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Save your garden’s bounty by freezing herbs in butter or olive oil. Easy, practical tips to keep herbs flavorful and ready for cooking anytime! Save your garden’s bounty by freezing herbs in butter or olive oil. Easy, practical tips to keep herbs flavorful and ready for cooking anytime!

If you are growing fresh herbs in your garden, or you know someone who is willing to share their fresh herbs with you, freezing them is a great way to preserve them to enjoy them all winter. These tips will teach you easily how to freeze herbs in butter or olive oil for later use.…

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Valentine's Day Jello recipes Valentine's Day Jello recipes

This Valentine’s Day, surprise your family with a special Valentine’s Day dinner. Here are recipes for four red Jello recipes for Valentine’s Day that will be a great accompaniment to any holiday meal. Enjoy!   Cherry Jello Dessert 1 6-oz. pkg. cherry Jello 1 c. boiling water 1 can pie cherry filling 1 can (20…

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cranberry orange swirl cookie recipe cranberry orange swirl cookie recipe

I’m almost done with my Christmas baking this year. I still need to make some of my favorite cranberry orange pound cake, but I also decided to try this recipe I found for cranberry orange swirl cookies. My son tasted them, and he said that they taste like bite sized pieces of cranberry orange bread.…

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Easy recipe for peppermint meltaway cookies. Easy recipe for peppermint meltaway cookies.

These peppermint meltaway cookies are a delicious old-fashioned peppermint cookie recipe that is great for Christmas gift giving. Store them in the freezer and give them as gifts during the holidays. They really do melt in your mouth! Peppermint Meltaway Cookies Ingredients: 1 c. butter, softened 1/2 c. powdered sugar 1/2 tsp. peppermint extract 1…

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Easy recipe for pecan pie cookies. One of my favorite easy cookie recipes for the holidays. Christmas baking can be fun and easy too! Easy recipe for pecan pie cookies. One of my favorite easy cookie recipes for the holidays. Christmas baking can be fun and easy too!

I’m not a huge fan of pecan pie, but these pecan pie cookies intrigued me. They are so cute! It only took one bite to win me over, they are really good. And if you like pecan pie you’ll really love these bite-sized pecan pie treats. The brown sugar in these cookies give them a…

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