Guide to Home Cooking

From Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, your Guide to Home Cooking 'Tis the season for baking holiday cookies! Drop into the Krazy Kitchen to catch up on the latest food product recalls (enchiladas, anyone?) and grab new recipes. Have a great week!

Snowflake Sugar Cookies Recipe There's nothing like an iced sugar cookie for the holidays, and this recipe doesn't disappoint. The dough works perfectly for all cut-out shapes, and the buttery flavor can't be beat. The royal icing method provides a thicker icing for outlining as well as a thinner version for filling in spaces. Color the icing, if you wish, and indulge in your favorite decorations. The cookie dough is perfect for any cookie-cutter shape for any occasion throughout the year, so don't wait until the holidays. Become a child again and treat these yummy cookies as your coloring book…Read More

Skillet Chili Mac Recipe Just say no to those boxed helper mixes. They can be convenient, but try reading the ingredients list. It's just as easy to make your own at home. This version will stretch that pound of hamburger even farther, and it's much better for you. You probably stock most of these ingredients already. The canned items are handy to use, but if you have leftover homemade ingredients, go for it!..Read More

Cream Cheese Cookies Recipe This dough works well with the cookie press to make cookies for the holidays or any special occasion. The cream cheese adds a richness to the flavor. The dough may be divided into portions to make multiple colors of cookies, adding the food coloring last…Read More

Cinnamon Swirl Raisin Bread Recipe There's nothing like hot bread from the oven, but cinnamon raisin bread can send me into a swoon! This method saves preparation time by mixing the yeast in with the dry ingredients, so the first rising goes faster than usual. The raisins are kneaded in after the first rising, then the cinnamon sugar is rolled into the dough to form the center swirl…Read More