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Turkey Cupcakes
These turkey cupcakes are a fun Thanksgiving activity for kids. To make these Thanksgiving cupcakes, you will need mini peanut butter cups, white chocolate chips, black gel icing and candy corn. Kids love decorating these turkey cupcakes.
Oreo Cookie Turkeys
Oreo cookie turkeys are a fun edible Thanksgiving craft idea for kids. You will need oreo cookies, mini peanut butter cups, candy corn and white gel icing to make these Oreo cookie turkeys.
Turkey Cupcakes
Turkey cupcakes make a fun, edible Thanksgiving craft project for the kids. If these are on the dessert menu, kids might even stay at the Thanksgiving table long enough to enjoy these turkey cupcakes.
Quick and Easy Dinner Recipes
These ten quick and easy dinner recipes will have you out of the kitchen and at the table in no time!
Magic Reindeer Food
Reindeer food is for Santa's reindeer, not the kids. Attach this reindeer poem to a bag of magic reindeer food and sprinkle on the lawn on Christmas Eve.
Rice Crispy Treats Recipe
This rice crispy treats recipe takes only 15 minutes. You will need Rice Krispies, butter and marshmallows to make these Rice Krispie treats.
Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
This sweet potato casserole recipe is made with fresh sweet potatoes, brown sugar, butter, orange juice and spices. Miniature marshmallows top off this tasty sweet potato casserole.
Tater Tot Casserole Recipe
This tater tot casserole is made with ground beef, cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, cheddar cheese and tater tots. Kids love this tater tot casserole recipe.
Dirt Dessert Recipe
This dirt dessert recipe is made with chocolate pudding, frozen whipped topping, crushed oreos and gummy worms. These pudding dirt cups make a great cooking activity for kids. And everyone loves eating this oreo dirt dessert recipe.
How to Make Fruit Smoothies
Learning how to make a smoothie is easy. And once you master a few simple tricks, you can learn how to make fruit smoothies of all kinds. Here are also a number of smoothie recipes.
Gingerbread House Decorating
This step-by-step guide will give you easy ideas for decorating a gingerbread house.
Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows
This sweet potato casserole recipe is almost like a dessert. Brimming with miniature marshmallows, this sweet potato casserole is always a hit at Thanksgiving.
Oven Bag Turkey Recipe
Oven bag turkey is made using a special oven bag that is designed for cooking a turkey. This recipe for turkey in an oven bag is easy. Once you learn how to cook turkey in a bag you will never go back to any other method for cooking Thanksgiving turkey.
Lasagna Recipe
Lasagna is the perfect dinner party food. This easy meat lasagna recipe is made with ground beef, three kinds of cheese, tomato sauce and no-boil lasagna noodles. Garlic bread and caesar salad go well with this lasagna recipe.
Vegetable Lasagna
This vegetable lasagna recipe uses all the vegetables from a summer garden, including zucchini, red and green peppers, onions, and mushrooms. What better way to get your vegetables than in this easy vegetable lasagna recipe.
Sweet Potato Casserole
This sweet potato casserole recipe is a cinch to prepare because it starts with frozen pre-cut sweet potatoes. Just add milk, brown sugar, butter and salt. A crunchy streusel topping is the perfect finish for this sweet potato casserole.
Apple Pie Recipe
This apple pie recipe is made with golden delicious apples, sugar, cinnamon and flour. Refrigerated pie crusts make this an easy apple pie recipe.
School Lunch Ideas
School lunch ideas should be tasty, healthy and easy to pack. These healthy lunch box recipes will tempt the kids' taste buds and make parents feel good about serving them. Kids will love these healthy lunch recipes.
Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes
These easy Thanksgiving dinner recipes are ideal for the first-time you host Thanksgiving dinner. You don't need any special skills to make these easy Thanksgiving dinner recipes.
Recipes for Picky Eaters
Got kids who are picky eaters in your house? Here are ten of my favorite delicious and healthy recipes for picky eaters.
Cranberry Relish
This cranberry relish recipe is made with fresh cranberries, sugar, orange juice, orange zest and pecans. Thanksgiving and Christmas are the perfect times to serve this cranberry relish.
Omelette Recipe
This omelette recipe shows you how to make an omelette with cheese. The trick to making the perfect omelet is using the right type of pan and maintaining the right temperature for the omelette.
