Broccoli Salad Dip

Of the two dips that I made last night for the craft night, this seemed to be the winner.  It also comes from the My Recipes website and was very easy to make and really did taste like the broccoli salad that we all love. 1/2 pound fresh broccoli 6 ounces cream cheese, softened (I … Continue reading

Bacon Black Bean Dip

All the ladies I work with at church with the Young Women gathered here last night for a craft night to put together some gifts for the girls for an upcoming event called New Beginnings.  I promised them food to get them through the night so here is the first of the fuel food which … Continue reading

Peppermint Crumble Bars

And finally, the last post of Christmas goodies for this year.  These were really surprisingly good, so good in fact, that I did not take them to the neighbors as planned!  They come from a blog called “Something Swanky”. 2 cups flour 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar 2 cups white chocolate peppermint candy, … Continue reading

Orange Fluff Jello Salad

OK, this is one of those recipes that is classified as a salad but could just as easily be a dessert which is just the way I like to eat my salad, especially around the holidays.  It comes from the “Six Sisters’ Stuff” and it is yummy and it makes a ton so it would … Continue reading

Symphony Bar Toffee Almond Fudge

Alright, I’m warning you now, this might be the best fudge that you’ve ever had in your whole life, in fact, in might just be the best thing that you’ve ever tasted in your whole life!  It is amazingly delicious!  This was Courtney’s Christmas Eve gift and fortunately for me it made a ton so … Continue reading

Homemade Kit Kats

Zach loves Kit Kats so for his Christmas Eve gift I made him this homemade version which he said was delicious.  The idea comes from a blog called “Back for Seconds” and they couldn’t be any easier to make and if you ask me, they tasted better than Kit Kats!  Also another easy treat that … Continue reading

Chocolate Dipped Oreos

I’ve made a lot of goodies the past few days and am finally finding some time to sit down and blog about them.  For Christmas Eve I decided to make everyone a homemade candy to open that night instead of the usual pjs.  Bob loves Oreos so I dipped some holiday red filled Oreos for … Continue reading

Christmas Tree Cake Pops

I wanted to make some treats for the Young Women at church to go with their Christmas gift so I pulled out some cake pop molds which I bought from Amazon a little while ago because I remembered the tree and snowman shaped molds: As you can see, in addition to the tree and snowman, … Continue reading

Red and Green Velvet Christmas Cupcakes

Yesterday I spent the better part of the day on Christmas projects – wrapping presents, making these Christmas cupcakes and also Christmas Tree Cake Pops (post to follow) and so it was a fun day!  I think these cupcakes came out so cute!  I started with a Duncan Hines Holiday Velvets Cake Mix: It contains … Continue reading

Mini Muffin Pan Christmas Treats

If your house is anything like mine, then you have a pile of treats from all your sweet neighbors sitting on your counter!  Yesterday I knocked out a bunch of yummy Christmas goodies in a short amount of time so I thought I’d share with you guys. First, prepare a box of brownie mix according … Continue reading