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Christmas Dinner Traditions and Dessert Ideas

Christmas is my family's favorite time of year. We have many Christmas traditions that we've developed over the years. One is that each year one of us daughters (mother and sister-in-laws) is responsible for a part of the dinner. My favorite part to make is the Christmas desserts.

Our family is large, there are five sisters, four brothers and both parents still living. We also have a lot of wives, husbands, nieces and nephews mixed in. When we get together there are twenty seven people. Each year one of us cooks for a different segment. We put the dinner segments in a hat. After dinner, after all the dishes are done and we're relaxing we choose what our dishes will be for the next year. The menu is broken up into appetizers, before and after dinner drinks (for the adults), meat, stuffing/potatoes (starch), vegetables, rolls, desserts. Two people are responsible for meat, two for stuffing/potatoes and two for vegetables. One for appetizers, one for before and after dinner drinks and one for desserts. And, now that there are ten of us every year one lucky girl gets a get out of jail free card, which means she doesn't have to cook the next year!

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As I said earlier Christmas dessert is my favorite. I start cooking about a week in advance. I know everybody's favorites, and like to add a few new things. I like to make lots of different types of desserts for the family. One of my favorites is Black Bottom Cup Cakes. Another is Greek Almond Cookies. These are super simple. Another favorite is definitely a Red Velvet Cake with Butter Cream Icing. It's my Grandmother's recipe and the family loves it. The Red Velvet Cake is the one thing we're guaranteed to have every year, regardless of who is assigned dessert duty.

Christmas Dinner Traditions and Dessert Ideas

I also make a Cinnamon Crumb Cake, a Chocolate Truffle with Raspberry Sauce and a Louisiana Roasted Pecan Pie. All of these things make quite an impressive looking Christmas dessert buffet and everyone is able to find something that they really like.

Over the years we girls have shared recipes between us. We all love cooking, us sisters were all raised to enjoy being in the kitchen. When a new item is introduced to the table there is also a menu card for each sister for that new item. When I added Greek Almond Cookies to the dessert table last year everyone was amazed how easy the recipe is. I got it from an actual Greek friend, Valerie. The Cinnamon Crumb Cake is also easy to make and goes really well with a cup of coffee after dinner.

One year when my sister-in-law picked the Christmas dessert portion of our meal I gave her a lot of advice on recipes as she really isn't comfortable baking. I went to her home two days before Christmas and helped her make the traditional Red Velvet Cake. She did it really well and is now a pro!

Perhaps if you have a large family you can do something like our family does. We all enjoy our Christmas cooking tradition.

Christmas Dinner Traditions and Dessert Ideas

Catherine Olivia has some tasty and easy Christmas dessert ideas and recipes
at http://www.greenbeansnmore.com

Easy Pizza Recipe - A Quick, Tasty Dinner Fix

Who doesn't love pizza? I do, you do, our friends do. Everyone loves pizza - and it's easy to see why. If you're the type who does not cook or does not have the time to cook, then pizza deliveries are a lifesaver. If, on the other hand, you enjoy cooking but don' have much time to spend in the kitchen, then an easy pizza recipe is the ideal dinner fix for those busy weeknights when you need to make dinner quickly but painlessly.

An easy pizza recipe is easy enough to find. You can buy a cookbook, ask for recipes from friends, or download resources online. The last option is my favorite because as a career woman and a mom, I neither have the time to peruse cookbooks or compare notes with friends. My favorite resource at the moment is Beverly Collins' latest release, 'Secrets from Inside the Pizzeria.' It's a good resource for both beginners and seasoned cooks alike because it shares the secrets to some of Manhattan's best pizza places using language that is fun to read and easy to understand.

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Remember, for pizza to be delicious, it does not have to be complicated. An easy pizza recipe is guaranteed to do the trick. You do not need fancy equipment to create tasty pizza you can share with family and friends. You do not need a dough hook, bread machine, or even a food processor. You do not even need a broiler or a brick oven although pizza cooked using these equipment tastes amazing. The truth is, to get a deliciously crusty crust, all you need is to turn your oven on for a good ten minutes before you put your pizza in. Be careful not to put your face or hands anywhere near this blazing inferno though or you would end up not just with scrumptious pizza but with a high-heat facial as well!