Cookie Exchange Invitation
The cookie exchange invitation is an important part of planning a cookie exchange party. The invitation explains how a cookie exchange works. These directions and examples will show you how to write the perfect cookie exchange invitation.
Crispy Kale - Kale Recipes
Kale recipes don't normally top the list of favorite vegetable recipes for kids. But this crispy kale recipe is different. The kale is not fried, but it takes on an almost french fry-like taste. This is sure to become one of your favorite kale recipes.
Christmas Cookies
These Christmas cookies are holiday favorites. From sugar cookies to oatmeal raisin cookies, these are the top, most requested Christmas cookie recipes.
Pumpkin Trifle Recipe
This pumpkin trifle recipe is made with crushed ginger cookies, pumpkin puree, vanilla pudding and Cool Whip. Be sure to use a clear bowl with tall sides for this yummy pumpkin trifle recipe.
How to Cook a Turkey
Cooking Thanksgiving turkey is easy when you follow these simple tips. Learn how to cook a turkey perfectly with these easy instructions and tips. From what size turkey to buy, to how to thaw it and cook it, these tips will show you everything you need to know to learn how to cook a turkey.
Cool School Lunch Ideas
The lunch ideas here are easy, healthy lunch recipes for kids. Most of these school lunch ideas take only minutes to prepare. Others can be made in advance. All of these easy lunch recipes will turn that boring brown bag into an untradeable school lunch kids will love!
Dinner Recipes Picky Eaters
These dinner recipes are designed to help picky eaters expand their palates. Healthy and nutritious, your kids will love these dinner recipes for picky eaters
Pumpkin Pancakes
These pumpkin pancakes start with Bisquick, so they're really easy. Just add eggs, pumpkin puree and milk to make this easy pumpkin pancakes recipe.
Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes
Make ahead mashed potatoes are the ideal side dish for holidays and special occasions. Cream cheese, butter, sour cream and milk add incredible flavor to these mashed potatoes. Use a slow cooker to reheat these make ahead mashed potatoes.
Cranberry Salad
This cranberry salad recipe is made with fresh cranberries, sugar, miniature marshmallows, apples and pecans. Cool whip and yogurt make a sweet, creamy dressing for this cranberry salad.
Chicken Breast Recipes
The chicken breast recipes here include everything from chicken parmesan to chicken kabobs. Kids and adults alike will enjoy these easy chicken breast recipes.
How to Make Oven Bag Turkey
Here's how to make turkey in an oven bag step by step. This turkey in an oven bag recipe is ideal for beginners. These step by step directions will show you how to make turkey in an oven bag easily.
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Learn how to make chocolate covered strawberries with this easy step by step guide.
How to Make Lemonade
Homemade lemonade tastes far better than bottled, frozen or powdered lemonade. With these step by step instructions, you can easily learn how to make lemonade.
Healthy Breakfast Recipes
These healthy breakfast recipes will get your kids going even on their busiest mornings. From mini frittatas to blueberry smoothies, everyone loves these quick and easy breakfast recipes.
Ice Cream Sandwich Cake
This ice cream sandwich cake recipe makes an impressive and refreshing summer dessert. No baking or cooking is required for this easy ice cream sandwich cake recipe.
Best Smoothie Recipes Ever
Smoothie recipes like the ones featured here not only taste great, they're good for you, too. All of these smoothie recipes are made with only natural ingredients. Kids love these healthy smoothie recipes.
Crockpot Rice
Crockpot rice is fluffy and tasty. What's more, Crock pot rice rarely burns or sticks, and you don't have to watch it carefully to make it turn out right. Indeed, using your slow cooker is one of the easiest ways to make rice.
Baked Ziti
Baked ziti is one of those super easy recipes the whole family will love. Ziti is cooked, then tossed with spaghetti sauce, ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, and baked in this easy baked ziti recipe.
Cranberry Jello Salad
This cranberry jello salad is made with crushed pineapple, cranberry juice, raspberry jello, cranberry sauce, celery and lemon juice. Whether you need a holiday side dish or just something light and refreshing that looks good on a buffet table, you will be pleased with this cranberry jello salad.
Easy Gingerbread House Ideas
Making a gingerbread house is easy as long as you don't have to do everything from scratch. With these tools and tips, you'll be decorating a gingerbread house in no time.
Oatmeal Recipes
These oatmeal recipes range from a simple Crockpot oatmeal recipe to a knock-your-socks-off oatmeal with nutella, bananas and walnuts. These oatmeal recipes are a healthy way to start your day.
