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Christmas Card & Menu 2012 (over 70 Recipe Links)

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My entire Christmas menu, with links to the recipes and more!

How to Host a Girlfriends Cookie Exchange

This is our Christmas card from 2010, oh how the kids have grown!

Great tips for a fun holiday cookie exchange!

Mama and Sue’s Microwave Divinity

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This old fashioned Divinity is simple to make!

Tiger Butter – and why I already have my Christmas

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Delicious peanut butter and chocolate bark makes great gifts!

Sugar and Spice Pecans

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Sugar and Spice Pecans – so easy to make at home!

Sweet Potato Creme Brûlée

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Add some decadence to your Thanksgiving table!

Easy Candied Sweet Potatoes

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Easy Candied Sweet Potatoes Ingredients29 oz. can sweet potatoes 1 cup sugar 1 stick butter or margarine 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon InstructionsPreheat oven to 350 degrees. Drain sweet potatoes and pour into oven proof casserole dish. Sprinkle sugar over sweet potatoes. Cut up butter and put on top. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Place in oven for 35-40 [...]

My Christmas Menu 2011 – and A Post For YOUR Christmas Wishes!

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Please leave your Christmas Wishes for the Southern Plate family in the comments section on this post! Thank you!  MERRY CHRISTMAS!  I hope you are having a wonderful holiday and I hope you all have an abundance of Christmas in your heart! I wanted to send you our Christmas card and share with you what [...]

Icebox Fruitcake

Icebox Fruitcake Ingredients1 box graham crackers (14.4 oz) 1 cup pecans 1 jar maraschino cherries (10 oz) 1 tablespoons cherry juice 1 cup raisins 1 cup shredded coconut, firmly packed 1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows 1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 oz) InstructionsFinely crush graham crackers and coarsely chop pecans and drained cherries. Combine all [...]

Big Old List Of Christmas Candies & Gift Mixes on Southern Plate

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  There are around 500 recipes so far on SouthernPlate.com so it can get a bit overwhelming at times. Today I thought I’d pick out a few of my Christmas Candy and Gift Mix posts to make your holidays a bit easier. Feel free to browse through the entire index of recipes on Southern Plate my [...]

Fruitcake Bar Cookies

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Dried fruit layered with cinnamon, brown sugar, and just enough flour and butter to hold it all together until it reaches your mouth!

Cranberry Crunch – and Ghosts of Thanksgiving Past

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My mother got this recipe from a lunch lady when she was little…

Faux Pecan Pie

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A welcome treat for your Thanksgiving, Christmas, or holiday dinner!

Homemade Turtles, Book Signing, and a Challenge for you!

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Homemade Turtles, Book Signing, and a Challenge for you! Ingredients1 package Rolos 1 bag square pretzels (the waffle weave ones, such as Snyders) Pecan Halves InstructionsOn an ungreased cookie sheet, place an unwrapped Rolo atop a pretzel. Repeat until you run out of Rolos or room on your cookie sheet. Place in a 350 degree [...]

Oreo Cookie Balls- 3 Ingredient Easy!

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Oreo Cookie Balls- 3 Ingredient Easy! Ingredients1 package Oreos (or generic) 1 brick cream cheese, softened (8 ounces) 1 package white almond bark InstructionsCrush cookies very fine either by using a food processor or by placing them in a sealed bag and crushing them with a mallet or rolling pin. Using an electric mixer, add [...]

Homemade Caramels -You’ll be spoiled!

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These homemade ones are far better than any caramel I’ve ever had in my life

Gifts From Your Kitchen

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Some of my fondest memories of Christmas as a child involve me in the kitchen with my Mama, mixing up candies and goodies to give as gifts to family and friends. Even folks who don’t enjoy cooking other times of the year are quick to crank out any number of goodies during the holidays. Nothing [...]

Old Fashioned Potato Candy

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This is an old fashioned candy recipe that I’ve received a lot of requests for. Mama said her Mama Reed used to make it around the holidays for all the kids.

Pecan Nougat Cookies

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Oh my goodness do I ever love these cookies!

Cherry Cream Cheese Pie

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I blame this pie almost entirely for my childhood weight issues – and man was it ever worth it!

Cheesecake Bar – Make Everyone Happy!

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Want a homemade dessert with surprisingly little effort that will please a crowd? A cheesecake bar and this super easy cheesecake recipe is the way to go!

Thanksgiving Menu Bonanza

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I’m so excited for the holidays to be here, a time where we all gather together and give thanks for all of the blessings in our lives. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season planned, too! I’ve compiled a list of recipe ideas to help you plan your Thanksgiving meal below. Of course we [...]

Cornbread Dressing (Easy & Moist!)

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Cornbread Dressing Ingredients3-4 Cups Shredded Turkey (can substitute chicken or omit entire) 2 cans cream of chicken soup 2 quarts cornbread 2 tablespoons dried sage 1 medium onion, chopped 2 hard boiled eggs, chopped 1/2 cup (one stick) margarine, melted 3-4 cups broth (from your turkey or canned)InstructionsSet aside one can cream of chicken soup [...]

Cinnabun, Chocolate, and Peanut Butter Fudge!

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 To view a full index of all of the recipes I’ve posted (about three hundred), click here. Thank you so much for visiting! Gratefully, Christy For me, the ultimate Christmas treat (besides anything and everything my mother makes) is fudge! Decadent, rich, and so good you’d best not make it too many other times of [...]

Microwave Chex Mix – And Little Virginia’s Letter

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This stuff is evil. Bad. Horrible. I cannot be left alone in the house with it ~takes a ragged breath and hangs her head in shame~ I love this stuff! Mama and Grandmama both have their own recipes for Chex mix but today I’m bringing you Mama’s because it is the quickest, easiest, and has [...]

Chocolate Velvet Cake With Cream Cheese Icing (And why you are a good Mama if your cake is ugly)

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Chocolate Velvet Cake With Cream Cheese Icing (And why you are a good Mama if your cake is ugly) Ingredients1 Box any flavor of chocolate cake mix (I use Duncan Hines) 1 Cup sour cream 1/2 Cup milk 1/4 Cup oil 3 eggs 1-2 tsp butter flavoring (can substitute vanilla) 1 cup chocolate chips 2 [...]

Frozen Cranberry Banana Salads

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(Originally posted July 10, 2008. Please see letter at bottom) Tea rooms in the south are a far cry from formalized locales where you sit up straight, sip hot tea, and nibble on a scone. In the south, our tea rooms have a relaxed and bright atmosphere. They are filled with smiling ladies gathered together [...]

Cut Out Cookies For Santa

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Throughout my childhood, this was our one must have cookie for Christmas. Mama would make a huge batch so we all had plenty to decorate. She cut them in shapes of trees, stars, and reindeer and each of us got our own platter full. She mixed up red, green, and yellow icing and always had [...]

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