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[R103]Recipes For The Holidays

by Parveenn Kumarr, Par

Many of us have an inner baker inside us that loves to find new cookie recipes to try. But, where do you find new, tried and true, cookie recipes that your family will love? People are always looking for the newest versions of their favorite recipes to broaden their dinner choices.
New crockpot recipes, new chicken recipes, even new fondue recipes are all searched for by those needing something a little different. Let's face it, we all want something different from time to time, right? There are many places to find free recipes for any of your needs. Going to the local library and obtaining a membership (most of the time this is free as well) is one way to do some research.

They have many titles of books to choose from and many different types of cooking as well. You may be able to find "How to" books and books on different diet plans as well. Or you can also search for free recipes online on your favorite cookie recipes website. Don't have one? Use your search engine and type in "recipes". Many sites will appear for the choosing. Browse those sties until you find what you are looking for. Should a site require payment, chose a different site. There are many that do not and chances are good that you will find the recipe you are looking for without having to pay for it. So, that's where to find the recipes, but, what are we looking for?

Many of us have a few recipes that are our favorites, ones we make year in and year out. Our family loves them! Its also good to add new recipes to our collections. And it???s easy to do. You know what your family already likes, so looking for something with similar ingredients may be a hit with them as well. Or, maybe you are planning on spending some time with the kids and thought making some fun cookie recipes would be great. Children love cut out cookies, or cookies that require cookie cutters. These can then be decorated with icing, sugar candies, or sprinkles of their choice. Artistic or not, they will create colorful, fun cookies that are sure to be a hit! Could you be looking for a fancy cookie for a special dinner party? Although these may require special ingredients or a little extra talent, they can be found and made from scratch as well.

One of the most frequently searched for cookie recipes are Christmas cookie recipes. Not only do many of us enjoy baking cookies for our family, but we also love giving tins of cookies as gifts to neighbors and friends. Adding new cookie recipes to our collection will spark any Christmas celebration! Once you find the cookie recipe you want, make sure to follow the directions carefully. Invest in a cooking how to book to teach you how to measure ingredients and what tools you will need and even how to use these tools.

Following step by step instructions is the key to making a good cookie. Use good quality ingredients and watch out for expiration dates. Many times we will only need a small quantity of an ingredient and let the rest sit on our pantry shelf. Make sure that, in this case, items are tightly closed and sealed properly. When it is time to use again, make sure it is still within its expiration date. Following good techniques will surely help you to create beautiful, tasty cookies every time!

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Weather you're eating a scrumptious huckleberry pie or feasting on warm huckleberry sauce over vanilla ice cream this holiday season, huckleberries are sure to be a crowd favorite. Wild blue huckleberries look like a small blueberry however they possess a much stronger, sweeter flavor. Huckleberries are perfectly more tart and perfectly more sweet then a blueberry making them perfect for desserts. Huckleberries also have twice as many antioxidants in them as wild blueberries making them a very healthy treat too. I will share with you three of my favorite holiday recipes using wild huckleberries purchased online from Northwest Wild Foods. They are great berries you can get year around from their website at www.nwwildfoods.com

So first is my favorite recipe, a Huckleberry/Apple slump. This recipe is extremely simple to make. It requires a few basic ingredients; 10 minutes prep time, 1 hour bake time and boom, a great tasting holiday dessert that will be sure to impress all your loved ones. Your ingredients will include 1.5 lbs of wild blue huckleberries, 1 box of yellow cake mix, 1 cube of butter and one thinly sliced apple. The apple and huckleberry flavors together make an irresistible combination. So let the huckleberries thaw for a few minutes, they don't need to be unthawed and place them into a 9 x 9 baking pan. Put your thinly sliced apple over the huckleberries then coat that with the yellow cake mix. Melt your butter in the microwave and simply pour the melted butter over the yellow cake mix. Put it into the oven at 350 degrees for about 1 hour and bam, a wonderful dessert. This is so easy to make and great tasting too. It goes great with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!!!

Recipe two is another extremely delicious and easy huckleberry recipe. I call this my Simply Delicious Huckleberry Topping. And that's exactly what it is. This recipe can easily be expanded for the whole family or just for yourself. Simply take two cups of frozen huckleberries, add them to a sauce pan over low heat and let them warm up. This will unthaw them and create lots of juice quickly. After they are warm add ½ cup sugar, 2/3 cup of water 1 ½ tablespoons of cornstarch and ½ teaspoon of lemon juice to the huckleberries and let all the ingredients heat and mix. You can add more cornstarch if you desire the sauce thicker but this should be a good consistency. Let this mixture cool for 10 or 20 minutes and pour over ice cream. This will quickly turn any ice cream to the best tasting you've ever had. Enjoy!!!

My final huckleberry recipe is a well known holiday favorite, the wild huckleberry pie. My basic recipe calls for 5 cups or 1.5 lbs of blue huckleberries, 5 Tablespoons of cornstarch, 2 cups of sugar, 4 tablespoons of tapioca, 1 teaspoon and 3 dabs of butter. Mix all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and pour into the bottom of a pie shell of a 9 inch pie pan. Dot the top of the huckleberry mixture with 3 dabs of butter and cover with the top of the pie shell. Crimp the pie crust to your desire. To bake preheat the oven to 450 degrees. When the oven is heated bake the pie for 15 minutes then turn the oven down to 350 and continue baking for 30 to 40 minutes or until the filling starts to bubble over and the crust is golden brown. Cool the pie on a rack and serve. This will make a wonderful pie everyone will love. Enjoy!!!

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