Black Cherry Cup Cookies are an update on the traditional cherry pie cookie using a homemade filling and a touch of cinnamon and brandy. Add these gourmet cookies to your Christmas cookie tradition. This post was first published December 2013 and updated December 2019 for photos and content.
The Best Stuffing Recipe Ever
Homemade stuffing made with sausage, sage, beautifully browned mushrooms, and Pepperidge Farm stuffing will be the best stuffing recipe you have ever had. My version of this classic Thanksgiving side dish is simply the Best Ever.
Cheesy Chipotle Party Sliders {Vegetarian}
Southwest chipotle filling with black bean crumbles, gooey pepperjack cheese, and toasty buttery sweet rolls come together for a party bite that everyone will enjoy.This vegetarian Cheesy Chipotle Party Sliders post was sponsored.
Christmas Croissant Breakfast Casserole
Christmas Croissant Breakfast Casserole is the perfect solution to the “what should I give them for breakfast” holiday question. This creamy, cheesy, egg-y recipe is assembled the night before, so all you have to do is bake in the morning. And with mushrooms, red bell pepper, and [surprise] poblano pepper AND three cheeses, this decadent…
Winter Crostini with Mushrooms, Broccoli, and Hominy
This luxurious appetizer, while quick and easy to make with inexpensive ingredients, is sophisticated and divine with mushrooms, broccoli, and hominy kernels, cooked in wine, garlic, and butter. Piled on crusty crostini toast, this Winter Crostini with Mushrooms, Broccoli, and Hominy recipe is the perfect touch to add to any holiday spread.
German Braised Red Cabbage
German Braised Red Cabbage is savory, sweet, colorful, and the perfect addition to your holiday table. German Braised Red Cabbage Sweet, tender, braised red cabbage is a recent discovery of ours and a new favorite. Pictured above front and center, it was a star in our Christmas buffet this year. The sheer fact that this…
German Green Bean Salad with Dill
With dill and tangy vinaigrette, this super easy and flavorful, make-ahead German Green Bean Salad with Dill is a perfect side dish for your holiday table. This lovely, delicious, and super easy German Green Bean Salad with Dill will grace our German-themed holiday buffet tomorrow including brats, Braised Red Cabbage, and a Bavarian Banana Tart….
Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes with Cranberry and Biscoff Cookie Streusel
Savory, sweet Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes with Cranberry and Biscoff Cookie Streusel are like individual holiday, sweet potato casseroles. Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes with Cranberry and Biscoff Cookie Streusel Looking for another way to use Biscoff cookies, I came up with these Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes with Cranberry and Biscoff Cookie Streusel. They are a…
Perfectly Puffed Popovers
Just a couple tips and tricks will ensure that you get the best Perfectly Puffed Popovers every time. Preheating the pan and the oven ensure that the batter will be heated quickly, generating the steam required to get the batter to puff… The batter also needs something on the walls of the tins to cling…
Green Bean Casserole
Adding succulent mushrooms makes all the world of difference in this otherwise traditional Green Bean Casserole. Thanksgiving is around the corner and everyone has their favorite green bean casserole. This is mine. Yes, I use cream of mushrooms soup. And French’s onions. I make zero apologies. Could I make my own cream sauce and fry my…
Cranberries ‘N Cream Bacon Bites
Cranberries ‘N Cream Bacon Bites are a salty-sweet, crispy-creamy nibble, PERFECT for holiday parties. Cranberries ‘N Cream Bacon Bites So my obsession with cranberries continues….These little bites are divine – sweet, tart, salty, crispy, creamy. …Absolutely divine. Print Cranberries ‘N Cream Bacon Bites Author Erica Schwarz Ingredients 4 slices thick-sliced white bread such as Pepperidge…
Bacon-Wrapped Roast Asparagus
This gorgeous Bacon-Wrapped Roast Asparagus side is worthy of any special occasion or holiday spread. They can even be assembled in advance, then just throw them in the oven before serving. Easy, delicious, and beautiful. Bacon-Wrapped Roast Asparagus Print Bacon-Wrapped Roast Asparagus Author Erica’s Recipes Ingredients 16 large asparagus spears woody ends trimmed off extra…
Easiest Pumpkin Cheesecake
This Easiest Pumpkin Cheesecake is a mod to the traditional cheesecake between layers of crescent dough. If you think everything is better with pumpkin, then this is definitely the recipe for you. I may have gotten my hair done this weekend, but my New England roots are showing. I’ve been so inspired – and a…
Grammy Peggy’s Mashed Butternut Squash
My grandmother made this every Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter, and she never added spices, milk, or brown sugar. I’ve had mashed butternut prepared by others many times, and I’ve never like any of them – sometimes SIMPLER IS BETTER! Grammy Peggy’s Mashed Butternut Squash Skin butternut squash, chop, seed, and steam well. Mash with a little unsalted butter….