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Here are some wonderful suggestions to make your holiday brighter than ever. Something for everyone from breakfast to dinner and everything in-between. Above all have a very Happy Holiday.
Coconut Cream Pie with a Difference
A favorite pie this Coconut Cream Pie features a lightened pastry cream filling loaded with coconut and instead of whipped cream it is finished with a toasty meringue.
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German Chocolate Sweet Rolls
A deeply chocolate yeast roll rippled with German Chocolate filling makes a special treat anytime of the day.
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Carrot Cake Cheesecake
Two layers of carrot cake sandwiched with a layer of cheesecake all finished with cream cheese frosting makes this a very special dessert.
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My Chocolate Babka
Swirls of Nutella filling twist through a sweet yeast bread all soaked in a sweet syrup. Truly a special treat that can be made ahead and frozen.
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Kifle with Walnut Filling
An easily made treat from the continent, this crescent shaped sweet roll is filled with walnuts, sugar and cinnamon, then dusted with powdered sugar after baking.
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The Marvelous Variable Kolache
A soft sweet yeast dough holds a variety of fillings and the fact they freeze perfectly makes them perfect for breakfast, brunch or anytime.
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Tourte Milanese
Layers and layers of ingredients encased in a butter crust make this savory dish perfect for a do-ahead entree.
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Crumb Topped Orange Date Muffins
Big on flavor and short on work, these freezeable muffins feature orange and dates in a can’t be beat combo.
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Baklava – Phyllo at its Finest
Greek Baklava is famous for its cinnamon and sugar ground walnuts between layers of phyllo that are soaked in a rum and lemon sauce. Great make ahead dessert.
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Amazing Banoffee Pie Recipe
This no bake wonder consists of layers of vanilla wafer crust, caramel (an easier way to make it) bananas, chocolate mousse and coffee whipped cream. What’snot to like?
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Cuccidati Coffeecake
Vertical stripes of the fruit and nut filling in a yeast dough are topped with crumbs and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
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Meringue Shells
Delicate, crisp, snow white meringue shells can be filled with anything. They can be made weeks ahead if stored in an airtight container.
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Brie and Bacon Tart
The combination of brie, bacon and caramelized onions is hard to beat. Unlike a quiche, I have used a combination of low fat cottage cheese and plain yogurt as well as eggs for the liquid. This combination allows the flavors to come through since the cottage cheese/yogurt mix does not coat your tongue as does cream.
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Triple Lemon Cake
A show stopping Triple Lemon Cake will have everyone asking where you got it. The “filling” is on the outside of the French sponge cake, genoise. The crumbs on the outside are cake crumbled in the processor. To protect the “filling” from crusting over, meringue is piped on top.
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Coconut Cream Cake – The Perfect Easter Dessert
A delicate white chiffon cake filled to the brim with a coconut filled pastry cream and finished with whipped cream showered with coconut.
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Murbteig Pastry
German lemon shortbreads like no other topped with pieces of pecans and sugar cubes.
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Pithiviers made with Blitz Puff Pastry
A quickly made puff pastry turned into the French pastry, Pithiviers that is filled with pastry cream and is baked into a many layered beauty. It has the traditional swirled top and scalloped edge. Perfect anytime, anywhere.
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Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes
What could be better than an individual pineapple upside down cake to finish a festive brunch or dinner?
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Spirited Marble Cake
This All American Marble Cake couldn’t be easier to make and finish with its spiky buttercream.
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Goat Cheese Pesto Tart
This delightful tart features red and yellow peppers under the goat cheese filling highlighted with basil. To make it easier it can be frozen after baking.
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Easy PBJ Muffins – An Anytime Treat
What more can you say about a peanut butter muffin with jelly rippling througout?
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Spanakopita – A Spinach Pie from Greece
This famous Greek spinach and feta pie is easily made with phyllo. Check out the much easier way to use this delicate, paper thin pastry.
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