Here are just some of my favorite desserts, breads and dishes I serve at home during this holiday season.
We just love this oatmeal. I love the versatility because you get to choose the fruit that goes in it. We've made it with just apples, apples and bananas, bananas and blackberries, and this picture shows it made with homemade
Cranberry-Orange Relish. Bake Oatmeal is a great dish for company too.
I made this cake every year for Christmas. I've made it for us, for parties and to be mailed. The longer it sits out the better it tastes. I've had company sneak some for breakfast. My husband wants to use it for French Toast, but I think it's too moist for that. You never know though.
Usually, I make double this recipe at Thanksgiving. Then I freeze half for Christmas, but this year that didn't work out. I mistakenly left the relish in the fridge one day too long and someone ate a good part of it. So I'm making another double batch and I will freeze half, and use the rest for Christmas. We have eaten, and enjoyed, this Cranberry-Orange Relish that's been in our freezer a year.
My daughter's kindergarten teacher called my sugar cookies "sturdy and tasty." They've been used almost every year to decorate as a class craft. I'm bringing my 6th, and most sadly my last, batch of Sugar Cookies for elementary school. I hear they don't have class crafts in middle-school. We'll still make them at home.
I grew-up eating this cake. It's so sinful, and yet, filled with good things for you. I've had house guests request Tropical Carrot Cake for breakfast.
Here's another special family breakfast dish. I love picking different fruits for this one too. Plus I always serve this with a homemade coordinating syrup. We're having this for Christmas breakfast. I promise - it's not at all hard to bake. Plus you get half of it done the night before.
Both this and my Cranberry-Orange Relish site out on our breakfast table. I just love the Mandarin orange, pineapple, banana and coconut combination.
I usually have these and a couple of other goodies in a tin ready for that instant holiday pick-me-up.
This cheesecake has become a tradition in our family for about 4 years. Even though this is called a "cheesecake" due to the fact that it is made with cream cheese, but I don't think of it that way. It's more like a rich and creamy pudding sprinkled with tons of freshly grated nutmeg.
I know that these seem like an everyday kind-of cookie, but it's still a holiday favorite for us. I just love reaching in my polar bear cookie jar for one of these. They are just crispy, yet soft enough. Using real butter brings out the flavor of the nuts against the chips. You just can't beat Chocolate Chip Cookies.
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