We wish you all a very HAPPY and HEALTHY 2014!! The five most popular posts on Coleen's Recipes in 2013 were: SUPER MOIST CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES SUPER EASY VELVEETA MAC and CHEESE CROCKPOT SPICY PORK AND PINTOS BEST...
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Friday, December 20, 2013
FIVE STAR CARAMEL CORN
If you are looking for a last minute gift idea that is super easy to make and even more easy to "consume mass quantities" (as the Coneheads would say); you have to try this caramel corn recipe from the cooks over at Table for Seven. I've tried a lot of caramel corn recipes over...
Monday, December 16, 2013
SUPER EASY CREAM PUFFS
If you are looking for something super simple, yet impressive enough to WOW your dinner guests over the holidays, I suggest you make these cream puffs. They are SUPER easy to make, SUPER economical and SUPER fun to serve. 1/2 cup butter (cubed)(no substitutions)...
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Favorite Torte and Cake Recipes
Favorite Torte and Cake Recipes is a lovely homage to 1950's baking, where every woman can, "know the joy of making a perfect cake."Published in 1951, Favorite Torte and Cake Recipes was published the same year that ConAgra, then the Nebraska Consolidated Mills, bought the rights...
Friday, December 13, 2013
Saving the Season
if there is a preserving book we want it. Like our profound love of French cookbooks, we also covet every preserving book. By now, if you can cook it syrup or douse it in a brine, we have stuffed into canning jars. While most canning books are fine, fun, and full of info,...
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
The Kinfolk Table
Let's get this out of the way. There are two kinds of people: The people that will LOVE this cookbook and the people that will HATE this cookbook. It is easy to be polarized. Nathan Williams is the editor of the widely popular magazine, Kinfolk. LOVERS: The...
Saturday, December 7, 2013
MELT IN YOUR MOUTH SHORTBREAD COOKIES
'Tis the season for Christmas cookies, and this is one of our favorites. Simple ingredients, simple instructions; you can make them as festive (or simple) as you want and they are still "melt in your mouth" delicious. Try these classic shortbread cookies for the holidays. SHORTBREAD...
Friday, December 6, 2013
The Little Book of Home Preserving
Preserving books are another of our weaknesses. Really, if you know how to make jam, you really don't need a cookbook. If you don't know how to make jam the vast number of books explaining how to make jam can be daunting. What's a cook to do? Here's an idea. Grab a copy...
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Mast Brothers Cookbook
When you look up "hipster" in the dictionary you will find a picture of the Mast Brothers. They may be the original hipsters, though I am sure there is someone else ready to claim the title.So here's the story: Two young boys from Iowa leave to find fortune in...
BRANDY SNAPS
If you want to impress your guests, make some of these Brandy Snaps for them. They look so elegant and they are definitely not something you see on every dessert tray.A hard candy shell filled with sweetened whipped cream...do I have your attention yet? Pretty fool proof...
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