Broccoli Salad with Sesame Dressing – healthy and delicious!

Homemade Vanilla Sugar from vanilla extract – Many European recipes call for vanilla sugar – e.g. Vanillekipferl.

Homemade Fresh Cranberry Christmas Cake is an easy homemade moist white cake with orange zest that is made with fresh cranberries.

Deep Fried Spare Ribs – oh my!

A meal-worthy salad made with roasted red onions, and topped off with a salsa made with red chile, walnuts, and garlicky vinaigrette.

This bite sized shortbread stars are perfect for giving at Christmas.

Cookie Dough Truffles – If you are a cookie dough lover, there is just nothing better!

a lazy version of Halupsi (cabbage rolls), a traditional Germans from Russia recipe.

Candy Strawberries make a beautiful addition to your holiday dessert tray!

Eggnog Filled Sugar Cookie Cups made from scratch and without premade dough. Perfect for Christmas cookie trays.

Delicious Soba Noodle Soup

These Hickory Smoked Pineapple Pork Chops are fabulous!

Delicious glazed and streusel topped pumpkin bread – perfect for giving!

This Salted Mixed Nut Praline Brownie Torte is the best dessert I have ever eaten, and it is easy to make. You don’t even need a mixer!

Super easy and delicious One Pot Salsa Chicken

If you like Dark Chocolate and Mint you will love this Easy and Comforting Skillet Brownie! One-bowl recipe, no mixer required.

This irresistibly moist, and citrus-y, Coconut and Orange Marmalade Cake makes a great holiday gift from kitchen!

My Grandmother’s Cranberry Salad – even better than I remember.

Make your Thanksgiving special with this deliciously sweet and nutty pecan pie.

Make this Pumpkin Pie From Scratch and you’ll never want to buy a pre-made pie again.

This Fiesta Dip Mix not only makes a thoughtful gift for hard-to-buy people, stocking it in your pantry means making dips at the last minute