie – autumn favorite comforting food, full of chicken and vegetables in creamy filling, topped with easy Bisquick crust; no canned soup used. Bisquick Chicken Pot Pie is not only autumn favorite comforting food, it is also a great way to introduce more vegetables into your kids diet. It is full of…
Bisquick Peach Cobbler – juicy peaches topped with tender Bisquick Mix batter in simplified traditional peach cobbler recipe. Bisquick Peach Cobbler brings back great memories. Fantastic as a dessert as well as breakfast, old fashioned peach cobbler is everybody’s favorite southern summer dish. But there is no reason why we couldn’t enjoy a bowl of warm…
Spicy Peas and Carrots Rice – easy to prepare one pan dish. Spicy Peas and Carrots Rice is easy to prepare one pan dish. Vegetables are mixed with rice and spices while cashews add a nice nutty flavor and additional proteins. It can be more or less spicy, to your linking. Health Benefits of Turmeric…
Moist White Fruitcake – mixed fruits in soft cake with rum and vanilla flavor. This Moist White Fruitcake was first served at my Easter table some five years ago. For years I was trying to make a replica of a cake that I used to buy in the shop, but up to now without much…
Since readers of my blog liked very much recipe for One Pot Spaghetti that I posted last year, I thought you would also like this Pasta with Peas, Ham and Red Bell Peppers. It is almost as simple as the spaghetti, even though you cook the pasta separately, so it’s not technically one pot meal….
Buckwheat Porridge – gluten free, healthy breakfast alternative. To veganize, use non-dairy milk. Classic oatmeal porridge is, in my opinion, an ideal breakfast. Whether I cook it, bake it, eat it raw as a muesli or make into a smoothie or smoothie bowl, oats are every day on my breakfast menu. Chocolate Peanut Butter Baked…
German Vanilla Crescent Cookies – tender, melt-in-your-mouth, buttery cookies with ground walnuts. Besides Custard Cream Pie Slices and Walnut Cream Cake, these German Vanilla Crescent Cookies were my mom’s signature dessert. The recipe is handed down for at least 4 generations, as far as I know. All of her friends and guests were delighted when…
Pumpkin Pecan Cobbler – a self-saucing, crunchy autumn delight easy to make with cake mix! I love cobblers. They are so simple and so very tasty. Like a pie without much fat content. Bisquick Peach Cobbler One cannot go wrong with pumpkin-spiced desserts in autumn. Moist Pumpkin Bread This one is simple to make as…
Homemade Banana Pudding – dreamy, easy to make Southern dessert; real pudding, the way it was made before instant pudding mix and Cool Whip were invented. In old fashioned times things were made the old fashioned way. Classic pudding was cooked from scratch, using on-hand staples such as eggs, milk and flour. Real Southern Homemade Banana…
Napa Cabbage Stir Fry – Chinese restaurant quality dish made easily at home in 10 minutes. I’m always on the look for new ways to incorporate cabbage, one of the world’s healthiest foods, into my cooking. Napa Cabbage Stir Fry is one of my most favorite recipes. This is a kind of dish you can…
