Christmas Cider

Looking for a great holiday drinks to serve to your guests over the holiday season? This is yummy, easy to make and can be prepared with our without alcohol. Enjoy!

Equal parts of Ocean Spray Cranberry juice, and Apple cider (Schnucks has a good one in the area were the vegetables are)

1 cinnamon stick for a 12 cup coffee maker or two for crockpot

2 tablespoons of butter add butter in while brewing (butter depends on amount being prepared)

Optional:  Captain Jack’s Spiced Rum for a kick

Prosciutto Bread

Made this YUMMY bread yesterday for our annual Christmas Cookie Party and it was a BIG hit! I will be making this again soon.

Ingredients:
1 package of prosciutto (about 8 slices) (Italian bacon, found in the deli area)
1 French Bread Roll (by Pillsbury, found by the biscuits in the dairy section)
EVOO
Salt & Pepper

Start by preheating your oven to 325 Degrees. On a flat cookie sheet, line with parchment paper. Roll dough out flat (use a tad of flour to prevent from sticking). Season dough with salt and pepper and add the prosciutto. Add more pepper and mold dough around and twist dough like a pretzel. Wrap in a circle (or which ever shape you choose) and bind the two ends together. Brush with EVVO. And bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Brush bread with more olive oil and bake for 5 minutes. Brush with more EVOO and bake an additional 5 minutes. Remove and let stand, adding EVVO and a pinch of salt and pepper on top. Serve hot.

THIS IS SO DELICIOUS AND SUPER EASY TO PREPARE! ENJOY!

Spiced Orange Hot Cocoa

My son Dylan LOVES hot cocoa. He LIVES for it! We love this recipe and wanted to share it with you and your families.

Ingredients:
1 cup Confectioners Sugar
1/4 tsp of cardamom
1/2 cup of cocoa powder
6 cups of milk
1/2 tsp of orange zest
1 cup of whipped cream

Stir confectioners sugar, cardamom, and cocoa powder into a mixing bowl. Bring the 6 cups of milk to simmer over medium heat. Whisk in the cocoa mixture until smooth.
Fold orange zest into whipped cream.
Devide the cocoa into 6 coffee mugs. Top with the whipped cream!

YUM-O

I LOVE THE HOLIDAY MAGAZINES!

Can't wait to cozy up and read through this magazine! Perfect to pair with a margarita!

Brown Sugar Smokies

These are delicious, but who am i kidding... YOU HAVE TO KNOW THESE ARE DA BOMB!! For all you new foodies out there or old, here's the recipe. Perfect app for any holiday. Honestly, I just make these on occasion because I can!

Ingredients

• 1 pound bacon
• 1 (16 ounce) package little smokie sausages


• 1 cup brown sugar, or to taste OR MORE.

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Cut bacon into thirds and wrap each strip around a little sausage. Place the wrapped sausages on wooden skewers, several to a skewer. Arrange the skewers on a baking sheet and sprinkle them liberally with brown sugar.
3. Bake until bacon is crisp and the brown sugar melted.

Mom’s Sausage Ball Recipe

It’s a tradition in my family that each year on Christmas morning we gather around the tree opening gifts and enjoying Mom’s Sausage balls. I don’t remember a Christmas where we didn’t have these! These are delicious and super easy to make. Now as we are adults, we pair them nicely with mimmosa’s.

Mom’s Sausage Ball Recipe

Ingredients:
1 lb. hot sausage
1 lb. mild sausage
12 oz. sharp cheese (softened)
12 oz. mellow cheese (softened)
4 cups Bisquick

Mix all ingredients. Roll into small balls. Place on cookie sheets.
Bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes, or until done (depends upon the size).
Best served warm.