Post Christmas Meal Ideas

Happy Post Christmas! Okay, it's a few days after Christmas and you might be getting tired of leftovers, whatever they are. Don't get me wrong - I could live on leftovers, especially the holiday variety. But, sadly, my husband does not share that sentiment.

Oh, he's not above a reheated dinner...but he prefers something new. I honestly think he just likes new food, and gets bored eating the same stuff three nights in a row. (I have taken to freezing the leftovers and resurrecting them later in the month. But don't tell him that.

Anyhow, in the spirit of the season and giving I found you a few recipe ideas to spice up your holiday leftover blues. Enjoy!

Chicken & Stuffing

Bow Tie Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli

Cheesy Beef Stroganoff

Chicken Broccoli Bake

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Why not try something new for dinner tonight? Leave the land of leftovers for awhile and venture into uncharted tastebud territories!

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Simple Meals Save Christmas!

It's such a magical time of year - Winter and Christmas! Chilly days and lots of shopping, making and baking in a flurry of rush to get it all done for the holidays. We spend all our time focused on what we'll cook, bake and make for Christmas dinner that we sort of forget the week leading up to it.

As Christmas gets closer and you prepare for the holiday, are you running short on time and/or ideas for dinner? Not to worry - I'm right there with you. So, I found some simple meals to get us through the next few evenings leading up to C-Day!

Beef & Noodle Casserole

California Pizza

Chicken & Broccoli Bake

Bisquick Cheese Pizza

Chicken Pot Pie

As you gear up for the holidays, don't forget to wind down with one of our meal ideas and save yourself a little stress and mess. Connect with us on Facebook to share your favorite go-to meal or visit Alicia's Recipes for more easy-peasy dinner recipes.

Holiday Snacks

It's that time of year - snack time! The holidays may mean celebrating Christmas with family and friends, but they also signal our taste buds to get some serious snacking in before January 1st. Most of us are either staying in where it's warm and toasty with not much else to do but...snack, or we are headed out to parties, pageants and plays to frolic, make merry and...snack!

Whether you are a sweet or salty snacky person, I've collected just a few recipes here for you to try for your next holiday snack attack. Create these tasty little treats for home or to share at your next holiday gathering.

Amish Caramel Corn

Apple Crisp

Bacon Jack Deviled Eggs

Blackberry Muffins

Butter Cream Brownies

And so, the busiest season for shopping, sharing and snacking is here! Thankfully it only lasts a few weeks and then we all make resolutions to give up the snacking. Ah well...

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Welcome to Holiday Candy Land!

At our house, we have a tradition to play a few solid games of Candy Land at Christmas time while making Christmas goodies, candies and treats. In between batches of fudge and decorating sugar cookies, I sacrifice my last thread of holiday sanity to a game I know I can win, but I never do.

(It's way more fun to watch your four-year-old's eyes light up when they realize they just drew the winning blue card.) It's about the giving right? Back to the Christmas treats...whether you are making just enough to share at the office or oodles of goodies to spread around town, try some of our favorite holiday candy recipes. You won't be disappointed!

Caramel Pecan Fudge

Caramels

Cherry Peanut Butter Balls

Chocolate Coffee Truffles

Chocolate Peppermint Truffles

Enjoy your holidays and create some candy bliss for the neighbors with some of our favorite candy recipes! Visit us on Facebook to share your favorite Christmas goodies or visit Alicia's Recipes for all sorts of recipe ideas.

And if your four-year-old wants to play Candy Land, practice losing graciously.

Bake, Decorate and Make Merry!

It's that time of year again! Time to bake, decorate and make merry! If making merry means shopping on Black Friday or Cyber Monday - great! Good for you! I personally would rather make merry by staying home and baking cookies, but that's just me.

If you have a notion to do a little holiday baking, why not try one of our delicious recipes? I've included just a sample of possible new recipes to add to your Christmas baking arsenal. So bake away! If you have time do a little decorating and make merry too.

Christmas Apple Muffins

Frosted Marshmallow Brownies

Chocolate Cola Cake

Blueberry Oat Muffins

Cake Balls

However you decide to make merry this holiday season, visit our site's Holiday Recipes section to find some new ways to add to the merriment! Connect with us on Facebook to share your favorite holiday baking recipe or visit Alicia's Recipes for all sorts of Dessert ideas!

