Peanut Brittle
This is part of our Christmas Candy routine, but this is a more involved process and can be made anytime so I included this as a separate recipe. The nice thing about making it in the winter is that you can set it outside to …
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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 …
Canned Apple Pie Filling
Every few years I’ll pick up a full bushel of apples to make apple sauce and apple pie filling for the canning shelves. This recipe makes a delicious caramel like syrup that goes good with tart apples. We like to keep canned pie apples on …
Oliebollen
This is the traditional treat served on New Year’s Day in the Netherlands. Whatever you do, don’t call these doughnut holes!My mom would make these when I was a kid and I enjoy making them now when we have company at New Years. I like …
Easy Apple Turnovers
These Apple Turnovers are very easy to make, and delicious served with some vanilla ice cream.
Christmas Pavlova
A traditional Christmas dessert in British Commonwealth countries, I got this recipe from Paul Hollywood of the Great British Baking Show. It looks fancy and it tastes delicious. It is a lot of work, but for once a year it is definitely worth it!
Cheesecake
The New York classic. For a fancy dinner with guests this is my go to dessert. It is time consuming and takes some patience and care, but is really not that difficult (hey, if I can make it most anyone can). You could serve this …
Strawberry Shortcakes
A classic dessert, especially during the summer shortcake season. I like to use a mix of blueberries and strawberries for an annual 4th of July dessert.
Strawberry/Rhubarb Topping
This is another way we found to use the rhubarb in our garden. This tastes great as a topping (warmed or chilled) on vanilla ice cream, on angel food cake, or spongecake, or on shortcakes.