Great Apple and Carrot Muffins
These delicious apple carrot muffins are great for breakfast, brunch, or as a snack!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Grease 20 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.

Mix water and flax seeds together in a bowl.

Stir all-purpose flour whole wheat flour baking soda and salt together in a large bowl.

Add carrots and chopped apples; toss to coat.

Stir applesauce white sugar brown sugar olive oil eggs walnuts and flax seed mixture into the flour mixture.

Mix until batter is well combined.

Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups filling each cup about 3/4 full.

Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed about 18 minutes.

Brown Sugar Biscuits
Although these delicious rolls aren’t actually biscuits, they are named after rolls I used to purchase from my neighborhood bakery. My family doesn’t think they need icing because they are sweet enough, but a basic powdered sugar one would be nice.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Lightly grease a baking sheet or use parchment paper.

In a large bowl combine flour brown sugar baking powder salt and cream of tartar.

Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Mix in milk and vanilla.

Knead briefly on a floured surface.

Roll out into a large rectangle 1/2 inch thick.

Spread softened butter onto surface of dough.

Mix together brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle evenly over butter.

Roll tightly and cut into 12 equal slices.

Place on prepared baking sheet.

Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Sausage ‘n Kraut
For a sweet and sour German-inspired meal, your favorite sausage is grilled, then sliced and served with sauerkraut that has been browned in butter.

Set an outdoor grill to medium-high heat and give the grates a quick oiling.

The sausages should be cooked on the preheated grill for 3 minutes on each side until browned.

Slices of cooked sausage should be about 1/2 inch thick.

Melt the butter spread in a big skillet over medium-high heat while the sausage is grilling.

Sauerkraut, celery, onion, caraway seeds, brown sugar, and pepper should all be stirred in.

For about 10 minutes, cook and stir the sauerkraut until it starts to brown.

Add the sausage slices and stir.

Serve warm

Easter Bunny Easter Bread
Any sweetened or unsweetened bread dough will work with this fun technique to make adorable Easter bunny bread rolls, perfect for Easter brunch or a kids’ party.

whirl hot milk In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix together 1/4 cup flour and yeast for the dough.

Allow to sit for about 15 minutes to make sure the yeast is active; you should see tiny bubbles beginning to appear on top.

Add the melted butter, most of the remaining flour, the sugar, beaten egg, lemon and orange zest, cinnamon, salt, cardamom, and nutmeg (you might not need it all).

Use a dough hook attachment to mix for 5 to 6 minutes, or until the dough starts to pull away from the bowl’s sides and starts to become slightly elastic.

After about 10 minutes of kneading, the dough should be soft and shiny.

Take the dough out of the dough hook and form it into a ball.

Transfer to a work surface that has been lightly dusted with flour.

Mulberry Spice Pie
This fresh mulberry spice pie, a delicious summer treat ready in just over an hour, is the perfect dessert for a backyard barbeque.

Set oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (205 degrees C).

Place the pie crust on the plate’s bottom.

In a bowl, combine the mulberries, sugar, flour, nutmeg, allspice, and salt.

Gently fold the mixture with a wooden spoon for three to five minutes, or until well combined.

Fill pie crust with mixture, then top with crust.

Make slits in the top with a sharp knife and seal the edges.

Pie should be refrigerated for 10 to 20 minutes after sealing the edges.

Pie should be baked for 15 minutes in a preheated oven.

Bake for an additional 30 minutes or so at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) after lowering oven temperature.

Swedish Wedding Cakes
Dates, crispy rice cereal, and walnuts are the ingredients of these miniature treats covered in coconut. They make a wonderful addition to dessert buffets, candy bowls, or cookie trays.

Combine the margarine sugar egg and dates in a saucepan.

Cook over medium heat until thick about 7 to 10 minutes.

Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.

Combine the crispy rice cereal and the walnuts in a large bowl.

Stir in the date mixture; mix well.

Working quickly form the cereal and date mixture into 1 inch balls.

Roll balls in coconut.

Store in an airtight container in a cool place.

Do not refrigerate.

Simply the Best Deviled Eggs
To make the best deviled eggs, combine paprika, bacon, and onion in a delectable flavor combination that will wow your guests.

Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with water.

Bring to a boil; remove from heat and let eggs stand in hot water for 15 minutes.

Remove eggs from hot water.

Cool under cold running water; peel eggs.

Slice each egg in half lengthwise.

Place yolks in a small bowl.

Mix 1/2 cup bacon onion dill pickle relish mayonnaise mustard and bacon grease with the egg yolks using a fork; keep the yolks chunky.

Stir in salt and black pepper.

Scoop yolk mixture into 24 of the egg white halves.

Sprinkle paprika and remaining 1/4 cup bacon on top.

White Chocolate-Raspberry Scones
Crispy on the top and fluffy in the center, these white chocolate raspberry scones make the perfect breakfast treat!

Set the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees C).

Cooking sheet greased.

In a sizable mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda.

Grate in the frozen butter and stir thoroughly to prevent butter from sticking to one another.

Add white chocolate chips and raspberries after stirring.

As you combine the yogurt, egg, vanilla extract, and lemon zest, be careful not to overmix the dough.

Dough should be put on a floured surface.

With a large biscuit cutter, cut out the scones, and arrange them on the baking sheet.

Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until golden in the preheated oven.

Scones should be taken out of the oven and covered in confectioners’ sugar.

Heat the oven’s broiler while positioning an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.

Ukrainian Baba’s Pork Roast
This old recipe features a favorite Ukrainian vegetable; beets. This give the roast an unusual red color. Serve with kasha or lokshyna (noodles).

Pat meat dry with a paper towel and rub with 2 tablespoons flour and salt.

Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

Brown meat on all sides.

Add the sliced onions cover and reduce heat to low.

Cook for about one hour adding a little water if necessary.

Turn meat twice during the roasting process.

Place beets in a saucepan with water to cover.

Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until beets are tender.

Drain reserving liquid.

Chop beets into cubes and add to the roasting pan.

Add prunes and beet water cover and simmer for 5 minutes.

Cabbage Roll Soup for a Crowd
This filling cabbage roll soup serves a large number of people and freezes beautifully. It contains everything you would find in a cabbage roll.

Heat a large pot over medium-high heat and cook ground beef and pork until browned and crumbly about 5 minutes.

Season with 1 teaspoon salt and pepper.

Drain meat in a colander and set aside.

Heat olive oil in the same pot add onion and cook stirring occasionally until soft and translucent about 5 minutes.

Add garlic and cook until fragrant 1 minute more.