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Baked cookies with colorful sprinkles
Holiday Butter Cookies for Cookie Press Baked GoodsChristmasDessertsDessertsKids FavoritesRecipes
December 13, 2023

Holiday Butter Cookies for Cookie Press

These holiday butter cookies are a staple from our childhood Christmas season.  This recipe yields small festive cookies with rich buttery flavor and hint of almond. Specifically written for use with a cookie press, this recipe allows you to experiment with a variety of designs fit for many occasions.  We love them for Christmastime. Holiday Butter Cookie Ingredients For these cookies, all you will need is butter, sugar, one egg,…
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baked finnish bread on a baking pan, garnished with slivered almonds
Finnish Bread Baked GoodsBreakfastBrunchChristmasDessertsKids FavoritesRecipes
December 9, 2023

Finnish Bread

This is a delightfully rich and sweet Finnish style bread, and is a holiday staple from our childhood.  Our mom would make this bread for friends, neighbors, and our teachers as Christmas gifts, and of course she would always make some for us to enjoy over the holiday season.  We always enjoyed warmed up, with butter, for breakfast. Finnish Bread Ingredients For this delicious Finnish bread recipe, you will need…
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Captain Ric's shrimp appetizer prepared in a bowl
Captain Ric’s Marinated Party Shrimp Appetizer AppetizersHappy HourSeafoodThanksgiving
December 4, 2023

Captain Ric’s Marinated Party Shrimp Appetizer

This is a fresh, flavorful marinated shrimp appetizer fit for most any occasion or season.  We love making this for a happy hour with friends or as an appetizer before a celebration dinner. The Marinated Party Shrimp Appetizer Ingredients First, you will need 2 1/2 lbs of cooked, peeled and deveined shrimp.  For the mustard vinaigrette, you will need fresh parsley, diced shallots, tarragon vinegar, white wine vinegar, olive oil,…
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Christmas tree cookies decorated with icing and sprinkles on a round white plate
Gingerbread Cookies Baked GoodsChristmasDessertsDessertsKids FavoritesRecipes
December 4, 2023

Gingerbread Cookies

These gingerbread cookies are the perfect holiday treat and making them is a favorite tradition for our family.  Add frosting, sprinkles, and/ or candy decorations or they are delicious just plain as well.  Ingredients For Gingerbread Cookies From the pantry, you will need flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, dark brown sugar, and vanilla.  The spices in this recipe include ground ginger, cinnamon, ground cloves, and ground nutmeg.  In…
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coconut curry soup prepared in a bowl garnished with cilanttro.
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November 14, 2023

Gnarly Roots Top Ten Cozy Comfort Foods

Although the fall has us craving so many warm, savory dishes, here is our top ten cozy comfort foods that we have been cooking up right now.  Each of these is special in its own way for us....but all are perfect for crisp and cool fall days.  We hope you find something to try from our list! #1.  Tati Nichole's Coconut Curry Comfort Soup Everyone needs a go to comfort…
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Creamy Cauliflower Soup Cold Weather ComfysDinnerFall FavsLight MealsLunchSoupsSoups
November 5, 2023

Creamy Cauliflower Soup

One of our favorite end of summer, early fall recipes is this creamy cauliflower soup.  It is an attempt at replicating a delicious soup we had in Belize at a unique jungle resort, after our brother's wedding years ago.  Although we never got any chef's secrets while there, we think we came pretty close with the recipe we outline here. The Ingredients The base of this soup is of course,…
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Made Rite sandwich prepared on a plate, with a side of small pickles
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November 3, 2023

Maid Rite Sandwich

Where we come from, a ground beef sandwich with a flavorful sauce was called a Sloppy Joe.  Living in Colorado and influenced by our beloved Iowa neighbors (love ya'll!), I learned that the Maid Rite Sandwich is a Sloppy Joe, without the tomato base.  Both delicious, but since living in CO, our family has adopted a liking to this more Iowa style of sandwich. Although I cannot figure out why…
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baked mushroom chicken fresh out of the oven
Mastain Family Mushroom Chicken ChickenCold Weather ComfysDinnerKids FavoritesMain Dishes
October 28, 2023

Mastain Family Mushroom Chicken

This Mushroom Chicken is a cherished recipe from my husband's family, originally created by his grandmother decades ago.  The coziest of comfort foods which has many fond memories of family gatherings surrounding it. So special, that for years has been the chosen Christmas Eve dinner in the Mastain family.  We love enjoying this creamy, tender chicken on any cold fall or winter day, and smelling it cook slowly in the…
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Roasted Tomato Soup in a soup bowl, garnished with parmesan cheese
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October 28, 2023

Roasted Tomato Soup

This homemade roasted tomato soup is the perfect recipe for cold days.  The amazing flavor from fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic and basil makes it difficult to ever go back to the canned tomato soup I grew up on! This soup can be made simply or with added pasta like orzo or tortellini for a heartier dish. Either way, it is delicious and can be accompanied by your favorite grilled cheese…
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coconut curry soup prepared in a bowl garnished with cilanttro.
Tati Nichole’s Coconut Curry Comfort Soup ChickenCold Weather ComfysDinnerFall FavsLight MealsSoupsSoups
October 19, 2023

Tati Nichole’s Coconut Curry Comfort Soup

Everyone needs a go to comfort food, for cold days or on days when you are feeling under the weather.  Try this Coconut Curry Soup for a sweet and spicy flavored treasure that is light yet also fulfilling. This is our sister Nichole's personal favorite comfort food recipe, not to mention, her sworn remedy for the common cold. We hope you love it as much as we do. Coconut Curry…
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