Quick and easy North american christmas recipes costing less than $2.0 per serving

Oatmeal Saucepan Cookies

A saucepan becomes the mixing bowl in these super simple cookies that bake just a few minutes in the oven. If you wish, use the coconut/chocolate…

Sweet Fresh Cranberry Salsa

Sweet easy, fresh salsa. Great for holiday parties! From the cook book "Bliss" by Joy Adair Bouck.

Pumpkin Cookies with Icing

I served these at my October book club along with the Pumpkin Macadamia Bars. They were good, and the icing makes them attractive, but the Pumpkin…

Raw Vegan Chocolate Fruit Balls

My mom and I make these raw fruit balls all the time and they are absolutely delicious. We use raw almonds, cashews and macadamias as our nutty…

Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Cake!

Chocolate sponge, Chocolate Chips and Chocolate Glaze - will fix any chocolate craving!

Cranberry Wontons

This month I have gone cranberry crazy! There are so many recipes that cranberries would be wonderful in and this is one I just knew would be…

Pumpkin Caramel Monkey Bread Muffins

Monkey Bread made into Muffins with a Pumpkin Caramel Sauce

Chocolate Fudge (a no fail recipe)

haven't made this recipe yet but I will before Christmas. I found this recipe online.

pear cupcakes with maple cinnamon frosting

A luscious little cake with a delicious maple frosting.

White Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread Cookies filled with White Chocolate Chips

Thrifty Pound Cake

My Mom says this is the best Pound Cake she has ever had. This recipe comes from my Italian neighbor Mrs.Salfi. She was a genius when it came to…

Like Hobee's Coffee Cake

This recipe ran in the Palo Alto Weekly over 25 years ago. It's for the much loved Hobee's coffe cake for you Palo Altans.

Cranberry-Apple-Orange Relish

This recipe comes from the 2005 Cook's Country Holiday Menu

Applesauce Raisin Cookies

Turkey Leftovers

I would call this Thanksgiving leftovers, but we smoke turkey often and like to do this with our leftovers. It's easy, quick and you won't need…