Meat And Poultry - Slow Cooker Pot Roast

A few packaged mixes make it so easy to serve a tender beef pot roast and savory gravy, all done in the slow cooker while you do other things.

Herbs And Spices - Oranged Cranberry Sauce

This recipe was graciously shared with me by a Jamaican friend, many years ago. It makes a delicious sauce, different from any other cranberry sauce I've ever tasted or made. It does not "gel" but you do want to cook it long enough to make a good, thick consistency. You can use 1 tablespoon of excellent quality ground cinnamon instead of the cinnamon stick, if you prefer. Originally submitted to ThanksgivingRecipe.com.

Natural Pool, Santorini, Greece

Natural Pool, Santorini, Greece

Ancient Passageway, Stari Bar, Montenegro

Ancient Passageway, Stari Bar, Montenegro

Recipe For Sidecar By Daveleb, Via Flickr

Recipe For Sidecar By Daveleb, Via Flickr

Darby’S Watermelon Cocktail

Darby'S Watermelon Cocktail

Blended Caramel Mocha Frappe

Blended Caramel Mocha Frappe

Winter Solstice (1 1/2 Ounces Orange Vodka 1/2 Ounce Orange-Flavored Liqueur, Such As Cointreau 1/2 Ounce Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice, Preferably From Meyer Lemons Ice Cubes Club Soda, Chilled 1 Mint Leaf, For Garnish 1 Raspberry, For Garnish)

Winter Solstice (1 1/2 Ounces Orange Vodka 1/2 Ounce Orange-Flavored Liqueur, Such As Cointreau 1/2 Ounce Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice, Preferably From Meyer Lemons Ice Cubes Club Soda, Chilled 1 Mint Leaf, For Garnish 1 Raspberry, For Garnish)

The Old Mill, Little Rock, Arkansas

The Old Mill, Little Rock, Arkansas

Fruits And Vegetables - Drupey Pie

I added fresh, ripe nectarines and apricots to this sour cherry pie. These fruits are drupe fruits meaning they are fleshy with a hard stone or seed in the middle. The pie was summery and delicious! I really like to use turbinado sugar--it's less processed and has a good flavor--but white sugar would be fine, too.

Foggy Night, Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy

Foggy Night, Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy

Beautiful Teenager Eating Popcorn

Side view image of a beautiful teenager eating popcorn over the white background

Seafood - Shrimp Wellington

Shrimp stuffed with crabmeat and spinach, wrapped in puff pastry and baked in the oven. A wonderful appetizer or great served with a well-cut steak.

Homemade Kahlua -- Needs To Stew For 3 Weeks -- Fun Holiday Gift Idea

Homemade Kahlua -- Needs To Stew For 3 Weeks -- Fun Holiday Gift Idea

Desserts - Marshmallow Corn Chip Treats

Crushed corn chips are coated in a melted marshmallow mixture and pressed into a pan. These treats are sweet, salty, sticky, and crispy.

Appetizers And Snacks - Taylors Piroshki

These are authentic Russian piroshki filled with ground beef and onion, seasoned with dill weed and deep fried. You could also add a little cheese in the filling as you are making them. They also may be baked.

Cheese - Pesto Pizza 2

Top a prepared pizza crust with pesto, your favorite veggies and feta cheese and you've got a great, quick and easy meal.

Herbs And Spices - Cool And Creamy Cucumber Salad

Make this cool and creamy but surprisingly light-tasting cucumber salad with thickened yogurt and plenty of fresh dill. You start it 4 hours before serving time.

Side Dish - Dianes Colcannon

While Colcannon seems to be associated with St. Patrick's Day, I love the combination of potatoes, cabbage, onion and bacon all through the cooler months of Fall and Winter! I attend an annual St. Patty's Day party and this is the dish I'm always asked to bring... and I'm happy to say that the bowl comes home empty every time!

Meat And Poultry - Chicken And Corn Chili

Use a slow cooker to make this chili with chicken, pinto beans, and corn, flavored with salsa, cumin, and chili powder.

Pink Lemonade Margaritas!

Pink Lemonade Margaritas!

Bread - Bread Machine Challah For Shabbat And Festivals

A traditional challah, but the dough is made and kneaded in a bread machine. Just put the ingredients in, turn on the machine, and walk away until it's time to braid, glaze, and bake the challah in your oven.