NYE dessert suggestion: a bowl of fancy vanilla bean ice cream and a few slices of this stuff - which, as a bonus, are extremely easy to make and respectably inexpensive.
SWEETS
Caramel & Chocolate-Covered Apples
If you're feeling a little crafty this year and looking to save money (or in search of a unique hostess gift for your holiday parties), these apples can be individually wrapped in cellophane and tied with a ribbon for simple, pretty gifts.
Mom’s Pumpkin Pie
Do you know, I don't even like pumpkin pie? And yet this one...this one I like.
Sugared Cranberries
Making a few batches of these is a holiday tradition for me, because they're easy, they're delicious, and the potential uses are endless.
Orange-Poppyseed Loaf Cake with Chocolate-Chip Glaze
In junior high, our science teacher had a habit of bringing in cookies and cakes to...well, to bribe us with. Little Debbies (ooh) were popular, but we really knew something was up when the Big Guns came out: those foil-covered chocolate "oranges"...