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Old Fashioned Hard Candy Recipe - Home made hard candy is a great gift idea! Use different colors and flavorings to match the season.

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Old Fashioned Hard Candy

Home made hard candy is a great gift idea! Use different colors and flavorings to match the season.

By YVETTE MOORE

Chef John's Apple Butter Recipe and Video - After just minutes of prep, apples are slow cooked all day with sugars and spices, filling your house with an amazing aroma and producing an incredibly concentrated apple butter.

Chef John's Apple Butter

After just minutes of prep, apples are slow cooked all day with sugars and spices, filling your house with an amazing aroma and producing an incredibly concentrated apple butter.

By Chef John

Apple Cobbler Crisp Recipe - A cross between a crisp and a cobbler, this quick and easy dessert is made with fresh McIntosh apples and is great for casual entertaining.

Apple Cobbler Crisp

A cross between a crisp and a cobbler, this quick and easy dessert is made with fresh McIntosh apples and is great for casual entertaining.

By optimusprime

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Pumpkin Waffles with Apple Cider Syrup Recipe - These waffles contain two of our favorite seasonal flavors: pumpkin and apple cider.

Pumpkin Waffles with Apple Cider Syrup

These waffles contain two of our favorite seasonal flavors: pumpkin and apple cider.

By JEANETTE B

A Scotsman's Shepherd Pie Recipe and Video - This shepherd's pie is made with sharp Cheddar cheese, smoked paprika, stewed tomatoes, and lamb. Use smoked Cheddar, if you have it.

A Scotsman's Shepherd Pie

This shepherd's pie is made with sharp Cheddar cheese, smoked paprika, stewed tomatoes, and lamb. Use smoked Cheddar, if you have it.

By Larry Short

Best Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce Recipe and Video - A beloved recipe for bread pudding, rich with milk and eggs, and chock-full of raisins, was found tucked away in a family Bible for safekeeping. It has a smooth vanilla sauce for serving warm over the pudding, too.

Best Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce

A beloved recipe for bread pudding, rich with milk and eggs, and chock-full of raisins, was found tucked away in a family Bible for safekeeping. It has a smooth vanilla sauce for serving warm over the pudding, too.

By Gail Cobile

Chopped Brussels Sprout Salad Recipe and Video - You'll love raw Brussels sprouts once you try them in a salad with cranberries, nuts, seeds, and apples in a light vinaigrette.

Chopped Brussels Sprout Salad

You'll love raw Brussels sprouts once you try them in a salad with cranberries, nuts, seeds, and apples in a light vinaigrette.

By Ann Freele

Wazzu Tailgate Chili Recipe - This simple chili is full of flavor and plenty spicy. It's best when made the day before, refrigerated overnight, then reheated right before the big game.

Wazzu Tailgate Chili

This simple chili is full of flavor and plenty spicy. It's best when made the day before, refrigerated overnight, then reheated right before the big game.

By GStorment

Apple Harvest Pound Cake with Caramel Glaze Recipe and Video - Apples and walnuts are folded into a cinnamon-spiced cake. This is a fantastic Bundt cake that my grandmother used to make for Thanksgiving. It has been a family favorite for years!

Apple Harvest Pound Cake with Caramel Glaze

Apples and walnuts are folded into a cinnamon-spiced cake. This is a fantastic Bundt cake that my grandmother used to make for Thanksgiving. It has been a family favorite for years!

By DaniBanani

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe and Video - Crisp edges, chewy middles, and so, so easy to make. Try this wildly-popular chocolate chip cookie recipe for yourself.

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Crisp edges, chewy middles, and so, so easy to make. Try this wildly-popular chocolate chip cookie recipe for yourself.

By Dora

Fluffy Pancakes Recipe and Video - Tall, fluffy pancakes make the best breakfast, especially when there's plenty of butter and syrup. Make it extra special with berries and whipped cream!

Fluffy Pancakes

Tall, fluffy pancakes make the best breakfast, especially when there's plenty of butter and syrup. Make it extra special with berries and whipped cream!

By kris

Good Old Fashioned Pancakes Recipe and Video - Make delicious, fluffy pancakes from scratch. This recipe uses 7 ingredients you probably already have.

Good Old Fashioned Pancakes

Make delicious, fluffy pancakes from scratch. This recipe uses 7 ingredients you probably already have.

By dakota kelly

Banana Banana Bread Recipe and Video - This banana bread recipe is moist and delicious, with loads of banana flavor. It's wonderful toasted!

Banana Banana Bread

This banana bread recipe is moist and delicious, with loads of banana flavor. It's wonderful toasted!

By Shelley Albeluhn

Apple Pie by Grandma Ople Recipe and Video - A unique and popular recipe. Sliced apples under a lattice crust get bathed with a sweet buttery sauce before baking.

Apple Pie by Grandma Ople

A unique and popular recipe. Sliced apples under a lattice crust get bathed with a sweet buttery sauce before baking.

By MOSHASMAMA

Banana Crumb Muffins Recipe and Video - A basic banana muffin is made extraordinary with a brown sugar crumb topping that will melt in your mouth.

