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Cranberry Chicken

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I am thrilled with this recipe because I always put cranberries out for the turkey dinner and usually only 1 person eats any, leaving me with a TON of leftovers....... 3/4 cup chopped carrot 3/4 cup of chopped onion Place in crockpot. 1 can of cranberries (or whatever is left) 1/2 cup bbq sauce (hickory if you have it) 1/2 cup ketchup 1/3 cup brown sugar 2 tbsp. Dijon mustard 1 tbsp. lemon juice 1/2 tbsp dried crushed chillies (I used chili spice) Mix in a large bowl 3-6 SKINLESS quarter chickens ***personally I think boneless skinless thighs or 2 cups of deboned leftover turkey/chicken would be amazing*** 1 tsp dried sage 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp black pepper Mix spices in a large Ziploc bag, and shake rinsed chicken in them. Arrange chicken in crockpot. Cover the meat with the sauce. (if you have to layer the chicken ensure some of the sauce is on each piece) Cook covered on low for 6 to 7 hours or on high for 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Rem

Apple Cake

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2 eggs 1 cup coconut oil {or oil or butter} 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda diced apples (mine were frozen) caramel topping - optional walnuts - optional Preheat oven to 350 degrees Grease a 9×13 inch rectangular cake pan Beat oil and eggs until creamy Add sugar and vanilla and beat well Combine flour, cinnamon, salt and baking soda together in a bowl Slowly add flour mixture to the egg mixture and mix until thoroughly combined The batter will be very thick Fold in half of the diced apples Spread half the batter into the prepared pan Spread 1/4 of the leftover apples Spread the rest of the batter onto those apples Top with the last of the apples I added a few crushed walnuts on top I drizzled some caramel topping over the top Bake for 45 minutes or until cake is done in the center. Cool. No caramel sauce on hand??? Caramel Glaze for the top: 4

Candy Cane Swirl Cheesecake

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I have made this before and thought it would be a good idea for Christmas dessert 2015. Didn't quite turn out they way I wanted it to, but those that ate it enjoyed it. Ingredients: Cream Cheese Mixture: 3 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup sugar 1.5 tsp vanilla extract 3 eggs 42 Hershey's Kisses brand candy Cane Mint candies (divided 30/12) 1 Tbsp milk 1.5 cups sweetened whipped cream Cookie Crumb Crust: 1.5 cups vanilla wafer cookie crumbs (approx 45 crushed cookies) 1 Tbsp sugar 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) melted butter Directions: 1. Heat oven to 350F degrees. Prepare cookie crumb crust. Stir together wafer cookie crumbs and sugar in medium bowl; blend in melted butter. Press mixture onto bottom and 1/2 inch up side of 9" springform pan. Bake 8 minutes; cool. 2. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Set aside 1/4 cup batter; spread remaining batter