Scratch Made & Home Preserved
Here you will find all things Christmas! From the main dish right down to gift giving!
Now here’s a blast from the past! This is my mom’s cheese ball recipe and the cheese ball to end all cheese balls! My absolute fav! 8 oz Cream cheese 1 Jar Old English cheese spread 3 Shakes of liquid smoke 2 oz Dried beef, rinsed well and chopped 1 […]
You gotta love this cheese ball classic! A great Fall treat, I like to serve this on my charcutrie board for the appetizer portion on Thanksgivig Day. It is so loved! (If a cheese ball can be loved!) 8 oz Cracker Barrel sharp cheddar cheese, shredded 8 oz Philidelphia cream […]
These are the best meatballs and always remind me of my childhood! This is my mom’s recipe and is the recipe she is known for in the family, she is undoubtedly always asked to bring them to every get together! These festive meatballs will be a great addition to your […]
This basic mix is delicious, but you can jazz it up by adding crushed peppermints, mini chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, crushed toffee, crushed butterscotch candies, different flavored coffee creamers……. Great for gift giving or to keep in your cupboard at the ready! Ingredients and Variations Ingredients: Unsweetened cocoa powder, […]
This is my all time favorite drink mix for fall and winter! I give it as gifts every year in festive little holiday tins. Add a couple tablespoons to hot water, grate some fresh nutmeg over the top and take in some holiday spirit! You can also spike it with […]
A delicious gift giving idea and great for appetizers on the fly! Add to puff pastry as a little tarts with goat cheese…. Top a brie wheel and wrap in puff pastry for brie en croute…. Make sausage tarts with phyllo, maple sausage and this jam! **Disclaimer** This is NOT […]
A great gift giving idea for the holidays! Change it up and add candies….. crushed candy cane, chopped Andes mint, white chocolate chips, nuts, butterscotch, peanut butter cups….. Yields 1 quart jar (9×13 pan) 1 1/4 Cups all purpose flour 1 Tsp salt 1 Tsp baking powder 2 1/4 Cups […]
Layer this mix in a quart jar , decorate, add directions and Voila! A very festive homemade gift! Yields 1 quart mix 2 Cup s all purpose flour 1/2 Tsp baking soda 1 Tsp baking powder 1/2 Tsp salt 1 Tsp ground ginger 2 Tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 Tsp ground […]
This jam makes for easy, festive appetizers! Plus…it is a wonderful gift to give!! As beautiful as it is delicious. **Warning**Disclaimer** This is NOT an approved canning recipe! Can at your own risk. https://nchfp.uga.edu/ Please do your own research for safe canning. Yields 7 half pints 4 Medium sweet onions, […]
A great make ahead gift idea for the holiday’s! When plums are in season, you can make this up in a flash, its plum easy and delicious! Yields 5 half pints 3 lbs Plums, washed, pitted and chopped 2 Cups granulated sugar 6 Tbsp bottled lemon juice 1 Tsp ground […]