The Thanksgiving Holiday Recipe Collection has classic recipes, fixes for common cooking fails, fun ideas for the ultimate kiddie table, and creative ways to transform leftovers into delicious new meals. 

How to Upgrade Store-Bought Cookie Dough to Taste Like Homemade   Store-bought cookie dough is a lifesaver when you’re short on time, but why settle for just “good” when you can easily make it great? With a few simple tweaks, you can transform that pre-made …read more

Turn Leftover Cranberry Sauce Into a Sweet Treat with These Oatmeal Bars! These cranberry oatmeal bars are the perfect blend of sweet and tart, with a satisfying chewiness that makes them irresistible. If you’re looking for a creative way to use up leftover cranberry sauce, …read more

Beyond Thanksgiving: The Versatility of Cranberry Sauce! Can we chat about cranberry sauce? This traditional Thanksgiving staple often finds itself relegated to the shadows, while its versatility and year-round potential are underappreciated by many. Think about it. This stuff is awesome! Cranberries are a fruity, …read more

Homemade Copycat Crackers: A Savvy Saver’s Delight Are you a fan of those fancy, flavorful (and expensive!) crisps you find in gourmet markets? You know, the ones that are the first to vanish from charcuterie boards at gatherings? The ones where there’s rain on the …read more

      What’s delicious, easy to make and totally cheap? Polenta! Polenta is a versatile staple made from ground corn that can serve as an appetizer, side or main dish, for breakfast, lunch or dinner.   It can be seasoned to be sweet or …read more

  To celebrate Mother’s Day and honor the influential Mother figures in your life, may I suggest serving Afternoon Tea? Let me share with you how to throw an afternoon tea party.    Afternoon Tea is a most elegant and proper custom and has many …read more

  One of the perks of being an adult is you can have cookies whenever you want.     But what if you make cookies nutritious enough you can justify eating them for breakfast? Guess what? It turns out you actually CAN have cookies for …read more

  A St. Patrick’s Day tradition with a twist – Irish Nachos   As I write this it’s almost St. Patrick’s Day!  For most families the day won’t be complete until we sit down to the traditional dinner of corned beef and cabbage.   While …read more

    Reuben Sandwich Braid What’s not to love about St. Patrick’s Day? The wearing o’ the green, leprechaun pinches, and green food coloring in everything from breakfast to beer (well maybe not that so much). Plus, I’m excited about the traditional St. Pat’s dinner of …read more

    Why are people so excited about popovers?   Could it be the golden, crisp exterior?   Or the melt-in-your-mouth tender interior?   In short, yes, and yes.   In either case, I believe the thing that makes popovers truly irresistible is the thrill …read more