Novelty Holiday/Event Recipes

"We made these for my 6 year-old's "half-birthday" party at school. The concept is really easy but they are time consuming (the reason for the large amount of steps listed include the amounts of food coloring needed to dye the batter). The end result was worth it after the kids saw these and thought they were awesome. I didn't have the heart..."

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Ingredients: vanilla frosting, blue food coloring...

"Makes 1 - 3 quart casserole " Cheesy and delicious, this hash brown casserole has a crunchy topping. ""

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Ingredients: condensed cream of chicken soup, corn flakes cereal...

"This makes an excellent gift. Make sure you make some for yourself too though because it really smells wonderful. Please note, you need to use whole cloves. Ground cloves are much stronger and will definitely overwhelm the other scents. If you aren't a fan of cloves, feel free to leave them out entirely. I do sometimes."

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Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves...

"Sure to make your picnic a LOT more interesting or the Hempstead, TX Watermelon Festival! Here are three ways to achieve this dastardly deed. I prefer rum over vodka for this but champagne is nice too especially with the open and honest method. UPDATE: I tried this recently with Vanilla Vodka and OMG! It was FAB! BUT FIRST- Rinse the whole melon..."

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Ingredients: watermelon, coconut rum...

"Christmas candy - Two kinds of chocolate with peppermint chips. Yummy! So pretty, and great for gift giving. I have used chocolate bark (dark and white) with good results and it was less expensive, and hardens up beautifully"

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Ingredients: peppermint candies, white chocolate...

"This is my mom's recipe, it is quick & easy to make. tastes great as a salad or as dessert, color is very nice. Great for a large group, makes a huge bowl full."

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Ingredients: crushed pineapple, mayonnaise...

"This recipe has been in my family for years, and in my opinion is the best Italian Cream Cake! It's very moist and always gets lots of compliments!"

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Ingredients: coconut, cream cheese, eggs...

"This is from the copy cat Top Secret Recipes 2 by Todd Wilbur. I read the other recipes and tried them and they do not compare to this recipe. One was missing a key ingredient for texture- milk and others did not have the spices in proportion. This one tastes like Chili's Restaurant. Use the Hormel chili as it is part of the flavor equation. Serve..."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, hormel chili...

"Cadbury's Crunchie Bars are one of my favorite candy bars. They are also my dentist's favorite candy bar, because if I eat enough of these I keep him in business. This is a Nigella Lawson recipe, from her book How to Be a Domestic Goddess. She calls it cinder toffee, but for me it will always be the crunchy part of the Crunchy Bar."

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Ingredients: light corn syrup, sugar...

"Jello shots made with raspberry vodka by Smirnoff. NOT for Kids!"

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Ingredients: vodka, raspberry Jell-O gelatin...

"This recipe is posted by request, and was found on the net. No name was attached."

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Ingredients: dried oregano, boneless leg of lamb...