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Crustless Ham & Asparagus Quiche (Leftover Ham Recipe)
Crustless Ham & Asparagus Quiche (Leftover Ham Recipe) Why You Should Give This Recipe a Try Crustless Ham & Asparagus Quiche (Leftover Ham Recipe) is the perfect spring dish. I created it as a great way to use up leftover Easter ham, but it is a fantastic simple meal any time. Simply chop some fresh […]
Homemade Copycat Reese’s Peanut Butter Easter Eggs
Homemade Copycat Reese’s Peanut Butter Easter Eggs Why You Should Give This Recipe a Try I absolutely love Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in all their incarnations: Reese’s Eggs, Reese’s Pumpkins. Who cares about shape when there is salty, creamy peanut butter in a smooth chocolate coating? That is why I was so excited when I figured out how to make […]
Easy Traditional Irish Butter Shortbread Cookies
Easy Traditional Irish Butter Shortbread Cookies Why You Should Give This Recipe a Try Sometimes I feel like having cookies, but I don’t feel like scooping out cookie dough and shifting around the pans, etc. And if I think scooping is too much of a chore, I certainly am not in the mood for breaking out a rolling pin or cookie cutters. […]
Easy Irish Soda Bread Muffins without Buttermilk
Easy Irish Soda Bread Muffins without Buttermilk Why You Should Give This Recipe a Try Every year around St. Patrick’s Day I decide we need to have Irish soda bread, only to find that a traditional Irish soda bread recipe requires buttermilk. Buttermilk!? Who has buttermilk? Conveniently, my local grocery store starts stocking buttermilk in March – but then […]
French King Cake with Almond Cream (Galette des Rois)
French King Cake with Almond Cream (Galette des Rois) Why You Should Give This Recipe a Try As a lover of all things traditional, I keep the Christmas celebrations going from Christmas Eve to January 6th. Believe me, if I could go full medieval Christmas celebrations I would, but since that seems like a lot of […]
Easy Russian Tea Cakes (Cookies without Eggs)
Easy Russian Tea Cakes (Cookies without Eggs) Why You Should Give This Recipe a Try Did you ever get ready to make cookies only to realize you don’t have any eggs? Me too! Happily, these Easy Russian Tea Cakes (Cookies without Eggs) will get you around this problem. Sometimes called Mexican wedding cakes or snowball cookies, these little cakes are delicious buttery, […]
Easy Linzer Tart Cookies with Raspberry Filling
Easy Linzer Tart Cookies with Raspberry Filling Why You Should Give This Recipe a Try Linzer Tart cookies – or in this case, Linzer cookies – have been my absolute favorite for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I only had these cookies occasionally during a special trip to a bakery. As an adult, I have managed to […]
Easy Spicy German Pfeffernusse Cookies
Easy Spicy German Pfeffernusse Cookies Why You Should Give This Recipe a Try The holiday season is a time for traditional treats and in my mind, there is no Christmas treat quite like a German Christmas treat. These Easy Spicy German Pfeffernusse Cookies are delightful little gingerbread like cakes coated in a glaze of confectioners […]
Soft Ginger Cookies with Cinnamon Marshmallow Buttercream
Soft Ginger Cookies with Cinnamon Marshmallow Buttercream Why You Should Give This Recipe a Try I absolutely love the taste of ginger in all kinds of things from tea to gingerbread to main course dishes, but these Soft Ginger Cookies with Cinnamon Marshmallow Buttercream really take things to the next level. They are truly delicious, bursting with a […]
Easy Creamy Homemade Chocolate Truffles
Easy Creamy Homemade Chocolate Truffles Why You Should Give This Recipe a Try I don’t think you need to go much further than the title to understand why you should give these a try. Easy Creamy Homemade Chocolate Truffles? Yes, please! These chocolate truffles boast a smooth and creamy semi-sweet chocolate middle surrounded by a […]