Easy Pizza Recipe - A Quick, Tasty Dinner Fix

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Christmas Dinner Traditions and Dessert Ideas

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Perhaps if you have a large family you can do something like our family does. We all enjoy our Christmas cooking tradition.

Christmas Dinner Traditions and Dessert Ideas

Catherine Olivia has some tasty and easy Christmas dessert ideas and recipes
at http://www.greenbeansnmore.com

What to Make For Dinner - 12 Simple Strategies to Make Dinner With Ease

Preparing healthy homemade dinners can be a real chore, especially if you don't know what to make for dinner, or don't have the necessary ingredients in the house. However, using some simple strategies can help you get dinner on the table with ease and avoid the last minute trap of ordering take-out or going out to eat.

1. Have a plan. If you have a plan for the week you can make sure you have all the necessary ingredients in the house and save time by prepping foods in advance. Take a look at your week and plug in quick meals for busy nights, slow cooker meals for nights you need to eat as soon as you walk in the door, and more involved meals for days you have additional time.

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2. Keep a list of family favorites. Making weekly menu plans will be easier if you have a list of recipes you've made before that your family likes. It is easy to forget about a new dish, especially if it is seasonal. There may be recipes that you cook on the grill in the summer and warm soups you make more in the winter. Having a list helps you remember those dishes the next time that season rolls around.

3. Try to minimize grocery trips. Make your grocery list before you leave home so you won't have to go back to the store to get something you forgot. The more trips you make, the more you will probably spend and the more time you will waste. If you make a weekly plan you can also purchase the majority of the items you need in one trip.

4. Double up and freeze. Many recipes freeze well. As much as I like to cook, there are some nights that I love having a pre-made dinner in the freezer that I can just heat up and know that there won't be many dishes to do.

5. Keep the ingredients for a few quick meals in the house. In a pinch, I usually have the ingredients for linguine with clam sauce, stovetop macaroni and cheese, and potato soup in the house. Find a few recipes for dishes you family likes, which have a minimum of perishable ingredients, and keep those ingredients in the house for a quick throw together dinner.

6.Prep in advance. If you have a plan for the meals you're going to make for a given week, you may want to chop some of the vegetables up at once for the whole week. If you will be making three recipes with chopped onions, chop all the onions at once.

7. Keep frozen cooked meats in the freezer. Taco salad is a mainstay recipe in my house. When I make it, I usually make a double or triple batch of the browned meat and freeze one or two containers of this for a future dinner. I like to do the same with grilled sausage. I usually make extra sausage, cut it up and freeze if for future use in lasagna or jambalaya.

8. Side dishes don't have to be complicated. Simple sides can include fresh fruit, raw veggies or buttered noodles.

9. Entrées don't have to be complicated. A simple soup and salad dinner can be very satisfying. Tuna and Egg salad, whether served inside of a tomato or in a sandwich can be a quick dinner as well as a salad with cut up deli meats and cheese. Every dinner doesn't have to be a 5 star meal.

10. Some convenience foods are worth the convenience. It's hard to beat the price or convenience of a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken, bagged salads are often on sale and save a lot of time, and peeled baby carrots can speed up soups and stews. If you find these items on sale, you may find you not only save time but money as well.

11. Have fun and break the rules! Make breakfast for dinner, eat dessert first, have an indoor picnic. Spice up dinner by breaking your usual routine.

12. Recruit Help. Teaching your kids to help not only helps make dinner easier for you but will also help them in the future. If you are making dinner for just you and your spouse, consider doing it together. Dinner parties can even be a joint effort. When I was single, I used to have a lot of dinner parties. When guests arrived, I gave them a cutting board and a knife along with a drink. Themed dinners, such as an Asian dinner, work great with a lot of hands in the kitchen.

A little planning can help even the busiest person make healthy, homemade dinners without a lot of stress.

What to Make For Dinner - 12 Simple Strategies to Make Dinner With Ease

Crystal Maleski
http://www.makedinnereasy.com
free dinner menus, recipes, and a organized weekly grocery list

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