21 holiday easy Recipes

checkerboard or windowpane shaped pretzels, holiday m &m s plain chocolate candy (red & green), hugs chocolates, hershey chocolate kisses

hokkaido squash, diced (or other pumpkin), oil, cinnamon, cayenne pepper (if your cayenne is strong, go easy and reduce it), approx. 500 ml water, boiling

butter, softened, yellow cake mix, egg, red and green m &m s plain chocolate candy

your favorite apple cider, spiced rum, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla extract, almond extract

brewed coffee (instant is ok, too), rum or 1 oz rye whiskey, eggnog , to taste

ready-made pie crusts, cherry pie filling, egg, beaten, water

broccoli coleslaw mix, coleslaw dressing, sweet onion, chopped (optional), dried sweetened cranberries (or use ocean spray dried craisins), pistachio nuts (or to taste), salt and pepper

butter, mint extract, pure vanilla extract, butter flavor extract, powdered sugar (or a little more, as needed), water , drops as needed

dark brown sugar, honey, zest and juice of 1 orange, pumpkin pie spice, scrapes of fresh nutmeg , using a rasp, bone-in half spiral ham, fresh thyme, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

butter, sweetened condensed milk, semisweet chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, chopped pecans, raisins, vanilla extract

liquid egg substitute (you can use either better n eggs or allwhites), sugar, salt, low-fat milk, vanilla

cream cheese, softened, red onion, chopped, scallion, chopped, walnuts, chopped, crushed pineapple, drained and squeezed, parsley, walnuts, chopped

butter, sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground nutmeg, salt, eggnog flavoring or 1 tsp vanilla, eggnog or 1 1/4 cups half-and-half, sugar, unbleached all-purpose flour, nutmeg, eggnog, flavor (optional), butter, melted

all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, ground nutmeg (optional), eggs, eggnog, butter, melted

premade chocolate chip cookie dough, peanut butter cups or chocolate kisses (recommended: hershey s), muffin tin

beef brisket, onions, sliced, garlic cloves, finely chopped, vegetable oil, salt, pepper, paprika, beef stock, ketchup, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, soya sauce, mustard, hot sauce