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Fruitcake cookies on a festive holiday plate
Fruitcake cookies on a festive holiday plate

Food

My Favorite Christmas Cookies

One of the ways I make the holidays special is by baking Christmas cookies. I make a few batches each year and these are my traditional family favorites. Give one or two a try and maybe they'll
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Ruths Chris oyster dressing recipe in a silver serving dish

Food

Ruth’s Chris Steak House’s Famous Oyster Dressing Recipe

This Ruth's Chris Steak House oyster dressing recipe and story first published on my blog November 17, 2010.
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Small nut tassie tarts filled with nuts on a china plate

Food

Nut Tassies Recipe

This recipe for nut tassies first appeared on my blogspot blog in December 2010. There are traditions to keep and
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Pink Princettia poinsettia for Christmas

Garden

Poinsettias for Christmas

I think most people have that moment in the holiday season when it starts to feel like Christmas. For me, it's when I
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Rows of date candies covered in powdered sugar on a plate

Food

Crispy Sweet Date Candies Recipe

This story and recipe for date candies first appeared on my blogspot blog December 22, 2010. Anyone else remember
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Chili in a white bowl with a spoon and napkin with red stripes

Food

Try My Chili Recipe

Chili is not summer food in my house. It's what you get when the cold winds blow and we hunker down in the house,
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Ginger cookies with raspberry jam stacked in a cookie tin

Food

Ginger Cookies with Raspberry Jam Recipe

This recipe first ran on my blogspot blog February 9, 2010. The Girl Scout cookie boxes arrived, I opened them,
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Buttery 100 cookies on a red plate

Food

100 Cookies Recipe

This 100 Cookies recipe originally ran on my blogspot blog January 2, 2011. Christmas has come and gone, and while I
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Shortbread squares with red and green candied cherries

Food

Shortbread with Candied Cherries Recipe

This recipe first appeared on my blogspot blog December 11, 2011. Fruitcake is not a holiday tradition in my home,
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Fruitcake cookies on a festive holiday plate

Food

Fruitcake Cookie Recipe

This story and recipe first appeared on my blogspot blog December 2012. I'm not one of those people easily offended
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