Try using cinnamon-raisin English muffins for this nutmeg-spiked French toast delight. The many little air pockets will fill up with batter, and your toast will be tender and rich. Dip the battered bread in sugar before frying, and serve with old-fashioned maple syrup.

Sinfully delicious and we have also made this with pistachio pudding and it is equally sinful.

This recipe makes a soft, chewy cookie that your family will gobble up in a hurry! There are only four ingredients and I have most of them in my pantry or refrigerator at all times -- no hunting for exotic ingredients! If chocolate is not your favorite, the recipe can be changed by using a lemon cake mix with the pudding in the mix. They are great also!

Tiny tart shells are fitted with rounds of prepared pastry. Then the sweet, buttery pecan filling is spooned in and the tarts baked until set. Pipe a whipped cream rosette onto each, and sprinkle with crushed pecans.

Everyone I have prepared this for absolutely loves it! A lovely mix of diced chicken breast, sweet or hot italian sausage, potatoes, and sliced hot cherry peppers combined with a white wine sauce, then served over a bed of angel hair pasta. The longer its cooked with the hot cherry peppers, the spicier it gets!

Your favorite pasta tossed with olive oil, lemon juice, basil and black pepper. Can be served hot or cold.

Tender filets fried with a fruity mushroom sauce. This is a great and quick change of pace from the usual. Top Sirloin can be substituted. Enjoy!

Chicken breasts slow cooked with a creamy white wine and mushroom mixture. This quick and easy recipe calls for just five main ingredients, yet is tasty enough to serve for company! My husband normally doesn't like chicken, yet asks for seconds whenever I prepare this. I spoon the sauce over the chicken and serve with rice or noodles.

Simple, straightforward and downright delicious, this slow-cooked pot of pork chops and sauerkraut hits the spot at the end of a chilly day.

You'll need a stocked spice rack for this sauce recipe! Spicy Italian sausage is simmered with red and white wine and a host of savory spices.

This recipe combines chicken breast, curry powder, rice, chopped apple, and cream for lovely, Indian-inspired soup. You will need about an hour to prepare this soup.

This is one of the best chocolate mousses I've ever tried. It's so creamy (o.k. probably extremely fattening but holiday calories never count, do they?)I personally make the mousse without any alcohol added. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings for an extra special effect.

Nice thick pork chops are butterflied and marinated in honey and Worcestershire sauce for four hours, and then they 're grilled. Serve with sweet potato salad and thick slices of fresh tomato.

This is your basic cup of hot chocolate, but with a kick! Everyone has their own way of making hot chocolate - do that, then just add a bit of butterscotch schnapps. Top with whipped cream if desired.

A simple and hearty ham and cheese breakfast casserole.

Good luck will be yours when you enjoy a warm bowl of this hearty, spicy soup on New Year's Day!

Nice thick pork chops are butterflied and marinated in honey and Worcestershire sauce for four hours, and then they 're grilled. Serve with sweet potato salad and thick slices of fresh tomato.

Cranraisins, those lovely, tart dried cranberries, add plenty of zing to this bread machine treat with hints of cinnamon and vanilla.

This cake has a sweet, rich flavor, and is easy to make.

These are my new personal favorites!

Can't stand those instant banana puddings. This one is old and authentic!

A simple stuffing mixture keeps quail moist and flavorful as it broils to perfection!

Easy and inexpensive, this recipe require a few basic ingredients and a few hours of your time to make delicious, traditional Mexican beans.

My grandmother used to make this every year for get-togethers. Who would've known that it was this easy?

Apples and Cheese pocketed inside moist chicken are perfectly complimented by a very rich egg-based sweet creme sauce. This recipe is elegant but uses simple ingredients, and easy on the pocketbook!