What You Need: 1 3/4 C flour 1 1/2 t baking powder 1 t ground ginger 1/2 t ground nutmeg 1/2 t cinnamon 1/4 C butter, softened 1 C sugar 2 eggs 2 egg […]
Category: Healthy Holidays
Alternative Christmas Dinners Part 2
Seafood works well as an alternate Christmas dinner dish. A pot of clam or seafood chowder (New England style) will warm the cockles during the holiday meal. After a hearty bowl of that, no one […]
Alternative Christmas Dinners Part 1
We all have a picture of Christmas dinner in our minds. It involves turkey, stuffing, gravy, and a host of other dishes. If you want to break with tradition, here are some alternative Christmas dinner […]
Potluck Christmas Dinners Part 2
The main course of turkey or ham or what have you can be cooked at the host home. It proves easier to have the turkey already on site as opposed to transporting him all around […]
Potluck Christmas Dinners Part 1
Christmas dinner is a tradition in many countries. Families and friends get together to share a meal and have some fun. This year, if you are hosting the Christmas dinner, try a new approach to […]
Best Holiday Relish
What You Need: 8 (12 oz) pkgs. fresh cranberries 6 large navel oranges, unpeeled and cut into wedges 4 C sugar How to Make It: Place 1/3 of the cranberries and 1/3 […]
Christmas Day Fruit Punch
What You Need: 3 C warm water 2 C sugar 3 bananas, sliced 1 (46 oz) can unsweetened pineapple juice 1 1/2 C orange juice 1/4 C lemon juice 2 (2 liter) bottles ginger […]
Sweet Red Apple Slaw
A great festive side dish due to the mix of colors. What You Need: 1 lg. head of cabbage, shredded 4 carrots, shredded 2 medium sweet red apples, chopped fine 1 C mayonnaise 1/4 […]
Soulful Christmas Dinner Menu Ideas Part 2
Try a new twist on the traditional turkey dinner. Barbeque or fry the turkey for Christmas dinner. Fryers don’t cost much but it does take a fair amount of peanut oil to fill up the […]
Soulful Christmas Dinner Menu Ideas Part 1
Nothing says good eating like a down home Christmas dinner. Folks gather to eat just like it was Sunday dinner only more of it. If you want to add a kick to your Christmas dinner […]
Plum Delicious Sweet Potato Casserole
A new addition to an old favorite, for lots of vitamins, fiber, and sweetness without the sugar. What You Need: 6 sweet potatoes 1 (16 ounce) can of plums, remove pits 3/4 C honey 3/4 […]