Holiday recipes

Spicy salt and pepper shrimp makes an excellent appetizer or main course.

Make Almond Legend Cake every New Year's Eve for a fun tradition at your house. Somewhere hidden in the baked cake will be a single whole almond. Whoever gets the almond in their slice of cake, according to legend, will enjoy good fortune during the year

Great stuff

For making gingerbread houses

Very nice cake, especially for Christmas time!

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Try this different but tasty pasta salad made with mandarin oranges, pineapple and whipped topping.

When I was little my mom and dad had lots of parties especially at the holidays. With upwards of 70 people the easiest thing to serve was punch. This is Mom's concoction. The guys love it too. See Dreamsicle Punch too.

This buttery and moist Irish style coffee cake is so easy to make, and it always impresses everyone!

Dessert

This traditional bread served in Mexico celebrates the Epiphany! Usually hidden inside is a coin or toy baby and whoever finds it gets to make the tamales for Candelmas!

If you love pastries, you will adore this scrumptious snack that will have you reaching for more.