Raspberry Cool Whip Jello Mold
Serve this layered Cool Whip Jello mold for dessert or a side dish at your next holiday gathering.
Oven Barbecued Chicken
Oven barbecued chicken is the perfect solution when you're craving that barbecue flavor, but it's cold or rainy outside. With just a few ingredients, it only takes a few minutes of active preparation to make this oven BBQ chicken.
Easy Sugar Cookies
These easy sugar cookies are perfect for kids to make, because you don't have to roll the dough for this sugar cookies recipe. The butter makes an extra soft dough for these drop sugar cookies.
How to Boil an Egg
It's easy to learn how to boil an egg perfectly, once you follow these simple steps. This hard boiled egg recipe gives you everything you need to know.
Guacamole Recipe
This guacamole recipe is a cinch to make. Just mash fresh avocados with fresh cilantro, lime juice and sea salt for a guacamole dip recipe you'll want to make again and again.
Quick and Healthy Recipes
These quick, healthy recipes include chicken recipes, beef recipes, pasta recipes and more quick healthy dinners.
Pumpkin Desserts
These pumpkin desserts include pumpkin pie recipes, pumpkin cakes, pumpkin trifle and more pumpkin dessert recipes to serve as Thanksgiving desserts or anytime.
Host a Cookie Exchange Party
Cookie exchange or cookie swap parties are fun for everyone involved. You bring one kind of Christmas cookies and leave with dozens more. Here's how to host your own cookie exchange party.
Garlic Bread Recipe
This garlic bread recipe uses both olive oil and butter, plus three cloves of minced garlic. Once you learn how to make garlic bread, you can vary this garlic bread recipe.
Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Healthy chocolate chip cookies are often loaded with sugar to compensate for less fat. Not these. These cookies are full of healthy oats, bran flakes and nuts for a uniquely healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Caramel Popcorn Recipe
Caramel popcorn is a perfect movie-time, party-time or anytime treat. This easy caramel corn recipe is so simple to make, you'll wonder why you never did it before!
Gingerbread Cookies
Gingerbread cookies are a classic for the holidays. This recipe tastes like Christmas and will make your house smell delicious.
Easy Gingerbread House
These easy gingerbread houses are ideal for kids to make. They are made with pop tarts!
Pumpkin Tiramisu Recipe
This tiramisu recipe is made with pumpkin, mascarpone cheese, ladyfingers and frozen whipped topping. This pumpkin tiramisu recipe is far easier than it looks. And it's one of our favorite pumpkin desserts.
Tomato Soup Recipe
This tomato soup recipe is easy. With just some onions, carrots and a can of tomatoes, you can have homemade tomato soup in no time.
Turkey Stuffing
This turkey stuffing recipe is easy. Made with celery, onion, carrots, apple cider, chicken broth, sage and rosemary. Dry stuffing mix makes this an easy turkey stuffing recipe.
Birthday Cupcakes
The birthday cupcakes and ideas for decorating birthday cupcakes featured here include Harry Potter cupcakes, ladybug cupcakes, soccer cupcakes, beach cupcakes and more kids birthday cupcakes.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake
This pumpkin chocolate chip cake recipe is a perfect Thanksgiving dessert for kids to make. It's so easy, because it starts with a cake mix.
Roast Turkey Breast Recipe
Roasted turkey breast is an easy alternative to making a whole roast turkey for Thanksgiving. This roasted turkey breast recipe includes an herb butter mixture under the skin. The size of the turkey breast is what determines the turkey breast cooking time.
Chicken Pasta Casserole Recipe
This chicken pasta bake is made with chicken breasts, penne pasta, spinach, spaghetti sauce, canned tomatoes and three kinds of cheese. This chicken pasta casserole recipe is a great baked pasta recipe for potlucks.
Watergate Salad Recipe
Watergate salad harkens back to the 1970s, though no one knows quite why it is called Watergate salad. The recipe for Watergate salad is a combination of pistachio pudding, pineapple, marshmallows, nuts and Cool Whip. This Watergate salad recipe also includes coconut.
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Baked macaroni and cheese has to be the all-time number one comfort food. And why not? Warm, creamy and satisfying, there is nothing like baked mac and cheese recipe to lift the spirits when you're down. Penne pasta and two cheese make this baked macaroni and cheese recipe stand out from the crowd.
