Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Casserole

This holiday classic recipe comes together quickly and easily. It’s often a family favorite at holiday dinners. This is based on the classic French’s recipe, with a few tweaks of my own.

Pie Crumble Topping

Pie Crumble Topping

If you are using store bought pie crusts, or if you’re making pie dough and want to get two pies out of it, a crumble topping can be a delicious way to put a top on your pie. This is very easy to make and 

Pie Crust

Pie Crust

I will admit I use store bought crusts more often than not, but this pie crust recipe is hearty and delicious. It works good for both fruit and cream pies and for meat pot pies too.This recipe makes two pie crusts, so you can make 

Pimento Cheese Dip

Pimento Cheese Dip

This dip is a Southern classic. It’s tangy, creamy flavor tastes great on a cracker, on celery, or on a burger. It also makes a large batch so you’ll be ready for a crowd.

Apple Pie

Apple Pie

As American as . . . Apple Pie! This is often one of the first thing people will think of when they consider comfort foods. I like to make this with canned pie filling, which we can for ourselves but you can also use canned 

Christmas Candy

Christmas Candy

This is actually several recipes together, because the one shopping list will make them all. This is typically a project for us on the Saturday before Christmas, so we can share them with our neighbors before they have company over. All of our kids have 

Smoked Glazed Ham

Smoked Glazed Ham

While the hams you buy at the store have been “smoked”, they can take on some more flavor on your home smoker. The glaze adds another level of flavor and richness. This is a popular holiday dish at out house, the favorite of one of 

Fudge Stripe Cookie Salad

Fudge Stripe Cookie Salad

Here is another delicious sweet salad, this time using broken pieces of cookies, mandarin oranges and pineapple in a vanilla pudding cloud.

Snickers® and Apple Salad

Snickers® and Apple Salad

This is a delicious sweet salad with vanilla pudding, chunks of Snickers bars and tart Granny Smith apples. This was one of our boys favorites and it’s very easy to make.

Holiday Sweet Potatoes

Holiday Sweet Potatoes

Mmmmmm, sweet potatoes, with those melted marshmallows over the top. While it’s not everybody’s favorite and a little goes a long ways, no holiday table is complete without these sweet potatoes.