meatballs

Meatball Kabob Appetizers

TweetConsidering how much we love meatball appetizers I can’t believe I don’t have some recipes for making them myself. It’s one of those things that I think to make last minute so I have to grab some from the freezer section. Now that I have brought that flaw to my attention I will start working on some different recipes. My…

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Potluck Dinner with Friends for New Year's Eve

Potluck Dinner with Friends for New Year’s Eve

TweetBeing with family and friend for New Year’s Eve is a perfect way to start the year. The perfect party is a potluck so you keep the cost down and there are plenty of choices. Everyone stays up until different times that night and you want to make sure there is plenty of food to last the evening. Planning the…

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Baked Crab Dip

Baked Crab Dip

TweetThis appetizer has so many directions you can take it. Low carb, low fat, non-dairy. The options are plentiful and so is the flavor no matter what you choose. If you want to go low fat, just switch out the cream cheese for non-fat neufatel cheese and low fat shredded cheddar. Non-dairy may be a little trickier depending on where…

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Christmas Brunch ideas

Christmas Brunch

Tweet Tips for hosting or just bringing incredible dishes We’ve hosted Christmas day at our house for most of the 13 years since we moved into this house. It was a stipulation I gave my parents (well Mom was only issue) because I wanted the kids to be able to stay in their jammies and play with their new toys….

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Sweet Potato and Turnip Mash

TweetWhen going low carb it’s about changing your usual recipes to something different yet similiar in texture. In this case the turnips are flavorful and bring down the carb count of serving all sweet potatoes. You have a lot of great flavors going on in this dish and you get the creamy texture of mashed potatoes. Not only is this…

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Candied Yams: A Holiday Favorite

TweetBy Ann Martin The fall holidays are my favorite time of the year. Because I love to cook, it gives me the opportunity to make the most of my favorite dishes without feeling guilty about over indulging. To keep my stress level at a minimum, I prepare certain items two to three days ahead of time. Your key to creating…

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Low Carb Holiday Side Dishes

Low Carb Holiday Side Dishes

Tweet It’s time to try something totally new Just when you’ve started to see results from your low carb diet, here come the holidays. You can reinvent your traditional side dishes in order to stay on your diet, but wouldn’t it be fun to find entirely new and tasty sides to celebrate your accomplishment? Why not create an entirely new…

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Granny Smith Stuffing Casserole

TweetNothing says the holidays to me more than stuffing or dressing. In all my years it had to be the old fashioned stand by. You couldn’t change up the recipe or I was going to be really disappointed. There must have been some people that really messed it up so change became a bad thing to me. This year has…

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How to Make Candy Cane Hot Chocolate

Tweet This is a favorite recipe of my daughter’s. I’m not a mint fan but it’s tops on her list when it’s added to cocoa. I can picture people drinking this after a cold day of skiing and playing in the snow. Sitting by a fire and possibly reading a book or chatting about the fun you had. Man I…

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Frugal Food To Please Every Appetite

Frugal Food To Please Every Appetite

TweetHosting a holiday party? Then you know it’s impossible to please everyone on your list. There are so many different expectations, likes and dislikes, allergies and food sensitivities, that it can almost seem impossible to plan for all your guests’ preferences. Seeing as I have severe food issues, I understand this better than most. But it can be done and…

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