Sugar Cookies Recipe
This is a classic sugar cookies recipe that is ideal for making Christmas cookies. Use colored icings and sugars to decorate these sugar cookies.
Easy Pumpkin Pie
This easy pumpkin pie recipe is simple, because it starts with a frozen pie crust. All you need to do is add pumpkin puree, sugar, evaporated milk, eggs and spices to make this easy pumpkin pie recipe.
Snacks for Kids
Kids snacks don't have to be loaded with sugar or artificial ingredients to taste great. These snacks for kids are delicious and healthy, too.
Healthy Snacks for Kids
Healthy snacks for kids can include anything from popcorn to yogurt parfaits. These ten snacks are among my favorite healthy snacks for kids.
Roasted Potatoes
Roasted potatoes taste best when they have a browned, slightly crunchy coating on the outside and a soft center. These oven roasted potatoes fit that description perfectly. Potatoes are tossed in olive oil, garlic powder and sea salt, then roasted in the oven in this easy roasted potatoes recipe.
Tres Leches Cake
This tres leches cake recipe starts with a cake mix, making it a super tres leches cake.
Gingerbread House Kit Review
Wilton's gingerbread house kit makes it easy to have a decorated gingerbread house in less than an hour.
Pumpkin Tarts Recipe
Pumpkin tarts are the ideal Thanksgiving or Halloween dessert to make with kids. Like mini pumpkin pies, these pumpkin tarts are a great four-bite dessert. This pumpkin tarts recipe is easy because it starts with refrigerated pie crusts. Just fill with your pumpkin pie filling and bake.
Strawberry Smoothies
Strawberry smoothies can be made with either fresh or frozen strawberries. This strawberry smoothie recipe calls for frozen strawberries so it can achieve the texture of a milkshake. If you use fresh strawberries, you can get the same texture by adding ice to your strawberry smoothie.
Seven Layer Salad
Seven layer salad recipes are popular for potlucks and parties, because you can make them in advance. This seven layer salad recipe is no different. You can vary the layers to suit your tastes, but be sure to use a glass bowl for this popular seven layer salad.
Cranberry Chicken Recipe
This cranberry chicken recipe is perfect for busy weeknights. With just four ingredients, you don't have to spend a lot of time in the kitchen to make this easy cranberry chicken recipe.
Thanksgiving ideas
These Thanksgiving dinner ideas include tips on thawing and cooking Thanksgiving turkey, ideas for saving time and money.
Steel Cut Oatmeal
This steel cut oatmeal recipe is a tasty mixture of steel cut oats, brown sugar, walnuts and bananas. What makes this Crockpot oatmeal even better is that the whole recipe can be made the night before, and the oatmeal will be ready when you wake up in the morning.
How to Make Pancakes
Pancakes are kids' favorite breakfast food. These tips on how to make pancakes will have you whipping up perfect pancakes every time.
Cooking Thanksgiving Turkey
Cooking Thanksgiving turkey is a challenge. Why are there so many different methods for cooking turkey? And if you're a beginner, what are the best ways of cooking Thanksgiving turkey?
Mexican Dip Recipe
This Mexican dip is always a crowd-pleaser. Made with lettuce, refried beans, cheese, guacamole, salsa and sour cream, this Mexican 7 layer dip recipe has all the flavors of good Mexican food. Black olives top off this tasty Mexican dip.
Cookie Exchange Recipes
The best cookies for a cookie exchange party are those that can be made in advance and transport well. Avoid cookies with a lot of icing for a cookie swap. But most of all, cookies that taste great are the best cookies for a cookie exchange.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe
This pumpkin cheesecake recipe starts with a store-bought graham cracker crust. Sour cream gives this pumpkin cheesecake recipe a light, airy texture. For Thanksgiving or Halloween, this is the easiest and best pumpkin cheesecake.
Broccoli with Cheese Sauce
Broccoli is steamed, the topped with a creamy cheese sauce in this easy, kid-friendly broccoli recipe.
Baked Spaghetti
Baked spaghetti is a great make-ahead meal. This baked spaghetti recipe is made with ground beef, but you can leave it out if you want to make this baked spaghetti casserole vegetarian. Everyone in the family will enjoy this baked spaghetti casserole.
Christmas Dinner Menus
These Christmas dinner menus range from traditional recipes for Christmas dinner, including roast turkey, mashed potatoes and green bean casserole to more creative Christmas dinner ideas. The only thing that matters when planning your Christmas dinner menu is that you like the food.
