This recipe has floating around my family for years. The cream cheese filling is a modern flair, but it can be left out without changing the flavor or cooking time.


Cranberry alternative:
Follow recipe below, however substitute orange rind for lemon rind, and dried cranberries for golden raisins.

Chocolate alternative:
Follow recipe below, however leave out rind and substitute semi-sweet chocolate morsels for raisins. Add 1-tsp of vanilla extract to scolded milk, and 1-tbls of coca powder to cheese filling.

Cinnamon alternative:
Follow recipe below, however leave out rind and substitute chopped walnuts for raisins. Add 1-tbls of ground cinnamon to cheese filling and substitute light brown sugar for granulated sugar. Sprinkle ground cinnamon on dough before spreading cheese filling.

ready in about 270 minutes; serves 12
You might need to buy:
  • salt
  • scolded milk
  • Grated rind of 1 lemon
  • flour
  • golden raisins
  • egg whites
  • sugar
  • egg whites
  • sugar
  • soft butter
ready in about 10 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • goat cheese
  • basil pesto
  • Line a mini loaf pan or large ramekin with plastic wrap and spray with cooking spray.
  • Serve with crackers.

Absolutely delicious grilled or broiled!

ready in about 320 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • arugula
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • coarsely chopped rosemary leaves
  • olive oil
  • balsamic vinegar
ready in about an hour and 45 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • chilled heavy cream
  • pure peppermint extract
ready in about an hour; serves 10
You might need to buy:
  • potatoes
  • butter or margarine
  • Bacon
  • shredded cheese of your choice
  • Sour Cream
  • Chives or green onions
ready in about 35 minutes; serves 12
You might need to buy:
  • sugar
  • large eggs
  • large egg yolks
  • Grand Marnier or other orange-flavored liqueur
  • all purpose flour
  • Lightly sweetened whipped cream

“This recipe is my wife’s, and if she made it every single night, our children wouldn’t complain.

serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • Dijon mustard
  • minced garlic
  • - 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • large eggs
  • bread crumbs
  • olive oil

Arrange an assortment of bite-sized dipping foods on a lazy Susan around fondue pot. Some suggestions are strawberries, bananas, apples, grapes, cherries, pound cake, marshmallows, raisins and shelled nuts. Spear with fondue forks or wooden skewers, dip, swirl and enjoy!

ready in about 15 minutes; serves 10
You might need to buy:
  • caramel topping
  • whipping cream
  • Torani hazelnut syrup or favorite liqueur

Eliminate the Nilla wafers to make this a gluten-free dessert!

ready in about 40 minutes; serves 24
You might need to buy:
  • 8oz packages of cream cheese
  • eggs
  • sugar
  • Nilla wafers cookies