Happy New Year 2026 – Slow Cooker Pork Roast & Sauerkraut
May the coming year bring you the strength to overcome challenges, the courage to chase your dreams, and the love that enriches your life. Happy New Year! Today I will be making my Slow Cooker Pork Roast & Sauerkraut. Slow Cooker Pork Roast & Sauerkraut http://www.InDianesKitchen.com
Did You Know – New Year’s Pretzel History & Recipe
My mom always bought New Year’s Pretzels. We had a wonderful bakery that made them but they have closed. Popular in German-American communities like Pittsburgh and Sandusky, Ohio. ORIGINS & MEANING GERMAN ROOTS: The tradition comes from German immigrants, linking to the pretzels historical ties to religious observance and blessings. SYMBOLISM: The pretzels twisted shape signifies arms folded in […]
Easy New Year’s Eve Drinks
Here are six of my favorite drinks for the holidays, adult and children. I carried on with my second year tradition of serving Strawberry Boba Bubble Tea for Christmas which made my daughter and grandchildren very happy. For New Year’s Eve I will have Mimosa’s. Our family is not big drinkers but I do enjoy these simple yet festive drinks. […]
Merry Christmas – 2025
Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed Christmas. http://www.InDianesKitchen.com
Did You Know-German Chocolate Cake
When I hear German Chocolate Cake, I think of a recipe from Germany. However, this is not the case. German Chocolate Cake is an American invention from Texas, named not for the country, but for Samuel German, an American baker who created the sweet baking chocolate used in the recipe for Baker’s Chocolate Company in 1852. The cake gained […]
Christmas Cookies, Fudge, Chocolate Covered Pretzels & Peanut Brittle
Christmas is only five days away. If you need a last minute sweet there are 15 below. Both microwave fudge and the microwave peanut brittle are super quick, easy and delicious! Hershey’s Chewy Brownie Cookies Buckeye Candy Snickerdoodle Cookies Microwave Peanut Butter Fudge Homemade Chocolate Fudge Chocolate Covered Pretzels Hershey’s Deep Dark Chocolate Cookies Christmas Cut […]
Did You Know – Largest Gingerbread House
Guinness Worl Record The largest gingerbread house in the world came in at 35.8 million calories. It covered an area of 2,520 square feet, or nearly the size of a tennis court. It was approximately 60 feet long, 42 feet wide, 20 feet high and 39,201 cubic feet. The gingerbread house was built in Bryan Texas, 90 miles northwest of […]
Ten Christmas Cookies And Candy Recipes
My Christmas cookies and candy are the same kind every year. I am reposting some of them in case you missed them in previous years. No Bake Chocolate Covered Oreo Cookie Balls Buckeye Candy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Ultimate M&M Cookie Recipe with Chocolate Chips Peanut Butter Cookies With Chocolate Stars Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies Christmas Pretzel Hugs […]
Did You Know – Nutmeg & Mace
Nutmeg is a seed kernel of the evergreen Myristica. It can be a spice when ground from the seed. The nutmeg fruit resembles a peach or apricot. It splits open when ripe to reveal a reddish, lacy outer layer called mace, which covers a hard shell. The nutmeg spice is the seed found inside this shell. Mace is a separate spice […]
Libby’s Famous Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Who doesn’t love pie at Christmas time? Libby’s has my favorite pie recipe that I have made for decades. This can be made the day before which saves on that rush on Christmas morning, especially if you have kids. In a large bowl add the pumpkin. In a small bowl combine the sugar, ground cinnamon, salt, ground ginger and ground […]