Combining textures and flavors are two of my favorite qualities about salads. Poms bring crunchy and tart elements, as well as a pop of color. Add the remaining ingredients below and you have a Pomegranate Pecan Salad worthy of holiday celebrations.
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Brussels sprouts get a bad wrap. They sound like something from childhood I used to run from because they tasted like green monsters—don’t judge—when instead they’re boiled to perfection and sautéed in garlicky butter. I finish mine with a glaze…
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It wasn’t until *this* year that I discovered both of my sons consider Buttermilk Pie their favorite holiday pie. I always make Pumpkin Pie, Southern Pecan Pie, and Baller Sugar Cookies for us to decorate. Well, no more neglecting the one pie they…
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The perfect companion to warm, savory sides, this fruit salad can easily be made with store-bought topping but I highly discourage it. Homemade whipped cream is out-of-this-world and easy to make if you have a hand or stand mixer. The key to this Whipped Fruit Salad is ensuring you…
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My signature Thanksgiving dish, the one I’m asked to make each-and-every year, whether I’m hosting or not, the labor-intense-tasting (but not) way that a Sweet Potato Casserole is supposed to taste. I haven’t released my recipe…
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My youngest, Bryce, has loved this simple-to-make green casserole since he was a toddler. It’s a mother’s dream to know her child will consume green vegetables, especially during holiday meals. I can’t remember exactly…
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Attention potato lovers! Prepare to have your minds blown. Okay, okay, maybe not blown but certainly satiated. I limit my Thanksgiving table to two styles of potatoes, but if I were to have the energy…
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Fresh cranberries are so pretty, pleasantly tart and sweet, and the sound they make when their skins break is the most intoxicating *pop* I’ve ever heard. Kids usually opt for cranberry jelly because it’s…
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The ‘icing on the cake’ of Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinner, for me anyway, is the gravy. Gravy should be the perfect balance of salty and savory, never too thick or thin, and only contain…
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Custard pies, such as buttermilk pie and Pumpkin Pie, are creamy and melt-in-your-mouth decadent. Topped with Bourbon-Spiked Whipped Cream or your glaze of choice…
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Fall is, hands down, my favorite time of year, and you haven't fully indulged in the nectars of the season until you've dropped some crisp, fall apples into a warm saucepan of buttery…
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Crispy, savory and bursting with flavor, Crackling Pumpkin Seeds are the perfect Fall snack that literally crackle when you remove them from…
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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with these sweet and vibrant Cinco de Mayo Margarita Cuppies. Flavors of margarita mix, fresh lime juice, and a dash of…
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I'm not a master on the smoker, at all, so I make Father's Day Baby Back Ribs on an infrared gas grill, basted with the best Sweet BBQ Sauce I’ve ever tasted. What better way to thank all of the fathers, and father figures, in your life than…
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For years, my boys and I have decorated sugar cookies as our Easter treats. I decided to up my game a bit this year and create scrumptious Vanilla Cuppies (cupcakes)…
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This Easter Pie respects tradition and is filled with ricotta cheese, short-grained rice, vanilla and orange zest.
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Remember the old nursery rhyme: "Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One-A-Penny, Two-A-Penny, Hot cross buns!" from your childhood? An even older depiction of the rhyme is: "Good Friday comes this…
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