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Holiday Recipes

Holiday recipes that are both healthy and family-friendly can be found here!  Family holiday recipes like my sugar cookie recipe are a reader favorite.  When entertaining during the holidays, be sure to serve spiced mulled wine to warm up and please your guest.

For a family and reader favorite, enjoy this easy and delicious one-pot Cioppino Recipe for a special weeknight or holiday meal - it is amazing!!!

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Glass Pyrex dish filled with cheesy tater tot breakfast casserole.

Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole

Piece of cheese and sausage breakfast sausage on a white plate with a glass od orange juice and bowl of fruit in the backgroud.

Breakfast Casserole

A bowl of Snert

Split Pea Soup

A slow cooker filled with Ham and Bean soup

Ham and Bean Soup (Crock Pot)

Close up of a large white salad bowl filled with shredded Brussels sprouts, kale, avocado, grated carrot, pomegranate arils, tossed in a light lemon vinaigrette.

Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad

White rectangle serving plate filled with bacon wrapped shrimp and garnished with fresh parsley.

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp

Close up of thick cinnamon honey butter smeared onto a wooden board and drizzled with sweet honey and cinnamon.

Cinnamon Honey Butter Board

A plate of honey glazed carrots

Honey Glazed Carrots

Baked Sweet Potato

Perfect Baked Sweet Potato

A bowl Cioppino seafood stew filled with shrimp, scallops, crab legs, fish, clams, and mussels and served with slices of bread.

Cioppino Recipe (Seafood Stew)

White platter filled with simply seasoned delicata squash

How to Cook Delicata Squash

Wooden spoon scooping cheesy zucchini casserole from a white casserole dish.

Zucchini Casserole

Overhead image of a large white serving bowl filled with Tortellini salad garnished with fresh oregano.

Tortellini Pasta Salad

A white bowl filled with homemade chicken dumplings garnished with fresh thyme.

Chicken and Dumplings

Creamed corn in a large shallow pot.

Creamed Corn Recipe

Close up image of cranberry sauce covered meatballs in a large slow cooker.

Cranberry Meatballs

Block of baked brie on a small wood serving board sliced open with gooey cheese oozing out.

Baked Brie

Balsamic vinegar salad dressing being poured into a white bowl filled with spinach, pear and feta salad.

Spinach Pear and Feta Salad Recipe

Large skillet filled with sauteed pancetta and shallots with cooked sweet peas and garnished with mint.

Peas and Pancetta- Easy Holiday Side Dish

Shallow speckled bowl filled with creamy butternut squash soup topped with homemade croutons fresh thyme, and everything but the bagel seasoning.

Butternut Squash Soup (Stovetop and Slow Cooker)

A cup of mulled wine sitting on top of a wooden table

Mulled Wine Recipe

Large white casserole dish filled with sweet sweet potato casserole.

Sweet Potato Casserole (with Marshmallows)

Mashed sweet potatoes cooked in an Instant Pot served in a round, shallow bowl and topped with extra butter.

Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Small white plates filled with individual servings of oven-roasted Brussels sprouts and sweet potato cubes drizzled with tahini and chopped parsley.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes

White bowl filled with mashed sweet potatoes and butternut squash and topped with butter and fresh thyme.

Healthy Mashed Sweet Potatoes

White baking dish filled with homemade turkey tetrazzini and topped with melted white cheddar cheese.

Turkey Tetrazzini Recipe

White shallow soup bowl filled with homemade leftover turkey soup filled with veggies, tomatoes, turkey, and barley.

Turkey Soup Recipe

A close up of apple-pear Sangria

Easy Fall Sangria Recipe

White platter filled with roasted delicata squash rings roasted in maple syrup, cinnamon, and sprinkled with pepitas.

Oven Roasted Delicata Squash Recipe

Turkey stock in a large pot with text overlay "how to make turkey stock"

Turkey Stock

Before Image of a Toilet with Hard Water Ring around the water line in the bowl, with a after cleaning picture next to it showing toilet bowl without hard water stain

How to Remove Hard Water Stains from Toilets

Slice of carrot cake sheet cake with cream cheese frosting topped with chopped pecans and chocolate carrot topper.

Carrot Sheet Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting

Homemade phyllo cups filled with hummus and various toppings such as tomatoes, cucumbers, and feta cheese; chocolate covered pretzels, nuts, and berries; capers, sliced red onion, and smoked salmon.

Homemade Phyllo Cups with Hummus (3 ways!)

A bowl of food on a plate, with Cream and Ham and pea pasta

30 Minute Creamy Ham and Pea Pasta

Shallow soup bowl filled with three matzo balls in a vegetable soup.

Matzo Ball Soup

Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting and topped with a chocolate christmas tree topper.

Chocolate Christmas Tree Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Baked Buffalo Chicken Dip Cheese Pull with a tortilla chip.

The Best Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe (+ Video)

must have thanksgiving side dishes pinterest pin collage

Best Thanksgiving Side Dishes

A bowl Asparagus Gratin

Cheesy Baked Asparagus Gratin Recipe

Warm baked brie topped with roasted cranberries cut open to reveal gooey, delicious cheese pouring out.

Warm Baked Brie with Savory Roasted Cranberries

Baking dish filled with juicy sliced roast beef tenderloin

Roast Beef Tenderloin Recipe with Red Wine Sauce

Gingerbread caramel corn in a glass mason jar wrapped with twine.

Gingerbread Caramel Corn Recipe

A bunch of fruits and cheeses sitting on top of a wooden cheese board

Autumn Cheese Board (Vegetarian)

Roasted sweet potatoes on a large baking sheet covered with melted butter, brown sugar, and fresh herbs.

Savory Butter Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar

Crispy Herb and Butter Roasted Potatoes

Crispy Hasselback Potato Casserole with Garlic and Herbs

White serving bowl filled with creamy mashed cauliflower drizzled with brown butter and garlic.

The Best Mashed Cauliflower Recipe (Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes)

White bowl filled with creamy mashed potatoes and topped with melted butter and finely chopped parsley.

Easy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes Recipe

White shallow bowl filled with fluffy mashed potatoes, topped with two pats of butter, and garnished with fresh chopped parsley.

The Best Mashed Potatoes Recipe (How to Make Mashed Potatoes)

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