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I can remember going to my great aunt’s house one year for Thanksgiving. She always made a wonderful spread… except for the cranberry salad.

That stuff had such a rough texture! There were carrots, nuts, cranberries, orange peels, and God only knows what else in that monstrosity. I always had to take a little bit of everything per my mother’s rules. I hid the cranberry salad under my turkey and I thought I could never eat a cranberry dish for Thanksgiving ever again, when I grow up.

Speed ahead about 20 years later and I came across such a wonderful cranberry recipe that I simply had to give it a try! While this is called cranberry salad, too, it’s really more of a dessert. This has all the good stuff squished together, and it has become my stand by and go back to recipe. A great way to end your Thanksgiving meal – or any meal, really! I can’t believe how much I enjoy this salad and it is a snap to make. You’ll want to make this yummy dessert year after year for the holidays!

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Quick Tip: Although the recipe calls for pecans, walnuts make a great nut to add to this salad, too.

Who Else Wants A Slice Of This Amazing Pie?

I can’t wait to make this incredible pie again! And you know what? I will be making this pie again very soon as Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. I know my holiday dinner guests will be super excited to chow down on this yummy dessert.

And what is that pie, you ask! Well, my friends, this is cider eggnog pie and I guarantee you’re going to love it. You’ve never tasted a creamy pie until you’ve tasted this one, that’s how I feel anyway! I, personally, do not like eggnog but I find that the flavors work perfectly in this dessert.

If you’re worried about the cider, don’t be. It’s not a dominant flavor in this pie at all. In fact, if you’re a big fan of apple cider, you may even want to boost up the flavor by replacing all the liquids in this pie with cider. However, this is one of my all-time favorite pie recipes as is, so I would highly recommend giving this a go at first – before you start making any tweaks!

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Quick Tip: You might want to make two of these pies because they go fast!

If I Could Only Keep 1 Cake Recipe, It Would Be This One

When it comes to lemon cake, I don’t think anything can beat my grandma’s recipe. She was famous for making the most amazing lemon cake, and everyone in my family basically fought for the last piece! However, somewhere along the line we lost her recipe and we all have been trying to find something that would make up for it.

I doubt my grandmother ever made her lemon cake this way, but this is the tastiest one I’ve tried since starting my search for the perfect cake! It is super flavorful and moist, and it looks so beautiful that you almost don’t want to eat it.

You can drizzle it with mouth-watering glaze or eat it as is (personally, I think I almost prefer it without the glaze), and it’s the perfect companion to your morning coffee or afternoon tea.

I’ve also served this for dessert after a fancy dinner and my guests were crazy about it! They thought I had spent the whole afternoon in the kitchen making this cake – I just didn’t have it in me to tell them it took 10 minutes of prep time…

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Quick Tip: This cake is delightful even without the glaze!

This Old Recipe Is Yummier Than A Dozen New Ones Combined!

What is it about old and traditional recipes that make them always turn out so delicious? I mean, we’re still using the same ingredients for baking these days, right? But somehow it always feels like any recipe that goes way back, decades even, always tastes best. And I’m not just talking about my grandmother’s recipes – just the fact that she was my grandmother might make those desserts even more delightful to me.

This is one of those cakes that is very traditional; nothing fancy, nothing complicated, just an incredibly delicious cake. Oh, and caramel. Ok I’ll have to admit – that caramel is to die for and it is totally fancy!! If you really want to make an impression, you’ll serve a slice of this with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream – trust me, you won’t regret it!

But the ingredient list doesn’t hold any massive surprises. And still, you’re going to end up with a cake that’ll blow your hair back, the minute you sink your teeth into it. Don’t believe me? Well, go right ahead and give it a try yourself!

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Quick Tip: If you’d like to freeze this cake for later, don’t add the caramel. Instead, add it when you’re about to serve the cake.

One slice just ain’t gonna cut it!

You’ve tried the lemon, you’ve tried Key lime, but have you ever tried an orange meringue pie? This is a pie my mother used to make every summer, and she got the recipe from her mother. We’d never have this pie any other time of year (although you definitely could!) For us summer was all about the fresh fruits and lazy, sunny days – and this pie brings back all those memories.

If you think all the citrusy meringue pies taste the same, o’boy you’re wrong! I’ve probably tried every variation of them out there, and this one is by far the most delicious. I can’t quite put my finger on it… but I sure want to sink my teeth in it, haha!

Don’t be startled by the lengthy list of ingredients; the recipe is very simple and it will not take you long to have this ready. (And it will only take a minute to have it in your tummy, trust me!) This pie is fancy enough for a special occasion, but you can definitely whip it up on a weeknight just to surprise your family with a mouth-watering dessert.

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Quick Tip: You can make a graham cracker crust for this pie, if preferred.

In a food rut?  Feel like breaking out the grill but don’t want anything too complicated or too same-old, same-old?  Then try this Honey Sriracha Orange Chicken!  Wow everyone with the name, blow them away with the flavor!  It is simple enough for a weeknight family meal but sure to thrill your guests at your next grill-out!

Repeat after me:  “Asian food does NOT have to be hard.”  Sure, as with any food tradition, there are plenty of recipes out there that require a great deal of time, skill, or both, and an expert cook in search of a true gourmet challenge may want to attempt them once in a while.  But you don’t HAVE to be a brilliant master chef or endure an intense labor of love to put together a delicious Asian-style dish.

I found this recipe to be incredibly easy to follow, and the results were delicious.  That juicy blend of sweet and spicy really hit the spot, and it was great for getting me out of that food rut that I had fallen into recently–yes, it even happens to me, sometimes.  (It was also a great excuse to break out the grill on a pleasant summer evening during the workweek.)

Recipe courtesy of RecipeGirl

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Quick Tip: Add more sriracha if you like your food hot and spicy!