An easy blackberry jam cake is made more beautiful when baked in a bundt pan. Simple ingredients mix together to create a family holiday tradition that is wonderful when served with whipped cream and fresh blackberries. Blackberry Jam Bundt Cake This blackberry jam bundt cake is like our Chocolate Spice Cake. Both create a beautiful…
Holiday Food
Gathering with family and friends almost always calls for a special meal.
Our Thanksgiving table always features my Grandma’s Dressing Recipe, Scalloped Corn Casserole, Jiffy Corn Pudding, Sweet Potato Souffle and these Farmhouse Mashed Potatoes.
A special Christmas brunch features a Fruit Tray and our Everything Bagel Breakfast Casserole or Brioche French Toast Casserole and our Christmas Chex Mix.
Christmas day treats wouldn’t be complete without a tray of Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies, Oatmeal Butterscotch Delights, 5 Ingredient Chocolate & Peanut Butter Bars, Monster Cookies and No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies.
Holiday desserts include our Pumpkin Pie Cake, Cheesecake Cookie Bars, Heath Bar Cake or Milky Way Cake.
Sometimes when we meet with extended family our Big Batch of Cheesy Potatoes is great to have on hand!
Just remember special meals don’t have to be difficult meals. I hope you find a new favorite easy recipe from our collection that will bring joy to your family!
Blueberry Banana Oatmeal Muffins
Homemade blueberry oatmeal muffins with fresh lemon zest and a banana, sprinkled with a cinnamon sugar topping make the best Blueberry Banana Oatmeal Muffin recipe! A similar flavor combination to these muffins can be found in our Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake and Blueberry Mystery Cake. Lemon Blueberry Banana Oatmeal Muffins Made from scratch and packed…
Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Chip Cookies
A delicious chocolate chip cookie recipe adds peanut butter and chopped up Reese’s peanut butter cups to make the best Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Chip Cookies! The cookies are an easy way to add variety to snack time or a Christmas cookie tray. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cookies Chocolate chip cookies become even more amazing…
Bacon-Onion Green Beans
Fresh green beans are easy to make and even easier to eat when covered in bacon bits and onions that have been sauteed in apple cider vinegar and bacon drippings. This easy green bean side dish is a regular on our farmhouse table at holiday meals like Thanksgiving and for easy family meals all throughout…
Oreo Dirt Cake
This cookies and cream pudding dessert is a family favorite! Oreo Dirt Cake is a super easy recipe that calls for layers of crushed Oreos to alternate with creamy pudding, cream cheese and Cool Whip layers. Dirt Cake in a 9×13 Pan This classic dessert is almost always brought to big family parties or potlucks…
Garlic Mashed Red Potatoes
Garlic Mashed Red Potatoes with the skin-on taste fancy like a steakhouse side dish, but are homemade and easy enough to make any day of the week. Butter and sour cream or cream cheese are added to create the best creamy mashed red potatoes our family eats! Garlic Red Skin Mashed Potatoes These garlic, creamy,…
Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake
Using simple ingredients makes a super easy and irresistible Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake! This double chocolate cake starts with melted butter stirred into a box mix of cake and is topped with a chocolate and cream cheese layer. This post is sponsored by Robert Rothschild Farms but all thoughts and opinions are my own. Chocolate…
Farmhouse Meat Marinade
Pineapple juice creates a sweet balance for garlic, ginger, soy sauce and other flavors that makes the BEST homemade meat marinade. Meat Marinade Citrus and Asian flavors blend with other spices to make our most flavorful homemade meat marinade. This is hands down the best marinade our family uses for grilled meat! Any whole muscle…
Easy Cinnamon Crescent Rolls
Cinnamon and sugar added to crescent rolls and then drizzled with a simple powdered sugar icing is a super easy hack to enjoy cinnamon rolls with your family. Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls Easy cinnamon rolls baked from a tube of refrigerated dough are a tradition in many homes. Even when premade cinnamon rolls aren’t available…
Raspberry Cream Cheese Croissant Bake
Flaky croissants filled with rich cream cheese and a sweet raspberry filling drizzled with maple syrup make a delicious Raspberry Cream Cheese Croissant Bake. This overnight egg breakfast casserole is perfect for a special breakfast or brunch like Mother’s Day, Christmas or Easter. If you enjoy this recipe you may also like our Brioche French…