Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

Thumbprint Cookies (Gluten Free)

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Christmas cookies!!!! So many good ones to choose from!! Thumbprint cookies have been on my list for a few years. This classic cookie has easily become one of our new favorites.  Buttery, melt-in-your mouth sugar cookie that has a center of fruit preserves baked right in. The center is fruity, sticky, and jam-y. So good! I used raspberry and apricot fruit preserves for my cookies. You could use any flavor of fruit preserves or jam that you like. Thumbprint cookies, or … [Read more...]

Apple Pie Parfaits (No Bake)

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Thanksgiving day is next week! Are you ready?! Whenever I think of Thanksgiving desserts I think of apple pie and pumpkin pie, my two favorites! Sometimes, you just want the flavor and vibes of apple pie, but don't want all the work of making apple pie, right?!  I feel ya! Which is exactly why I thought of these apple pie parfaits!!! They have huge nod to apple pie, without nearly as much work. Plus, they are served in a glass, or parfait dish. How fun is that?! They're … [Read more...]

Easy Cranberry Relish

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A few years ago I shared a recipe for my favorite cranberry sauce that my Aunt has made for years! It's a Thanksgiving, or Christmas side dish I look forward to all year round, it's so good! But, my Mom made this tasty cranberry relish for our immediate family for years as well. It's so dang easy that I often got the job of making it as a kid. This cranberry relish is a fun alternative to a more traditional cranberry sauce. It's fresh, bright, tart, and sweet, and super crunchy. It's also … [Read more...]

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies

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Are you ready for this?!?! PUMPKIN SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES!!! Sorry to yell at you, but these cuties are not to be missed. Also, I am a little excited about this recipe!!! You know snickerdoodle cookies, right?! Basically, they're sugar cookies that are rolled in a cinnamon sugar mixture. They have a delightful soft center, that has crunchy cinnamon sugar on the outside. They're so, so good! I even included them in  my three Christmas cookies, from one simple dough, last … [Read more...]