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Cranberry Salsa over Cream Cheese

December 30, 2023 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

This Cranberry Salsa over Cream Cheese is one of my favorite appetizers to bring to parties and gatherings this time of year. I love the beautiful vibrant color of this cranberry salsa and the flavor is out of this world! The tartness of fresh cranberries with the spicy jalapeño is offset perfectly with the velvety whipped cream cheese, resulting in a seriously tasty appetizer. The

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Filed Under: Cilantro, Cranberries, Cream Cheese, Dips & Spreads, Gluten Free Tagged With: appetizer, cranberries, cream cheese, dip, gluten free, slasa

Eggnog Bundt Cake with Browned Butter Glaze

December 22, 2023 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

I have one more wonderful Christmas recipe to share with. This Eggnog Bundt Cake with Browned Butter Glaze is seriously wonderful. If you are a fan of eggnog, you are going to love this dessert. Even if eggnog is not your favorite beverage, I still think you will enjoy this cake. I am actually not a huge eggnog fan, except for this homemade one served over vanilla bean ice cream that we have

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Filed Under: Cake, Christmas Tagged With: bundt cake, cake, Christmas, dessert, eggnog

Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins

December 18, 2023 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 1 Comment

My husband always talks about some Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins that I used to make for him when we were teenagers (we were High School sweethearts). He loved those muffins and while I do remember making them, sadly, I no longer had the recipe. I had to try a lot of recipes to find one that lived up to the ones we remembered, but finally I found it! We both agree that this Applesauce Oatmeal

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Muffins Tagged With: applesauce, breakfast, muffins, oatmeal

No Bake Reindeer Cookies

December 16, 2023 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

These no bake Reindeer cookies are such a fun and easy Christmas treat. Did you know that I am preschool teacher? I teach a 3 year old class and I love it so much. I make these every year for my darling preschoolers and they think they are so cool. It doesn't take much to delight this age. They are the sweetest! What you will need for No Bake Reindeer Cookies

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Filed Under: Christmas, Cookies Tagged With: Christmas cookies, no bake, peanut butter

Cranberry Bliss Bars (Starbucks Knockoff)

December 13, 2023 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + Leave a Comment

Every time I walk into my local Target, I pass a sign advertising Cranberry Bliss Bars sold at the Starbucks counter inside. The picture looks so good and I hear people talk about them all the time. One day I decided I needed to try one for myself and wow!! They definitely lived up to all the hype and of course I decided to figure out how to make them at home. That is how Cranberry Bliss Bars

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Filed Under: Bars, Christmas, copycat, Cranberries, Cream Cheese, Orange Tagged With: Christmas cookies, cookie bars, cranberry, cream cheese, dessert, orange

Hot Chocolate Cookies

December 11, 2023 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 11 Comments

Do you participate in a Christmas Cookie Exchange? If I was going to one, I would bring these Hot Chocolate Cookies! They are super cute and everyone LOVES them! My Mom and sisters who live in Utah do one every year and I am always so sad to be missing out. I tell myself I will host one here in Tennessee but sadly, I have not done it yet. December just gets so busy and I forget to actually

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Filed Under: Chocolate, Christmas, Cookies Tagged With: chocolate, Christmas cookies, cookie, dessert, marshmallow

Eggnog Muffins

December 9, 2023 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 6 Comments

(This post was originally shared in 2013, but updated with new pictures in 2023--enjoy!) I love this time of year with all the twinkling lights, yummy food and awesome Christmas music that is constantly on repeat in our house!  Yesterday I made these eggnog muffins and my family LOVED them! They were amazing--melt in your mouth good!  I think they would be perfect for Christmas

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Filed Under: Christmas, Melanie, Muffins Tagged With: Christmas, eggnog, muffins

Bubble Bread (or Monkey Bread)

December 8, 2023 by Mel and Boys Kitchen + 5 Comments

My cute daughter in law Makinlee makes this wonderful Bubble Bread (or Monkey Bread) whenever we are all together and everyone LOVES it. You may know it as 'Monkey Bread'. It is sometimes made with canned biscuit dough, but I like this version with roll dough so much better. Makinlee always uses frozen Rhodes Rolls dough. Here in Tennessee I find them in the freezer section at Walmart. You

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Filed Under: Breakfast & Brunch, Other, Rolls Tagged With: bread, breakfast, Brunch, bubble bread, Christmas bread, monkey bread

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Hi! I’m Melanie, a Wife, Mother and now a Grandma (Mimi)!  My goal is to help YOU gather your family and friends together, one great recipe at a time!

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I developed my love of cooking at an early age “helping” my Mom bake cookies, make dinner, and knead bread. She had quite the well of patience! She is the one that taught me about measurements, leavening agents, egg-washes, the basic white sauce, and numerous other mysteries of the kitchen!  I cherish the memories I have of learning to cook at her side. Thank you Mom! You instilled in me a respect for work as well as a joy in creating delicious things. I love you! xoxo

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