Cookies

Cranberry Orange Pecan Snickerdoodles

25 Comments

Cranberry Orange Pecan Snickerdoodles are perfect cookies to add to your fall baking list.Cranberry Orange Pecan Snickerdoodles are a perfect holiday cookie and take a snickerdoodle to the next level.

 

The local grocery stores have  started stocking fresh cranberries so I am taking advantage of it and creating  cranberry recipes. These delicious Cranberry Orange Pecan Snickerdoodles are made by starting with a basic snickerdoodle recipe.

I added fresh cranberries, orange zest, and pecans to the dough. After they are baked, dip in melted white chocolate and allow the chocolate to harden. Continue reading Cranberry Orange Pecan Snickerdoodles →

Breakfast/Brunch

HOMEMADE EGGNOG FRENCH TOAST

2 Comments

HOMEMADE EGGNOG FRENCH TOAST                    

Homemade Eggnog French Toast, thick slices of  brioche bread, soaked in a custard made of eggs, heavy cream, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg and salt, then fried in butter.  It is delicious served warm, with butter, syrup, confectioner sugar, and fresh fruit.Homemade Eggnog French Toast is one of our family’s favorite breakfast dishes.  It is so simple to make during the holidays, when eggnog is available, but I have created a recipe that will allow you to make it  any time of the year.

Thick slices of  brioche bread, soaked in a custard made of eggs, heavy cream, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg and salt, then fried in butter.  It is delicious served warm, with butter, syrup, confectioner sugar, and fresh fruit. Continue reading HOMEMADE EGGNOG FRENCH TOAST →

Appetizers, Main Course

TURKEY CRANBERRY FONTINA CROSTATA

Leave a comment

I am sharing a recipe for this savory TURKEY CRANBERRY FONTINA CROSTATA that I created for the Cape Cod Select Holiday Blogger Recipe Challenge several years ago. It was the perfect time to use some leftover Thanksgiving turkey and  the beautiful cranberries.

Turkey Cranberry Fontina Crostata, a great way to use leftover holiday turkey and frozen cranberries.

 

 

A crostata is baked on a baking sheet with the edges of the dough folded up over the filling.

I used a refrigerated pie crust that made it so easy. A filling made with butter, leftover turkey, frozen cranberries, apples, onion, fontina cheese, and some warm spices was perfect. Continue reading TURKEY CRANBERRY FONTINA CROSTATA →

Side Dishes

OLD FASHIONED SCALLOPED POTATOES

3 Comments

An Old Fashioned Scalloped Potato recipe packed with a rich creamy, cheesy sauceI am sharing some side dish recipes this week that our family enjoys.  Old Fashioned Scalloped Potatoes is one of their favorites.

An Old Fashioned Scalloped Potato recipe packed with a rich creamy, cheesy sauce

I have been making this recipe for Old Fashioned Scalloped Potatoes at least 50 years.  This is a  basic recipe that  other ingredients can be added to for some variety.  I have added ham chunks, diced garlic, or crumbled, crispy bacon in the past.

Continue reading OLD FASHIONED SCALLOPED POTATOES →

Desserts

PUMPKIN CINNAMON ROLL SHEET CAKE

Leave a comment

If you are looking for a cozy fall dessert with the flavors of cinnamon and pumpkin, this Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Sheet Cake with Mascarpone Glaze is the recipe you need.

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 is perfect to serve at Thanksgiving or any fall gathering. A cake mix batter that is swirled with a buttery cinnamon sugar filling, baked and topped with a mascarpone glaze and chopped pecans. Continue reading PUMPKIN CINNAMON ROLL SHEET CAKE →

Where Everything is Always Made with Love