Christmas/20 recipes

Something quick, easy and tasty is always great for a busy week-night meal. This pasta with mushroom pea marinara sauce can be done within 20 minutes. It's loaded with yumminess and it's good for you.

Instead of letting the Gingerbread Man run away, these scrumptious cookies will make your kids run to the kitchen!

Old Pecan Street Pecan Pie recipe

These gluten-free (can be dairy free and nut free, see Notes) muffins are a great start to the day as they contain no refined sugars and instead provide slow release energy through their relatively high protein content. If you are diabetic, use stevia in place of maple syrup.

Crispy and crunchy. These snowballs are made with peanut butter, chunks of peanuts, raisins and puffed rice cereal. They are delicious treats for kids or grown-up :)

At Christmas time for sugar and spice these pfeffernusse are extra nice: try them once and you'll be delighted And so will the guests whom you've invited.

I tried this pumpkin pie last week, it turned out delicious. At Thanksgiving I will make this pumpkin pie for my family, I bet they will love it.

Celebrate Christmas with this gum drop filled German fruit cake that kids love.

Homemade pumpkin purée. Roasting and draining is the secret to a perfect pumpkin pie filling that will reach canned pumpkin consistency. Use sugar pumpkins instead of big pumpkins.

Kangaroo striploin tartlet served with sweet potato (or kumara) and Australian Bush Tomato jus.

Our best french toast recipe. Overnight caramel french toast with pecans. Prep the night before and it's ready to pop in the oven in the morning.

Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes recipe

What's for dessert at Christmas day? How about some homemade candy cane ice cream? It's made of low-fat milk, egg yolks and crushed candy cane. It's creamy and silky, crushed candy cane adds some crunch and minty sweetness. Don't have to pay high price for hagen daz, this is as good as hagen daz, and it's lower fat.

Keep enjoying the warmth of summer days with this colorful dish!

Instead of using any old turkey stuffing, try this scrumptious variation that will become your family's new favorite for Thanksgiving!

Chocolate Cream Rum Balls recipe