Keep the Kitchen Warm and Cozy by Baking

Close your eyes and imagine yourself in Grandma’s kitchen. Smell those fresh baked cookies, cakes and scrumptious pies? Just the thought of baking can give you that warm to the toes feeling. Baking doesn’t have to be a culinary art. It’s simple, fun and can make a cold winter chill vanish in a blink of [...]

Food That Can Warm Up or Cool Down the Body

For many people food is a part of their comfort zone. When it’s a frigid winter we look for way to find comfort from the cold. Food, in moderation, can be that comfort. There are many foods that just yell out warmth while there are certain foods that can make that cold [...]

Tips for Creating Delectable Christmas Goodies

Christmas is a time for enjoying many things such as family, good cheer and of course those Christmas sweets. Having that chocolate fudge, candy and Christmas cookies at the top of the list is sure to put a smile on everyone’s face. Here are a few tips that will help you to create [...]

Christmas Cooking Grocery List

Cooking at Christmas is stressful enough without the hassle of forgetting something from the store. Every cook has been through it at least once and it makes for extra stress and bedlam. This grocery list will help with making sure you don’t have to experience that again.
Each holiday, most of us prepare the same [...]

From the Heart Fondue

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What You Need:
2 T half and half
1 T butter
2 T light rum, divided
8 oz. semi sweet chocolate, chopped
How to Make It:
Place the half and half into a small sauce pan over medium heat.
Add the butter and 1 T of rum and bring the mixture to a slow simmer.
Once simmering, remove [...]

New York Strip with Balsamic Mushrooms

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What You Need:
2 (8 oz) New York Strip steaks (1 inch thick)
1/2 t coarse salt
1 T olive oil
1 T unsalted butter
6 oz. Portobello mushrooms, sliced
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 T balsamic vinegar
How to Make It:
Preheat the broiler.
Sprinkle both sides of the steaks with the salt.
Place the steaks on a broiler pan.
Broil [...]

This Kiss Mint Cookie

What You Need:
1/2 C flour
1/4 t baking soda
3 T + 2 t unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 t salt
4 T unsalted butter, room temperature
6 T sugar
1 small egg, well beaten
1/4 t vanilla extract
1 1/2 C semisweet chocolate chips
2 T solid shortening
1/2 t peppermint extract
How to Make It:
Empty the flour into a large mixing bow.
Add the baking soda, [...]

Flipped Butter Turkey

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What You Need:
1 (13 lb.) whole turkey, thawed
1/2 C butter
1 C water
How to Make It:
Remove the giblets and neck from inside the turkey cavity.
Clean the turkey well with cold water and pat dry inside and out.
Set the oven temperature to 350 degrees and allow the oven to heat up.
Place the [...]

Herb Seasoned Roasted Turkey

What You Need:
2 tbsp. butter, softened
1 tbsp fresh sage, chopped
1 tbsp. fresh thyme, chopped
1 tbsp. garlic, minced
1 apple, peeled, cored and cut into wedges
1 onion, cut into wedges
1 (12 lb.) whole turkey, thawed
2 (14 oz.) cans chicken broth, divided
How to Make It:
Place the softened butter into a mixing bowl.
Add the sage, thyme and garlic and [...]

Citrus Butter Turkey

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What You Need:
1 (12 lb.) whole turkey, thawed
6 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 tsp. thyme
Juice from one fresh lemon
Juice from one fresh orange
1 onion, quartered
2 stalks of celery cut in large pieces
3 bay leaves
2 garlic cloves, unpeeled
2 C chicken broth
How to Make It:
Clean the turkey by removing [...]

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