American christmas recipes costing more than $3 per serving

Pecan Pie

Although I commonly make this pie during the holiday season, I sometimes like to bake this pie during other times of the year. It is super decadent,…

Best Turkey Stuffing

This recipe is a combination and adaptation of two great stuffing recipes found in the New Best Recipe cookbook by Cook's Illustrated (one of our…

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Yummy recipe, and very appealing to the eye as well with its distinctive red coloring.

Cedar-Plank Salmon

Spice cake

Spice cake is a great cake to make and serve on its own. However, there are other great things that can be created by using spice cake. For…

Caramel-Nut Corn

Ok, I could be juvenile here by making fun of the word "Nut" here....but, nawww.....that would be CORNY.....ha ha ha....see what I did there?

Foolproof Sugar Cookie Recipe

This recipe is the best sugar cookie recipe ever! There is no mess with a pastry board full of flour! I use parchment paper to roll out the dough.…

Habanero Mustard Sauce

A fiery glaze for your fowl that Scoville would be proud of. The Scoville scale is the measurement standard for hot peppers. Habaneros for example…

texas date loaf candy

This is a delicious old-fashioned Texas recipe similar to fudge but is shaped into a log and sliced. I was surprised to learn from a Mexican…

Seafood Gratin

I made this delicious meal for New Years Eve. It was wonderful. This would be fantastic for a Valentines Dinner, or any other special occasion.…

Vegetable Sizzlers

The chain was founded in 1958 as Del’s Sizzler Family Steak House by Del and Helen Johnson in Culver City, California. The chain is composed of more…

Baked Caramel Corn

Original recipe from Jiffy Pop Popcorn. The trick to this recipe is to stir the caramel until the sugar is dissolved and then don’t touch it again…

Pumpkin Roll

A delicious Fall dessert, perfect for the Holiday season.

Cumin and Coriander BBQ Pork Spareribs

I had this at a friends house over the weekend - they made two kinds of ribs. A more "traditional" slab with…