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Mar 21 2008

Vegetarian Stuffing: Not Your Typical Side Dish

At Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holiday meals, stuffing traditionally has a starring role.  This traditional dish made of cubed bread, seasonings, and vegetables has been a staple at American holiday tables for as long as anyone can remember.
If you don’t eat meat, though, you’re usually left out of enjoying the stuffing.  Since traditional stuffing is […]

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Dec 21 2007

Don’t Get Stuck in the Kitchen – Exchange Cookies Instead

Treat your friends to a taste of your baking skills this holiday season with a recipe that yields delicious cookies and lasting friendships. Host a cookie exchange party. These festive swaps offer a time-saving way to share an assortment of baked-from-scratch treats.
Just invite eight to 12 friends and ask them to bring six dozen of […]

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Dec 21 2007

Lighter Holiday Baking with Palm Oil (w/Ginger Palm Cookies Recipe)

Holiday entertaining without some scrumptious baked goods would be like Santa sans beard. Is it any wonder that government studies show the average American packs on about two pounds – and some as much as seven - over the winter?
It makes sense to try to lighten your holiday meals and many Americans are doing just […]

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Dec 14 2007

Pineapple Upside Down Gingerbread

TOPPING:
1 tbsp. butter or margarine
1/3 cup Fancy Molasses
1/4 cup sugar
6 slices pineapple
6 maraschino cherries
CAKE BATTER:
1/3 cup shortening
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup Fancy Molasses
1 1/2 cups sifted flour
3/4 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. each ginger and cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 egg
1/2 cup sour milk
Place butter in a 9″ square pan or casserole dish, melt, […]

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Nov 21 2007

The Secret to Healthful, Kid-Friendly Holiday Fare: Sweet Potatoes (4 Recipes)

For parents trying to keep kids on track to develop healthy eating habits, the holidays can be as frustrating as that granddaddy of all bad eating days, Halloween. Sugar-filled chocolate Santas and holiday cookies, starchy stuffing and fat-filled mashed potatoes all can conspire to derail parents’ best efforts and intentions.
“Eliminating sweets and starches from our […]

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Nov 11 2007

Foodnetwork.com Sweetens the Holidays with Popular “12 Days Of Cookies” Newsletter, Exclusive Recipes and Accompanying Videos

Top food website kicks off long-running tradition November 28. New recipe delivered daily to subscribers for 12 days.
Knoxville, TN (PRWEB) November 10, 2007 — On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me…Chocolate Cheesecake Candy Cane Bars? That can mean only one thing: FoodNetwork.com’s popular 12 Days of Cookies newsletter is back […]

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Jul 28 2007

Chocolate Rum Balls

Published by Jennifer under Chocolate, Christmas Recipes

Here’s Savvy Cooking’s Christmas in July Post!
Christmas recipes abound. Everyone has his or her favorite. But many times the recipes are oriented towards the kids, because they enjoy sweets so much. Yet everyone also knows that chocolate knows no age boundary. Spicing it up with another adult favorite - alcohol - makes for a delightful […]

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