Midwestern Holiday/Event Recipes

"These are wonderful! My cousin brought them as an appetizer for Thanksgiving dinner one year, and I got the recipe. I make them for work parties, and even quick snacks at home. You can always make more or less by using more or less cream cheese and crescent rolls! Trust me, these are excellent!"

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Ingredients: cream cheese, pepperoni...

"I almost didn't want to share this ribs recipe because this is one of the dishes that I make that keep my sons coming back home! These can be done with baby back or regular pork ribs. I have also made split chickens this way. The ribs are tender, moist and just slide off of the bone. I know that your family will love them just as much as my family..."

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Ingredients: hickory smoke salt, pork ribs...

"This is a very easy, "no mixer" bread to make. It is very moist and a little heavy type banana bread. The really important thing to remember is using all black bananas to get my same results. I always use 5 medium sized bananas and this recipe makes 2 loaves. Also, I've never used buttermilk, but sour milk instead..a little vinegar added to..."

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Ingredients: eggs, pecans, salt...

"You can make this sauce easily at home. From Copykat.com (http://www.copykat.com)"

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Ingredients: cumin, tomatoes and green chilies...

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Ingredients: cream, garlic, milk...

"We have all enjoyed these simple to make donuts. Now you can make them at home. From Copykat.com (http://www.copykat.com)"

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Ingredients: oil, refrigerated biscuits...

"This is the recipe for the original rice krispies treats squares...It never fails! Plus, it is a great way to use up a box of cereal! For best results, use fresh marshmallows. I have replaced the butter once with Mott's Healthy Baking butter or oil substitute (it was basically an unsweetened apple sauce) and they still turned out great!"

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Ingredients: margarine, marshmallows...

"It is a recipe I came up with by playing around and everyone loves them. I have them when I have barbecues or with a catfish or chicken fry!!! As far as taste it all blends in and is just awesome."

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Ingredients: pork and beans, onions...

"This goes together in a flash-and is really flexible for using ingredients on hand. You can either make this with noodles or dumplings, or leave them out. We like our soup salty, so adjust that to your taste."

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Ingredients: turkey broth, cream, noodles...

"In 1921, a German born clockmaker quit his well respected job to open a popcorn stand in Chicago’s Wicker Park District. The clockmaker’s typical fare was freshly popped popcorn drizzled with warm butter and sprinkled with salt; but his favorite, and most beloved popcorn, was his caramel coated popcorn. The recipe he used to make it was given to him..."

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Ingredients: margarine, salt, vanilla...

"This recipe makes delicious little fudge squares that would be excellent on a holiday cookie tray. They are SWEET but really flavorful. Perfect as small squares. If you like Chocolate and Cherries this recipe is for you. The candy bar was originally called Cherry Chase, and then Cherry Chaser, before becoming known as Cherry Mash. It can be found throughout..."

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Ingredients: chocolate chips, evaporated milk...