Fresh Green Bean Casserole
This recipe for green bean casserole is similar to the traditional green bean casserole. But instead of canned green beans and cream of mushroom soup, this recipe for green bean casserole uses fresh green beans, fresh mushrooms and a cream sauce. Crispy onions top off this fresh green bean casserole.
Cheesy Potatoes Recipe
This cheesy potatoes recipe is made with Yukon gold potatoes, cheddar cheese and bacon. After they are roasted, the potatoes are topped with cheese and bacon. Both beef and chicken go well with this cheesy potatoes recipe.
Pumpkin Pie
This pumpkin pie recipe is made with pumpkin puree, sweetened condensed milk, spices and a frozen pie crust. A layer of gingersnap cookie crumbs is pressed into the crust before the filling is poured in to keep the crust of this pumpkin pie from getting soggy.
Thanksgiving Turkey
Cooking Thanksgiving turkey is easy with this simple recipe. A seasoned butter mixture is rubbed under the turkey skin. The butter is then rubbed on top of the Thanksgiving turkey. Finally, apple cider is poured in the pan of this roast turkey recipe.
Corn Pudding
This corn pudding features green onions and cracker crumbs. Whether you need something for a special occasion or a weeknight dinner, you can feel confident making this corn pudding recipe.
Green Bean Casserole Recipe
Green bean casserole is a classic Thanksgiving side dish. This version uses canned green beans, fresh mushrooms and a homemade sauce. If you're used to the canned soup green bean casseroles, you owe it to yourself to try this excellent recipe for green bean casserole.
Chocolate Haystacks
These haystacks are made with semisweet chocolate chips, butter and chow mein noodles. This chocolate haystacks recipe is a great dessert when you're pressed for time. This recipe for haystacks is so easy, kids can make it all by themselves.
Budget Meals
Budget meals don't have to be boring. These budget recipes and low budget meals are just as tasty as high-cost meals. The secret is making the most of cheaper cuts of meat and produce that is in season for these low budget meals.
Mint Hershey Kiss Cookies
These Hershey kiss cookies are made with Hershey's dark chocolate kisses and a peppermint sugar cookie dough.
Chicken Pasta Casserole
This chicken pasta casserole is made with boneless skinless chicken breasts, penne pasta, fresh spinach and tomatoes. A creamy spaghetti sauce is the perfect finish for this chicken pasta bake.
Crispy Lemon Cod Fish
This cod fish recipe appeals to kids. Cod fish is given a crispy coating of Panko bread crumbs, then sauteed. A lemon butter sauce adds an extra layer of flavor to this cod fish recipe.
Pumpkin Coffee Cake Recipe
This pumpkin coffee cake recipe is the perfect breakfast cake or dessert for Thanksgiving or Halloween. Made with canned pumpkin, sour cream and whole wheat flour, this pumpkin spice cake recipe is amazingly light and fluffy. A tall glass of cold milk is all you need to accompany this pumpkin coffee cake recipe.
Chicken Tenders Recipe
Baked chicken tenders get a little kick from Dijon mustard, paprika and Parmesan cheese. This chicken tenders recipe is especially easy because it uses store-bought, pre-sliced chicken tenders.
Pumpkin Cake Recipe
This pumpkin cake recipe starts with a cake mix. A chocolate swirl and cinnamon chips make this chocolate pumpkin bundt cake unique. Feel free to substitute chocolate chips for the cinnamon chips in this pumpkin cake recipe.
Sugar Cookies Recipe
This sugar cookies recipe makes soft, delicate sugar cookies that are perfect for decorating. Kids love both the taste and the fun of this sugar cookies recipe.
BBQ Chicken
BBQ chicken is easy to make with this recipe. Unlike most barbecue chicken recipes, this one uses an electric skillet. This solves the problem of the outside burning without the inside being cooked through. This method also produces an especially tasty barbecue chicken.
Crockpot Breakfast Casserole
This Crockpot breakfast casserole recipe is just like a regular breakfast casserole with eggs, hash browns, red and green peppers, bacon and cheddar cheese. Orange juice is all you need to accompany this Crockpot breakfast recipe.
Cornbread Stuffing Recipe
This cornbread stuffing recipe is made with prepared cornbread, butter, onions, celery, green pepper and chicken broth. And you don't even have to bake this cornbread stuffing recipe.
