Jolene's Recipe Journal

It's the last Muffin Monday of 2024 and I'm wrapping things up with Cranberry Eggnog Muffins from my fellow New Englander and Taste of Home Community Cook Nancy Mock!

  Cake mix cookies are simple to make and you can dress them up in so many ways! This Hot Cocoa version features a Triple Chocolate Fudge mix and  Nestle Hot Cocoa and Marshmallow morsels. 

Z is for Ziti! This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet.  It  can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter.

We're wrapping up Christmas Cookies Week and I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have! Today I'm sharing Chocolate Mint Thumbprints, a festive and tasty recipe that I found on the Betty Crocker site.

While I was searching for eggnog cookie recipes, these Nutmeg Cookies with Rum Icing from King Arthur Baking Company kept popping up. Since not everyone can get eggnog I decided to give these a try.

It's been a year since I first attempted making biscotti at home and now I'm hooked! I've made eggnog , lavender & cardamom and even pumpkin seed cranberry .  After searching through dozens of recipes I decided on these Snickerdoodle Biscotti.

Y is for Yeast! This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet.  It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter.

Looking through past recipes I realized that I use lemon and orange a lot but not very much lime.  I searched the Taste of Home site and decided to give these Lime and Dried Cherry Shortbread a try.

Welcome to #ChristmasCookiesWeek!   We will be sharing delicious recipes all week long in celebration of the holiday season. Bloggers from across the country have joined forces to share some of their favorite recipes for your cookie trays and dessert tables.

X is for Xavier Soup! This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet.  It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter. When I signed up for the challenge this was the letter that I constantly was turning over in my head. I did a lot of internet research and found a recipe for Xavier Soup that is made to celebrate the Feast of St. Xavier on December the 3rd. It essentially is a dumpling soup with a clear broth. This was my first time making dumplings. You start by combining flour, heavy cream, butter and Parmesan cheese in a pot. Over low heat, work the ingredients together until it forms a dough. Beat the salt, pepper, nutmeg, eggs and parsley together in a small bowl and then add it to the pot. I flattened the flour dough out and then made sort of a well in the center to lessen the chance of scrambling the eggs before I ...

W is for Whole Wheat Waffles! This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet.  It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter. I cannot believe how fast this year is gone and that we are up to W already! This one was an easy choice for me because I love waffles. I've not always had great luck with whole wheat recipes, but this one came from the King Arthur Baking Company website so I figured it was a good bet. While you make the batter, preheat your waffle iron.  Combine together whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl.  In another bowl, whisk together milk, one egg and melted butter.  I deviated from the recipe a bit and added some pure vanilla extract at this point as well.  You don't want to go nuts getting out every single lump. Small ones are okay.  Overworking the batter le...

I am a big fan of potatoes in all the forms, baked, fried, hashbrowns, tater tots, roasted, grilled, gnocchi. They are a constant presence on our table and I'm always looking for a new way to add them to the menu. I found the recipe for Herbed Garlic Potatoes on the Taste of Home website, and I picked up a bag of the Little Potato Co. Little Trios, which are baby red, purple and gold potatoes.

Though I'm a big vegetable lover I live with two people who have limited favorites, corn, green beans and carrots. I always have a few of the steam in bag variety in the freezer at all times. They're quick to make and easily dressed up with a compound butter or glaze.

We're pretty basic when it comes to side dishes but during the holidays I try and step it up a little bit. Usually I take something that we normally like and just elevate it a touch.  We do lots of bread and rolls so a step up would be these Easy Popovers.

V is for Vanilla Bean Paste! This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet.  It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter.

Whether you're taking your little ghosts and goblins trick or treating, leaf peeping or sitting around the fire pit, nothing hits the spot like warm apple cider. 

There are lots of spins on mummy themed treats out there and they've always been a hit here. This time around I'm doing something with a bit more of a kick to them, Mummy Jalapeno Poppers from Taste of Home.

Welcome to Halloween Treats Week, a yearly blogging event that is hosted by Angie from  Big Bear’s Wife  . This spooky event is an online, week-long event that is filled with some frightfully fun treats and recipes from some fantastic Halloween loving bloggers!

U is for Utah Buttermilk Scones! This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet.  It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter.

  Fall is my favorite time of year and one of the best days is when I see the message from the local orchard that the Honeycrisp are ready! When I chose my recipe for this month's Muffin Monday I knew it would be something with apples.

T is for Taco and Taters! This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet.  It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter.

  S is for Summer Squash Salad! This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet.  It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter.

I'm a huge biscotti fan and I thought it would be fun to try a fall flavored variety. I searched Taste of Home and found these Pumpkin Seed Cranberry Biscotti.

  I think pears are one of the more underrated fall flavors. I'm personally a big fan and I was very excited to find this salad on the Taste of Home website that showcased them.

Sometimes I make things and wonder if it's even really worth doing a post.  But then some of these things turn out to be so delicious that I feel like it would be a shame if I didn't share them with you.