Holidays Made Simple

Chinese New Year (also known as the Lunar New Year) falls on Sunday, January 22, 2023, this year and celebrates the beginning of a new year on the conventional Chinese calendar. This festival is a major holiday in Asia (specifically China…

It won't be long until the sound of jingle bells will be heard all over the world. We are gearing up for my absolute favorite time of year: Christmas! I am a life-long Christmas fanatic, but since having my boys, it has only grown…

It's a southern tradition that eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day will bring prosperity to you in the New Year. I figure it's worth a shot, so I always eat them in one form or another, on January 1st. From Cheesy Black-Eyed Pea Dip…

Holidays are a pretty good reason for serving up a baked ham, but you should also try baking a ham if you're having people over for dinner. They're so easy to make, they feed a lot of people, they're quite elegant and ham leftovers are…

If you're a collector of amazing pie recipes—or just a pie superfan—then you'll want to consider browsing through this mouthwatering roundup of 50 best holiday pie recipes to find a few more to add to your rotation of super slices.These are…

If you're hosting a holiday dinner for a crowd, you may wonder what size ham you'll need to feed everyone, and if you'll still have enough to send guests home with a plate of leftovers. Use the guidelines below to make sure you'll have…

There's no vegetable more synonymous with fall than butternut squash. This hearty, healthy gourd gets so much love during the autumn months—and during Thanksgiving—that it's hard to imagine a season without a myriad of butternut squash…

The first official White House Christmas ornament was simple and elegant: a silver angel with the inscription: “Christmas 1981 The White House.”First lady Nancy Reagan introduced the tradition of official White House Christmas ornaments,…

Oven space is always at a premium in my house during the holidays. Everyone is trying to get in there to make a side, bake a pie or warm up the rolls. There’s practically no room for the main event: the turkey. One way to solve the problem…

I hope this blustery winter weather is treating you well! I have nothing to complain about. Living in a Southern state, we don't have much of a cold weather season around here. Although, as soon as the holiday times roll around, I don't…