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Jalapeno Crab Bites

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Holiday season is all about parties! We always host a big family party on Christmas Day and have lots of appetizers and finger food for everyone to eat until Christmas dinner. This year one of the appetizers I am planning to make is these Jalapeno Crab Bites, a delicious party food.

I like to have a large variety of food for our Christmas Day, because it is one of those days many people don’t each much for breakfast! The excitement of presents means breakfast tends to be rushed, if it is eaten at all. Everyone in my family loves seafood, so I try to include some every year. A few years ago I made a squid appetizer, and that was not a big hit, so I figured I’d stick to something more traditional this year and make crab cake bites. This recipe uses Tabasco Green Jalapeno sauce to enhance the flavor of the crab meat.

Pecan Tassies

Pecan Tassies are one of my favorite cookies, for Christmas or anytime of the year. They are like eating mini pecan pies, with a rich buttery crust, brown sugar and crunchy pecans. They are easy to make too, and much less intimidating to make than a pie. Instead of rolling out the dough in a big pie pan you simple press little balls of dough into a mini-muffin tin, and fill them with pecans and topping.

Orange Fanta Trifle for Halloween

Halloween Snack Pack Pudding Cupcakes

SNICKERS Pretzel Snack – Football Fun

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Football season is just about underway! Whether it is a club, college, high school or professional teams are practicing and getting ready for another exciting season. My family loves to watch football. This year we are making an effort to see more games in person, instead of just watching on TV, and we are planning to attend our first game this week. Of course football also means snacks, so to go along with our first game of the season I created this portable SNICKERS Pretzel Snack with cute little football bags.

A New Twist on Cincinnati Chili

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My family and I love pasta, but sadly it isn’t always a healthy choice for dinners. Lately we have been trying to cut back on the amount of refined carbs we eat, and one great way to do that is to replace pasta with “noodles” made from a healthy vegetable like squash. I recently made the replacement in one of my favorite pasta dishes, the classic Cincinnati Chili.

It tasted pretty good with zucchini noodles, and then I didn’t feel guilty about adding a decent amount of cheese on top! To make the noodles I used the Veggetti, a new kitchen tool I was recently asked to review. This is a simple little device that is designed to quickly turn vegetables into healthy spaghetti.

Halloween Chocolate Covered Oreos

Hershey’s Halloween – Reese’s Cupcake Recipe

Comfort Meals for Fall – Slower Cooker French Dip

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As the weather gets colder it is nice to make some traditional comfort foods.Â To help out eMeals.com has put together a whole selection of bonus recipes for comfort foods.Â Some of the recipes included are Pizza Casserole, Loaded Potato Soup and Slow Cooker Buffalo Chili.Â These recipes are free to all current subscribers and available as a special bonus to new members.Â I think this one is my favorite, French Dip made in a slow cooker.Â It is so nice to have dinner waiting in the slow cooker when I get home after a busy day!

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