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Favorite Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes

We all have memories of our favorite Christmas cookie recipes. Whether chocolate covered, fruit filled or icing topped, holiday baking recipes have to include a few fantastic cookie recipes to satisfy the sweet tooth in all of us. I love easy cookie recipes. Most of us don't have enough time to accomplish all we hope to, so quick and easy recipes, especially at this busy time of year, make it a bit easier on the cook. That's always a good thing. This is a selection of deli

August 17, 2011

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Easy Christmas Candy Recipes

Even if you are not a big candy eater, Christmas candy recipes are really welcomed during the holidays. No matter how much we vow to eat healthy during the holidays, no matter how much we may swear off sweets, there is something quite wonderful about having at least a little bit of delicious Christmas candy now and then. It's not all year after all. I love making just a few of my favorite Christmas candy recipes at the beginning of the season. It is a busy time of year, so

August 17, 2011

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Planning Party Appetizers for a New Years Eve Party

When planning a New Years Eve Party, selecting the right party appetizers is crucial to the success of the party itself, both for the hosts and the guests. The first consideration is to make it easy on the cook. There are all sorts of wonderful creations you can make as New Years Eve party recipes, but if the cook is in the kitchen all night, it isn't much fun. Planning ahead is essential. Become a list maker if you aren't already. Write down a list of everything you have t

August 17, 2011

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The Law of Attraction in Action

More and more people have heard of the Law of Attraction, often called The Secret. The law of attraction is one of the universal laws. Universal laws are spiritual laws that work much like physical laws work in our physical world. Take for example the law of gravity. The law of gravity applies to every one of us, everywhere in the world. If you drop something it falls, whether you are in the US or China, at the top of a hill or inside a cave. There are many physical laws t

August 17, 2011

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Easy Holiday Buffets

If you are planning to entertain this holiday season, consider preparing a buffet dinner. There are many holiday recipes that work well on a buffet table and if you plan ahead, it can be fairly easy on the cook. A buffet dinner works especially well if you are hosting a larger group and don't have room for them all around the dining room table. The key to a really successful holiday dinner buffet is to offer a variety of foods for your guests to choose from. That way if gue

November 16, 2009

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Celebrating and Creating Your Christmas Traditions

Christmas is celebrated around the world and each of us has our own Christmas traditions developed with family and friends over the years. Many of these traditions involve the kinds of food we eat. Christmas foods played a large role in the traditions of my family - whether it was the Christmas eve cabbage rolls and pierogi dinner with my Austrian parents or the Italian sweet treats served Christmas day by the other side of the family. And we can't forget the delicious turke

November 16, 2009

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Favorite Summer Salad Recipes

Warm weather brings thoughts of cool food and recipes that don't require a lot of indoor cooking. Who wants to tend a long, slow cooked meal when the sun is out and the warm weather beckons? Here are three warm weather salads that have become some of my favorite summer salad recipes. None of them require you to be any where near an oven or hot stove except to boil some water, and all are perfect for even the hottest summer days. Serve them as side vegetable dishes or as a

April 3, 2009

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Bring Back the Family Picnic

How many of us remember the family picnic? I have many fond memories of packing up a cold supper and going with my family, including aunts, uncles and cousins, for a family picnic by the lake. Sometimes we would barbecue hot dogs and hamburgers to go with the salads and cool desserts my mother had packed. Other times it was a cold supper, with cold meats and fried chicken pieces to eat alongside those wonderful salads. Before supper we would play in the water, play games an

April 3, 2009

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Easy Summer Desserts

It's summer and the berries are plentiful! Berries are available all year round in most areas, but there is nothing quite like easy dessert recipes made from summer fresh berries. You can certainly make any of these recipes any time of the year, but they will be especially appreciated as cool summer treats. n Summer Fruit Bowl Feel free to mix the berries you use in this recipe to suit your taste. Raspberries would be wonderful too. 16 lady finger halves 1 tablespoon she

April 3, 2009

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Easy Dinner Recipes: Roasted Root Vegetables and Roast Chicken Recipe

Easy dinner recipes like this roast chicken and roasted root vegetables make life so much easier. As much as we want to make healthy food choices for ourselves and our families, busy lives sometimes makes it difficult. With a few easy dinner recipes in your recipe box it's a cinch. This is a complete meal that bakes in the oven at the same time. With just a little bit of preparation time you can pop the whole meal in the oven and go off to spend your time doing things other

March 13, 2009

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Comfort Food Trends Bring Us Back to Our Roots

Comfort food. It even sounds warm and welcoming - like cuddling up by the fire on a cold winter day. Comfort food trends have seen a real resurgence in recent years and our desire for comfort food seems to be holding strong. So what is comfort food? Generally it's the food we have good memories about, the food we think of when we hear the word homemade, and that reminds us of simpler times. The list of favorite comfort foods can be different for each of us. While homemade ma

March 13, 2009

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A Reconnecting of Mind Body Spirit

About the mind, body, spirit connection, our spiritual path and moving to a higher consciousness in all areas of life, including healthy eating, eating local food and coming together for world unity and humanitarianism.

August 18, 2011

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CookingNook.com

CookingNook.com is a wonderful source of recipes for quick and easy dinners, appetizers, soups, salads and desserts, plus information on the 10 healthiest foods to eat, healthy diets and healthy recipes, cooking how to's, cooking measurements conversions, kitchen supplies and gift ideas. All for the joy of food and cooking.

April 7, 2009