5 Fabulous Kids Cooking Gifts
Looking for unique gifts for kids? Get them cooking! These five kids gift ideas are creative, educational, and most of all fun!
Broccoli Raisin Salad
This broccoli raisin salad is made with fresh broccoli, raisins, sunflower seeds and nuts. What makes this broccoli salad recipe unique is the citrus-infused yogurt dressing. Bacon makes a great garnish for this broccoli raisin salad recipe.
Homemade Pumpkin Pie
This homemade pumpkin pie recipe is made with pumpkin puree, sweetened condensed milk, eggs and spices. A simple pate brisee crust adds a buttery flavor to this homemade pumpkin pie.
Lunch Ideas for Picky Eaters
These lunch ideas are designed with picky eaters in mind. Whether your kids are sick of peanut butter and jelly or you want healthy new ideas for their lunches, these recipes for picky eaters are just the ticket.
Green Bean Casserole
Green bean casserole is a must for every Thanksgiving dinner. This is the classic green bean casserole recipe.
Cranberry Relish
This cranberry relish recipe is made with fresh cranberries, sugar, orange juice, orange zest and pecans. Turkey is the perfect partner for this sweet and tart cranberry relish.
Hash Brown Casserole
This hash brown casserole is made with hash brown potatoes, eggs, red pepper, onion, bacon and cheese. Whether you're serving this for breakfast, lunch or dinner, everyone likes this hash brown egg casserole.
Chicken Francaise Recipe
This chicken francaise recipe is made with apple juice mixed with lemon juice, rather than the typical lemon juice and white wine sauce. The result is just as tasty, and kids love this chicken francaise.
Chocolate Chip Pie
Classic Kentucky Derby pie is made with chocolate chips, pecans and a butter, sugar and corn syrup mixture. Like a classic Kentucky Derby pie, this chocolate chip pie recipe forms a thin crust on top and is gooey in the middle. For best flavor, serve this Kentucky Derby pie warm.
Mini Frittatas
Mini frittatas are the perfect breakfast for kids. Bite-sized and easy to hold in one hand, this frittata recipe makes a great breakfast on-the-go. Turkey bacon adds flavor and protein to these mini frittatas.
Chicken Quesadillas
Chicken quesadillas are a great way to use leftover cooked chicken breast. And this chicken quesadillas recipe is so fast, you can have dinner on the table in 15 minutes!
Chicken Stir Fry Recipe
This chicken stir fry recipe has a slightly sweet and slightly spicy sauce, made with orange marmalade and a pinch of red pepper flakes. On busy nights, make this stir fry chicken.
Cornbread Stuffing
This cornbread stuffing recipe is made with sweet cornbread, onions, celery, green pepper, butter and vegetable broth. You don't even have to bake this cornbread stuffing.
Caramel Apple Pie Recipe
This caramel apple pie recipe combines the flavors of tart Granny Smith apples with sweet caramel ice cream topping and crunchy walnuts. Whipped cream is a great topping for this caramel apple pie.
Crockpot Macaroni and Cheese
Crockpot macaroni and cheese recipes are perfect for busy weekdays. There are eggs, butter, milk, macaroni and three kinds of cheese in this homemade macaroni and cheese recipe.
Pumpkin Pie Recipes
These pumpkin pie recipes are simple to make. These pumpkin pie recipes make a delicious end to Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. Your guests will never know how simple these pumpkin pie recipes are to make!
Goldfish Rice Cakes
Kids snacks can be healthy and fun to make, too, and this Goldfish in the pond recipe is a perfect example. Rice cakes, cream cheese and Goldfish crackers, and a little food coloring are all you need to make these fun kids snacks.
Healthy Salad for Kids
Kids salad recipes that rely on familiar foods are the ones kids like the best. This healthy salad for kids uses goldfish crackers as a garnish.
Soccer Cupcakes
These soccer cupcakes will be the hit of your kids' soccer birthday party. All it takes is some black gel icing and Junior Mints to decorate these soccer cupcakes.
Mexican Salad
This Mexican salad combines black beans, corn, red pepper, red onion, baby spinach and tortilla strips with a cilantro dressing. It's a Mexican salad recipe the whole family will enjoy.
Strawberry Yogurt Parfait
These yogurt parfaits are a quick, elegant and healthy breakfast or snack.
Beef Tacos
Beef tacos are so easy to make at home, there's no reason to go out for them. With just ground beef, some seasonings, lettuce, cheese, salsa and taco shells, you have everything you need to make these ground beef tacos.