Banana Crumb Muffins

A basic banana muffin is made extraordinary with a brown sugar crumb topping that will melt in your mouth.

By Lisa K

Best Brownies Recipe and Video - Cakey on the outside and fudgy in the middle, this easy brownie recipe really is the best! Done in an hour.

Best Brownies

Cakey on the outside and fudgy in the middle, this easy brownie recipe really is the best! Done in an hour.

By Angie

Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe and Video - Make bakery-style chocolate chip cookies with these tips.

Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie

Make bakery-style chocolate chip cookies with these tips.

By ELIZABETHBH

Award Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe and Video - Here's an Allrecipes classic and much-loved chocolate chip cookie recipe that uses instant pudding mix in the batter.

Award Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here's an Allrecipes classic and much-loved chocolate chip cookie recipe that uses instant pudding mix in the batter.

By Debbi Borsick

The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies Recipe and Video - Perfect for decorating! These classic sugar cookies are great for cookie-cutting and decorating during the holidays or anytime you feel festive.

The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

Perfect for decorating! These classic sugar cookies are great for cookie-cutting and decorating during the holidays or anytime you feel festive.

By J. Saunders

Mom's Zucchini Bread Recipe and Video - A moist and delicious zucchini bread flavored with walnuts and cinnamon. Easy to bake and freeze, this recipe makes two loaves.

Mom's Zucchini Bread

A moist and delicious zucchini bread flavored with walnuts and cinnamon. Easy to bake and freeze, this recipe makes two loaves.

By v monte

Baked Ziti I Recipe and Video - Spaghetti sauce and three kinds of Italian cheeses make a surprisingly quick and budget-friendly baked ziti that's perfect for a weeknight meal.

Baked Ziti I

Spaghetti sauce and three kinds of Italian cheeses make a surprisingly quick and budget-friendly baked ziti that's perfect for a weeknight meal.

By Colleen B. Smith

Janet's Rich Banana Bread Recipe and Video - Sour cream guarantees a moist and tender loaf. And bananas are sliced instead of mashed in this recipe, giving a concentrated banana taste in every bite.

Janet's Rich Banana Bread

Sour cream guarantees a moist and tender loaf. And bananas are sliced instead of mashed in this recipe, giving a concentrated banana taste in every bite.

By vjonsson

Boilermaker Tailgate Chili Recipe and Video - Ground beef, Italian sausage, beans, and a tomato base come together with lots of flavor and spice in this popular chili recipe. It's perfect for tailgating before football games or any time of year.

Boilermaker Tailgate Chili

Ground beef, Italian sausage, beans, and a tomato base come together with lots of flavor and spice in this popular chili recipe. It's perfect for tailgating before football games or any time of year.

By MIGHTYPURDUE22

Baked Teriyaki Chicken Recipe and Video - A spicy, homemade teriyaki of soy sauce, cider vinegar, ginger and garlic enlivens chicken thighs or pieces. Easy to double for a large group.

Baked Teriyaki Chicken

A spicy, homemade teriyaki of soy sauce, cider vinegar, ginger and garlic enlivens chicken thighs or pieces. Easy to double for a large group.

By Marian Collins

Too Much Chocolate Cake Recipe and Video - Start with a box of chocolate cake mix and add a few ingredients like sour cream and chocolate chips to make a moist, intensely-flavored chocolate cake that will win you First Prize from your friends and family.

Too Much Chocolate Cake

Start with a box of chocolate cake mix and add a few ingredients like sour cream and chocolate chips to make a moist, intensely-flavored chocolate cake that will win you First Prize from your friends and family.

By Denise

Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup Recipe and Video - A hearty combination of beans, corn, tomatoes, and taco seasonings, slow cooked with shredded chicken. Top each bowl with Cheddar cheese, sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips. Made mostly of canned ingredients, this tasty soup lets the slow cooker do the work so you don't have to!

Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup

A hearty combination of beans, corn, tomatoes, and taco seasonings, slow cooked with shredded chicken. Top each bowl with Cheddar cheese, sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips. Made mostly of canned ingredients, this tasty soup lets the slow cooker do the work so you don't have to!

By RaisinKane aka Patti

Easy Sugar Cookies Recipe and Video - Quick and easy sugar cookies! Terrific plain or with candies in them. This recipe uses basic ingredients you probably already have.

Easy Sugar Cookies

Quick and easy sugar cookies! Terrific plain or with candies in them. This recipe uses basic ingredients you probably already have.

By Stephanie

Sloppy Joes II Recipe and Video - Ground beef, onion, green pepper, and ketchup are seasoned with garlic powder and sweetened with brown sugar to make this hearty meat filling. Serve on hamburger buns.

Sloppy Joes II

Ground beef, onion, green pepper, and ketchup are seasoned with garlic powder and sweetened with brown sugar to make this hearty meat filling. Serve on hamburger buns.

By Tamara

Taco Seasoning I Recipe and Video - Chili powder, cumin, paprika, and a few other easy-to-find spices make up this taco mix recipe. Cheaper than packaged versions!

Taco Seasoning I

Chili powder, cumin, paprika, and a few other easy-to-find spices make up this taco mix recipe. Cheaper than packaged versions!

By BILL ECHOLS