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Gingerbread Waffles with whipped cream and bananas

Easy Gingerbread Waffles

Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Super Simple steps for cooking an awesome turkey

Simple “How to” Tips for Cooking a Turkey…and other great Thanksgiving Recipes

Easy Coconut Cream Pie

Coconut Cream Pie…My most favorite cream pie EVER!

A serving of Sarah's Salad in a bowl with a fork sitting on the rim on the left. The bowl is sitting on a cloth yellow and white dotted napkin. The text of the title is at the top and underneath the title are the words "One bite and you'll be hooked."

Sarah’s Salad

Amazingly flavorful snack that will keep you going back for seconds

Butterscotch and Milk Chocolate Puppy Chow

Jello Popcorn Balls

Jello Popcorn Balls with Mini Marshmallows

Lunch Lady Cafeteria Cinnamon Rolls

Three rows of Baked Lunch Lady Cafeteria Rolls for a total of nine rolls.

Lunch Lady Cafeteria Rolls {Step by Step Pictures and Instructions….NO MIXER NEEDED}

Three Simple Graham Cracker Ginger Bread Houses decorated with canning and icing sitting on upside down paper plates on a table with a red, green, and white plaid patterned table cloth.

Graham Cracker Gingerbread Houses and Royal Icing Recipe

Knockoff Swig Sugar Cookies

Homemade Toffee with Chocolate and Almonds

Homemade Toffee with Chocolate and Almonds

Merry Widow Caramels.....not sure where the name comes from but they sure are DELICIOUS!

Merry Widow Caramels

Andes Mint Chocolate Bundt Cake

Layered Christmas Jello Salad

Layered Christmas Jello Salad {TMH}

Rainbow Clusters {Five Minute Recipe}

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