Beautiful Raspberry Linzer Cookies can be made into a lot of different shapes. These buttery sandwich cookies are filled with raspberry jam and dusted with powdered sugar. February 14th is Valentine’s Day. The perfect way to celebrate is to make some heart-shaped Raspberry Linzer Cookies or Chocolate Dipped Strawberries! Linzer cookies are German in origin, …
Potato skins are a much-loved appetizer made of hollowed-out potato skins that are baked or fried until crisp. Then they are filled with cheese and broiled until the cheese has melted. Sour cream and bacon are traditionally added on top. Potato Skins are a food that is commonly found on a Happy Hour menu. They’re …
Carrot Sheet Cake is a cake with a more coarse (denser) texture than typical cakes. Shredded carrots are added to a spice cake batter and baked into a cake. It’s usually topped with a white cream cheese frosting. February 3rd is National Carrot Cake Day! It feels like we just celebrated Pie Day with that …
There are many kinds of Chocolate Cake, but people are most familiar with the traditional two-layer cake like this Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake. Mayonnaise is made up primarily of oil and egg yolks, so it serves as the perfect substitute for those ingredients in chocolate cake! It gives chocolate cake a moist, rich texture without changing …
Lemon Chess Pie is a smooth and creamy lemon pie with a firm pudding texture. It’s a classic Southern favorite pie. A Chess pie can be made as buttermilk, chocolate, lemon or nut. The difference between custard pie and Chess pie is cornmeal. Chess pie has cornmeal as an ingredient in the filling. National Pie …
Queso Fundido is a dish of hot, melted cheese and spicy chorizo. Often compared to cheese fondue, it’s served piping hot out of the oven with chips for dipping. Watch the video in the recipe card at the end of this post to see how to make this recipe. January 20th is National Cheese Lover’s …
Champagne Moscow Mules are beautiful and delicious cocktails for celebrations. New Year’s Eve, wedding and baby showers or cocktail parties are all perfect occasions that come to mind. A classic Moscow mule is topped off with champagne to give it fizz and a bit of elegant flavor! National Champagne Day is December 31st. It’s a …
Chocolate Covered Strawberries are the perfect dessert to make for weddings, baby showers, cocktail parties, New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day or at a party with friends or family! Fresh strawberries dipped in luscious, smooth, melted chocolate- what could be better? You don’t need much of a reason to make chocolate covered strawberries. They’re perfect for …