Cranberry Cheddar Cheese Ball with Pecans

Cooking for a Crowd, Holiday Recipes, Recipes, Small Plates & Snacks

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NaturallyCheesy #CollectiveBias A perfect snack to serve at holiday gatherings, this cheese ball is full of Kraft Natural Shredded Cheese and coated with cranberries and pecans Sure to be a crowd favorite, you can make every day delicious when you serve it with crisp crackers, crostini and raw vegetables.   The first time I ever made a cheeseball, I made a Martha Stewart recipe for cheese balls, three…

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Three Ways to Decorate Your Holiday Mantel

Decor, Home

So you’ve hung your stockings by the chimney with care…but then what? If you’re lucky enough to have a fireplace in your home, be it wood-burning or gas, take advantage of the festive focal point and let a mantel arrangements transform your fireplace into an eye-catching holiday sight. …

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Warm Cranberry Compote on Whole Wheat Biscuits

Cooking for a Crowd, Recipes, Small Plates & Snacks

Whole wheat biscuits topped with The Laughing Cow White Cheddar spreadable cheese wedges,  tangy cranberry compote and a touch of fresh rosemary.  There is nothing I like better than a really, really good cheese plate. From fontina to tallegio, from double cream brie to smoked gouda, it’s all good in my book. Your cheese plate should be balanced and well-rounded, with plenty of crackers, maybe a handful of grapes, for guilt appeasement. Of course, your cheese plate should also be filled…

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Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie with Gingersnap Crust

Holiday Recipes, Recipes, Sweet Treats
pumpkin cheesecake

There’s something funny about time. When you’re in a four-hour meeting, time moves quite slowly. But in the grand scheme of things, life moves quickly. Sometimes changes happen before you’re ready for them and sometimes when they happen, you realize that they were in fact long overdue. In this case, I’m glad that time is flying as quickly as it is because the fact that it’s November means that it’s almost time for Thanksgiving.…

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Malted Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipes, Sweet Treats
malted chocolate chip cookies

You might have heard the silly saying  “you can never be too rich or too thin.”  Well, I won’t editorialize on that statement because frankly, it would be a waste of everyone’s time. What I will do is modify it to add to the phrase “…or have too many cookies.” Yes, you can eat too many cookies but when it comes to filing recipes away in your repertoire, there is no such thing as too much when it comes to…

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