Cookie Swap--December 7, 2017

Recipe Club celebrated the holidays with a cookie swap, just in time for the holiday baking rush! Take a look at all the delicious cookies!

White Chocolate Cranberry Pistachio Cookies

Traditional Italian Sesame Cookies

Peach Kolaches

Rolo Pecan Pretzels and Pecan Fingers

Mini Chip Snowball Cookies

Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

Almond Crunch Sugar Cookies

Chocolate-Dipped Creams

Chocolate Cherry Nuggets

Cranberry Cookies with Browned Butter Icing

Sugar Cookie Frosting

Cinnamon Squares

Double Espresso Biscotti

Peanut Blossoms

Quick Mix Spritz and Potato Chip Cookies

Cherry Cheesecake Cookies

Double Chocolate Cookies

Grandma's Magical Cookies

Swedish Butter Cookies

Cranberry Cookies

All of the cookies looked amazing in these cute containers for everyone to take home with them! Happy Holidays!

There were many great recipes shared and more to try next time! Getting hungry? Join us January 4 at 6:30pm at Franklin Public Library. The theme is America's Test Kitchen--Through popular magazines, books, TV shows, and their website, America’s Test Kitchen gives confidence to home cooks by testing and refining recipes for the best result. 

All you have to do to join is cook a dish from the monthly theme, and bring the dish and the recipe to the meeting! It's as easy as pie! See you soon!

Thanksgiving Practice--November 2, 2017

We were busy preparing for Thanksgiving at the last Recipe Club meeting! There were many delicious Thanksgiving dishes to try.

I made Crock Pot Cranberry Pecan Stuffing. I don't make stuffing to often, but this was a very tasty and easy side dish to throw together, and a great way to make stuffing without using your oven!

Karen whipped up a delicious Maple Pumpkin Cheesecake! Loaded with pumpkin and fall flavors, this would be a delicious Thanksgiving dessert.

Karen also brought Filled Dates. This is a super easy appetizer or even dessert to throw together, and only 5 ingredients--dates, cream cheese, honey, almond extract, and almonds!

Chris brought Cinnamon Sugar Pecans! A perfect blend of cinnamon and sugar and makes a perfect holiday snack or gift.

Chris also brought Cranberry Juice. A super easy punch to throw together with cranberry juice, orange juice and Sprite. It goes great with some cranberry ice cubes!

Mary brought a Jello Salad Mold. With cherry jello and cherry pie filling, this tasted like a cherry cheesecake. Yummy!

Mary also brought Swiss Vegetable Medley. This casserole is a good alternate recipe for green bean casserole. This is a good, creamy veggie casserole, and easy because you use frozen veggies.

Jenny brought Cauliflower Salad with Chermoula and Carrots. A delicious and healthy side dish full of cauliflower, carrots, and onions, with a refreshing dressing! A perfect side for a Thanksgiving meal.

Pat brought Acorn Squash. This is a very easy side dish and full of fall flavors!

Margene made Pumpkin Cookies, and this is an old family recipe that she has been using for years! It's a smooth, soft cookie full of pumpkin flavor a delicious frosting!

Margaret made Pecan Pie Bars. She tried a new recipe, and it turned out well! The middle was ooey and gooey and the crust tasted like a sugar cookie! 

Sue R. made Slow-Cooker Apple-Cranberry Dump Cake. With the words "slow-cooker" and "dump cake," this recipe is bound to be easy. And it was. Throw the fruit mixture in, toss it all together, and sprinkle the cinnamon and cake mix on top! Easy and delicious!

Sue R. also made a Slow-Cooker Apple Cranberry Sauce. There is a good balance between the sweet apples and tart cranberries!

Anna mixed-up a Holiday Fruit Salad. It's a recipe she has been using every year, and everyone expects her to bring to Thanksgiving! It's a refreshing salad to have on a Thanksgiving table!

Jennifer brought Cheesy Grits! It's her aunts recipe and a delicious home-style southern dish!

Rose Mary and Fred also brought a Wild Turkey Salad and a Pumpkin Streusel Bundt Cake. 

There were many great recipes shared and more to try next time! Getting hungry? Join us December 7 at 6:30pm at Franklin Public Library. The theme is Cookie Swap--Share your favorite holiday cookies and recipes! Please bring at least 4 dozen of your cookies. All you have to do to join is cook a dish from the monthly theme, and bring the dish and the recipe to the meeting! It's as easy as pie! See you soon!

Fall for Food--October 5, 2017

October features many fun and fabulous flavors! Pumpkins, apples, cinnamon, sweet potatoes, nutmeg, and much more! We focused on this theme for our October meeting of Recipe Club. We had lots of soups, stews, and chili!

Trudy made a moist and delicious Apple Fritter Bread. With cinnamon and apples, there are two quintessential fall flavors!

I made Chai Apple Butter. A scrumptious spread for bread or muffins, it has some essential Chai spice flavors--cardamum, cinnamon, and ginger. It was made easy by just throwing everything into a slow cooker.

Jan made the hearty Cowboy Stew. with beef, potatoes, onions, and beans, this is a filling dish for dinner on cold autumn nights! 

Karen brought Sweet Potato and Pear Soup. This soup has a perfect blend of sweet and savory with the apples and sweet potatoes. The white grape juice also adds some sweetness to this soup.

Holly made Pumpkin Caramel Cream Cheese Poke Cake. A perfect cake for the fall, and its loaded with pumpkin and spice and everything nice! Canned pumpkin and a boxed spice cake mix make this easy to whip up in a flash. 

Mary brought a Black Bean and Pumpkin Chili. It's a Taste of Home recipe that's good and hearty. Loaded with pumpkin and beans, this is a filling recipe for cold fall nights.

Margaret brought Party Meat Balls. These tasty appetizers are perfect for watching football in the fall, or for any parties! The sauce is easy to make by just combining grape jelly and chili sauce.

I'm getting used to having carrot cake at our meetings! Cherryl brought a delicious and moist Carrot Cake this time. It's easy to make and has the best cream cheese frosting.

Anna brought Zuppa Di Salsiccia Con Pasta E Cannellini (Sausage Soup with Pasta and Cannellini Beans). A warming soup with Italian flavor that uses cannelini beans and escarole for the greens. 

Christ brought Spiced Tea. With nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice, this iced tea is perfect for fall.

Pat brought an Apple Crisp. And it has an oatmeal topping, and is easy to make!

There were many great recipes shared and more to try next time! Getting hungry? Join us November 2 at 6:30pm at Franklin Public Library. The theme is Thanksgiving Practice--Practice making that one dish you bring to Thanksgiving, or try making a new recipe! All you have to do to join is cook a dish from the monthly theme, and bring the dish and the recipe to the meeting! It's as easy as pie! See you soon!