Happy Turkey Day!

Although most of your time and energy may be going into that beautiful turkey on Thanksgiving Day, you may still need a few items for nibbling or snacking one while the turkey cooks or if you're headed out to the shops for Black Friday.

I put together a few delicious-looking things to bake...Enjoy!

Apple Rice Pudding

Batter Rolls

Black & White Cookies

Buttermilk Lemon Cake

Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

Whether you have a busy Thanksgiving Day filled with family and friends or a simple holiday meditating on things your grateful for, try one of our delicious recipes to fill your time and your tummy!

Connect with us on Facebook and share your favorite Thanksgiving Day dessert or visit Alicia's Recipes for pages and pages of free dessert recipes, waiting for you to bake!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Breakfast Ideas for Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is one week away and I'm guessing you know exactly what you'll be having for dinner! Potroast! Kidding...Turkey, right? And I'll bet you've got most of the menu ironed out, whether you are staying home or contributing to dinner at a friend or relative's house.

But what are you having for breakfast? Thanksgiving Day was always a busy day at our house growing up. My mom is all about the traditional Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner with all the fixings. Still, she always managed something clever, AND EASY, for breakfast.

I've found some simple breakfast ideas for you to try this Thanksgiving for breakfast. Because so many of us usually eat a pretty big afternoon or evening meal that day, it's probably best to keep breakfast a little on the lighter side.

Spicy Apple Crepes

Bacon Melt

Amish Pumpkin Bread

Egg Muffins

Blackberry Breakfast Bars

Whatever you decide to feed your family on Thanksgiving morning, keep it simple and keep it fun. Enjoy the day with your family and enjoy the food!

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Baked Bites You Can Back!

With the holidays looming and most of us doing at least some baking and entertaining, it's easy to get overwhelmed in the kitchen. Before you know it, it's 5:00 PM and little people are running in yelling "I'm hungry!" and "What's for dinner?" at random intervals.

I propose a solution. Keep your head cool and your oven warm. Pull out those casserole dishes and baking implements and bake your dinner. Baking something warm and hearty for dinner insures the family gets fed and you don't get overfed with holiday kitchen worries.

Basic Biscuits

Baked Lemon Chicken

Baked Curried Chicken

Baked Chicken Salad

Baked Barbecue Pork Chops

I put together a short list of baking favorites for you to browse, just to get you started. There are tons of easy, affordable recipes over at Alicia's Recipes to keep you full and fed all season long, without the holiday stress of what to fix for dinner.

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Pumpkin Love For Your Punkins!

It's that time again! Time feature the wonderful pumpkin in as many recipes and dishes as possible. I am a huge pumpkin and squash lover myself so I always look forward to fall when I can bake up a storm with pumpkins galore!

Though I focused primarily on pumpkin dessert recipes in this blog post, I have tasted some mean pumpkin dishes such as soups, breads, entrees and more! Get a pumpkin and get creative in the kitchen. Make something wonderful for your punkins!

Pumpkin Bars or Cake

Pumpkin Cookies

Pumpkin Cupcakes

Pumpkin Muffins

Pumpkin Pie Squares

Desperate for more pumpkin recipes? No worries! Visit Alicia's Recipes for a full list of all kinds of pumpkin recipes and ideas. Or connect with us on Facebook to share your favorite pumpkin recipe!

National Cookbook Month!

Happy National Cookbook Month! I love looking through my cookbooks to find something new to cook or bake, or thumbing through to my favorites again and again. Do you have a favorite cookbook? If so...

Grab those cookbooks, flip to your favorites and get busy fixing food for the family...Or make things a little bit easier on yourself and click one of our free recipes here to celebrate National Cookbook Month. Hey, online cookbooks count too, and ours is free!

Baked Chicken Parmesan

Baked Pork Chops

Baked Turkey in a Brown Bag

Bistro Chicken

Buttermilk Baked Chicken

However you decide to celebrate National Cookbook Month, enjoy every recipe and morsel. Visit us on Facebook to share your favorite cookbook or recipe. Or head over to Alicia's Recipes for more tasty recipes, all free, all for you!