Chocolate Peppermint Kiss Cookies by Carolinaheartstrings

Chocolate and peppermint are two of my all time favorite flavor combinations and it seems like the holidays are just the perfect time for it. These cookies were easy and tasty and a new favorite at my house. The family ate them in record time!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins by Erin S

A healthy oatmeal chocolate chip muffin

Homemade Cole Slaw by Chef Chuck

A perfect side for burgers and sandwiches.

Brined Chicken Thighs by Catherine Pappas

Roasted Vegetable Succotash by Robyn Savoie

Of all traditional Thanksgiving dishes, succotash is the most likely one that was served at the first feast. Introduced to colonial cooks by the native Indians of Rhode Island, succotash was probably made with local shell or cranberry beans. Contemporary cooks, like their colonial counterpart's, know that roasting brings out the…

Lightened Up - Crustless Cottage Cheese Quiche by Catherine Pappas

Old Fashioned Apple Pie by "Cheffie Cooks"

Truly an all time favorite; Tradition with a twist-you'll love it. Add some ice cream and its just perfect. Serve warm.

Chocolate Oatmeal Nut Muffins by Salad Foodie

Get your chocolate fix in an oatmeal nut muffin - and call it health food! Moist and tasty. Use your preferred nut in place of walnuts - pecans, chopped almonds, cashew, etc.

Quick & Easy Tomato Soup by Bob Vincent

This is a quick and easy tomato soup. It is rich and creamy. It works nice for a quick weeknight meal served with a sandwich or good bread and a salad. This recipe is adapted from one that appeared in Fine Cooking magazine several years ago. The recipe makes a fair amount and leftovers keep well refrigerated for a few days.

Blue Cheese Bacon Corn Muffins by Carolinaheartstrings

Blue cheese and bacon are one of my favorite combinations. I love them on salad and have put them in beer bread. Since we are featuring picnic items in June and I love taking corn muffins to a picnic I thought I’d tweak some ready-mix muffins with these two yummy items. Here’s my quick version or you can add blue cheese and bacon…

Pumpkin Praline Muffins by Salad Foodie

A crunchy caramel-pecan topping crowns these moist and delicious muffins. Perfect for holiday breakfasts or snacks. I've made these several times but when I made them for this listing photo... I botched up bigtime! They were in the oven beginning to bake when I discovered I left the sugar out of the batter. Urgh------! Tell me if…

Carrot Raisin Muffins by Carolinaheartstrings

January is muffin month at Carolina HeartStrings and nothing makes me happier than a warm muffin and a nice hot mug of coffee. If you are a carrot cake fan you will love this muffin. In an effort to make this muffin just a bit healthier than a giant slice of carrot cake, I omitted nuts, any added oil and of course that wonderful…

Aaron's Guacamole by J. Gino Genovesi

This recipe was supplied by my granddaughters boyfriend. Some of the structure was edited by myself

Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Mini Cakes by Salad Foodie

Mini-cakes with oatmeal, buttermilk, bananas and mini-chocolate chips......what’s not to like here? These make special treats for brunch or afternoon snacks, If you prefer to use regular milk rather than buttermilk, use 2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda in place of that listed below. To make standard-size, line…

Valentine Sugar Cookie Cutouts by Salad Foodie

Perfect cookie dough for sugar cutouts, here made into Valentine hearts.