2 cans whole berry cranberry sauce, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1/2 pint whipped whipping cream, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 8 oz softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1 cup chopped pecans. Mix cranberry sauce and lemon juice together. Pour into 11x 17 dish and freeze. …
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Chunky Sweet Potatoes
5 large cubed sweet potatoes, 2 large Granny Smith apples cut into chunks, 1/2 cup honey, 1 stick butter, 2 tablespoons cardamom, 3 tablespoon fresh ginger or 1 tablespoon dry ginger, 1/2 cup brown sugar. Place sweet potatoes and apples in a large baking dish. …
Herb Turkey Breast
5 to 5 1/2 lb. turkey breast, 1/4 cup olive oil, 3 cloves minced garlic, 1 teaspoon fresh or dried rosemary, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper. Rinse and pat the turkey dry. Loosen the skin from the turkey without totally detaching skin. Combine the …
Crock-pot Wassail
1 (46 oz) can pineapple juice, 1 (24 oz) bottle apple cider, 1 (6 oz) can frozen orange juice concentrate, 1 (12 oz) can frozen lemonade concentrate, 1 cup water, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 2 cinnamon sticks, 4 whole cloves, 1 cheesecloth bag. Tie cinnamon …
Peppermint Punch
In a large punch bowl mix the following: 1 quart egg nog, 1 quart softened peppermint ice cream, 1 liter of ginger ale.
Peppermint Chocolate Pie
This simple pie is a snap to make and it is one of my family’s favorites. It will also make a nice gift to bless your neighbors with this year. 1 package (8 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/3 cup water 1 package (8 ounce) softened …
Strawberry Pretzel Salad
Grace Pruitt First layer: 2 cups coarsely crushed pretzels, 3/4 cup melted butter, 3 tablespoons sugar Mix ingredients, place in a 13″ x 9″ x 2″ casserole dish. Bake 8 minutes. Remove to cool. Second layer: 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, 1 (8 ounce) …
Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes
Jill Hamilton We love to make chocolate-dipped candy cane cocoa dippers. They are easy to make and fun to hold onto while stirring hot cocoa. Just melt some chocolate in a double boiler, take some unwrapped candy canes (large ones work best). Hold onto the …
Paving the Way
Molly Evert Counter Cultural Mom It has been said that two things in life are unavoidable: death and taxes. Most people do not want to think about their own death, yet doing so can be one of the kindest things we can do for those …
Fresh Blueberry Pie
4 cups fresh blueberries, 3/4 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons cornstarch, 1/8 teaspoon salt, 1 cup water, 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 baked pie shell or graham cracker crust, 1 carton (8 oz) Cool Whip. Wash and drain blueberries. …