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So Yummy, You’ll Forget Your Manners

Now that we are in the middle of the Holiday season, I think it’s time to share some of my family’s favorite Thanksgiving and Christmas dishes.

This super scrumptious sweet potato casserole is definitely one of them – and it’s so tasty, I tend to make this year ’round (even though some people consider this Holiday food!) I really don’t care if something is traditionally a Christmas dish. If it’s delicious, I will make it any time of year!

What makes this sweet potato casserole extra special, is the splash of Grand Marnier (you could use Cointreau, if preferred). I think it really gives this side dish a very sophisticated touch, and makes it fancy enough for any occasion. The flavor is not too strong, no need to worry about that! And this dish definitely won’t make you tipsy.

This recipe makes eight servings – maybe six, if you like this as much as I do! It’s very easy to double, if you’re cooking for a crowd, and you’ll even get make-ahead directions for it.

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Quick Tip: This recipe makes 8 servings.

Sink Your Teeth Into These And You’ll Be In Chocolate Heaven

When my brother and I grew up, times were simpler. Our parents trusted us, and society, to travel around our little town after about age ten. We could only go if we were together though. We would hop on our bikes and go and explore. This could mean checking out little bike trails or roads that we hadn’t been on before. Sometimes we would get brave and pop into a store and do a little window shopping. The clerks started to know us after a few times. We were good kids, so we never caused any trouble.

That’s why they didn’t mind us hanging around so much. When we had some money in our pockets though, we would head straight for the town bakery. They had the best homemade desserts that I have ever tried. If we got there early enough, we would grab up one of their huge fudge brownies. They were like a little piece of heaven in our hands.

They were super cheap and super tasty. It’s a good thing that Mom and Dad never gave us more than a dollar or so, or we may have had a bit of a problem! Now that I have this recipe, I can make them for my kids and they can experience the flavor that I grew up loving so much.

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Quick Tip: Leave out the walnuts or pecans if you prefer.

For Grandma’s Cowboys And Cowgirls

There are so many ways to make chocolate chip cookies, don’t you agree? I think we all have that special family recipe that we cherish so much.

I know I do – but sometimes I feel like trying a new recipe, just for fun. They don’t always turn out as good as I had hoped, but this time I found a gem! These little cowboy cookies are so incredibly crunchy and yummy, you’ll just keep going for one more. Which is why I highly recommend making a double batch!

The recipe is very simple, old-fashioned even, but that’s how the best recipes always are. The only adjustment I made was that I used both dark and white chocolate chips, just because I happened to have white ones at hand. They turned out so amazing that my husband ate seven of them before they were even completely cooled! So I’m really not kidding about the double batch!

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Quick Tip: Crumble these on top of a big scoop of vanilla ice cream – heaven!

Have you ever thought; “I wish there was a dessert I could throw together in two minutes!” I know I have – that’s why I was so excited when I came across this recipe. I can’t believe I hadn’t thought of something so simple and delicious before! It makes complete sense now that I’ve tried it – duh! Of course it does! How could anything go wrong with ingredients such as condensed milk, pie filling and mini marshmallows! I’m telling you, it can’t!

That lovely color in the picture comes from the cherry pie filling, but if you’re not a fan of cherry – no problem! You can simply choose your favorite pie filling for this one, or even use homemade, if you want to make things from scratch.

For me, this recipe is perfect because it’s quick and easy, and most of the time I have all the ingredients at hand. I’ve made this several times when I’ve received that surprise phone call; “We’re in town and we’ll be at your house in an hour!”

Recipe and image courtesy of Mom On Timeout.

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Quick Tip: Instead of Cool Whip you can use homemade whipped cream.

No Worries! There’s Still Time To Make This!

Hi everyone! Today I’ve been in such a hurry it made me think of quick and easy dessert recipes! I do love a good, old-fashioned cake that took hours to make, frost and decorate – I would just rather not make one myself right now. But if you happen to be serving one today of all days, feel free to invite me over!

For the rest of you, I have great news. There’s still time to make a delicious dessert for dinner tonight! You’ll only need a few minutes to prepare it (I am not kidding) and it’ll be so good no-one will ever know you just literally threw it together! I am talking about a nice, gooey dump cake – you know, the kind that looks like the one your grandmother used to make back when you were just a kid. It was one of my favorite desserts! Combined with a dollop of whipped cream or perhaps even a scoop of ice cream, this recipe is going to be hard to beat!

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Quick Tip: Use your favorite pie filling for this gooey dump cake!