Crockpot Turkey Breast Recipe
This Crockpot turkey breast recipe takes only minutes to prepare. This Crock Pot turkey breast is made with bone-in turkey breast, whole cranberry sauce and condensed French onion soup mix. Dump everything in the Crockpot and come back hours later to enjoy a tender, flavorful Crockpot turkey breast.
Roasted Green Beans
Oven roasted green beans are naturally sweet and tender. I'll show you how to cook fresh green beans to bring out their best flavor with this wonderful roasted green beans recipe.
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Orange Chicken Recipe
This orange chicken recipe is a cinch to prepare because it has so few ingredients, and you just dump everything in the Crock pot. This recipe for orange chicken tastes almost like the orange chicken you'd get at a Chinese restaurant, except it's not fried!
Fruit Smoothies
Fruit smoothies recipes make a healthy and tasty breakfast, snack or dessert anytime. Fruit smoothies are icy and refreshing. Everybody loves these tasty fruit smoothies.
Spinach Quiche Recipe
This spinach quiche recipe is made with a frozen pie crust, fresh spinach, mushrooms and onions. Three kinds of cheese add incredible flavor to this spinach quiche recipe.
Holiday Recipes for Kids
Here are ten great holiday recipes for kids to make this winter.
Freezer Meals
Freezer meals are essential when you lead a busy life with kids. These make ahead recipes range from pasta to beef to chicken. Everyone in the family will enjoy these tasty, nutritious make ahead freezer meals.
Hidden Hershey Kiss Cookies
Hershey kiss cookies are usually peanut butter or chocolate cookies topped with hershey's kisses. These chocolate Hersheys kiss cookies have the kisses inside.
How to Cook Perfect Rice
Perfect rice isn't hard to make, as long as you follow these simple steps. Once you know how to cook rice using this method, you can have perfect rice anytime.
Broccoli Salad
Broccoli salad is a wonderful dish to bring to potlucks, parties and cookouts. Dried cranberries, bacon and walnuts make this a great broccoli salad recipe.
Chocolate Shortbread
This shortbread recipe is made with butter, powdered sugar, flour and vanilla. A dip in white chocolate and crushed peppermint chips finishes off this tasty chocolate shortbread recipe.
Pasta Recipes
These pasta recipes include lasagna, chicken manicotti, spaghetti pizza and more easy pasta recipes.
Homemade Pumpkin Pie
This homemade pumpkin pie is made with pumpkin puree, sweetened condensed milk and spices.
Corn Pudding
This corn pudding recipe makes a great side dish on Thanksgiving. Made with creamed corn, frozen corn, eggs, sour cream, milk, green onions and crushed crackers, this corn pudding is easy to make.
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Strawberry banana smoothies are a wonderfully healthy way to start the day. With frozen strawberries, banana, vanilla soy milk and orange juice concentrate, this is a sweet and tasty strawberry banana smoothie recipe.
Green Salad with Apples
This green salad recipe has chopped apples, hazelnuts, cheese and greens in a sweet raspberry vinaigrette dressing. Fruit and nut salads are popular, and this apple salad recipe is no exception.
Snickerdoodles Recipe
This snickerdoodles recipe is soft and chewy. Butter, shortening, sugar and flour are the base for these snickerdoodle cookies. Cinnamon and sugar make the topping for these snickerdoodles.
Pretzel Chicken Recipe
This recipe for pretzel crusted chicken breasts starts with boneless chicken breasts that are marinated, then covered in a crunchy crushed pretzel coating and baked. This pretzel chicken makes a perfect dinner for kids.
Zucchini Lasagna
This zucchini lasagna recipe is a terrific way to use up that bumper crop of zucchini from the garden. What makes this vegetable lasagna recipe so tasty is roasting the vegetables first. Garlic adds wonderful flavor to this vegetable lasagna.
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Brownies
These pumpkin cream cheese brownies make the perfect dessert for Thanksgiving or Halloween. Brownies are swirled with a sweetened pumpkin cream cheese mixture in this tasty cream cheese brownies recipe.
Taffy Apple Salad
Taffy apple salad makes a terrific side dish anytime. Cool and refreshing, this taffy apple salad recipe is one of those Cool Whip recipes that's perfect for the summer. Apples, marshmallows, pineapple and peanuts are folded into a Cool Whip dressing in this sweet and creamy taffy apple salad recipe.

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