Recipes

The likelihood that we will have snow in Shreveport is normally in the slim to none category, so the best we can do is do what we do best in Louisiana, make food and eat. So, today, we will make snowballs.

At Christmastime, you can always be assured that that Peppermint and Pumpkin Spice Lattes will be sold like they are going out of style at Starbucks, but there is a phenomenal confection that Starbucks has that makes me get in the "betcha can't each just one" mode. The Cranberry Bliss Bar.

While Ginger isn't everyone's cup 'o tea, I can tell you this. Ginger is one of the top tastes people prefer during the Christmas holiday, thus I give you Ginger Snaps.

I know so many people that absolutely LOVE Oatmeal Raisin Cookies and have to have them during the holidays, or it wouldn't be Christmas.

If you haven't figured out, I am a cookie fanatic. Mostly because, you can grab one and pop it in your mouth and move on. Here is a great one if you like Hersey Kisses.

I have made this New York Cheesecake 3 times in my life and each one was better than the previous one. Here is the truth: this is a VERY hard cake to make.

I am a sucker for Pumpkin Pie and I love custard filling. Mix the 2 together and you have one of the richest Pumpkin Pie's you will ever taste.

Are you the kind of person who enjoys a nice soft sugar cookie? Who isn't, right? Well, I think this is probably the best and softest sugar cookie recipe in history. Let's just not discuss calorie count. It is Christmas, after all. You can even submit your own holiday recipe below so we can feature it right here on 96.5 KVKI!

Let me come clean on this one, right off the bat, I am not a fan of gingerbread cookies. I will eat them, as it would just be rude if I didn't try at least one. After all, someone took time to make them. One thing that must be present if I'm to eat more than one: they must be soft cookies.

I am a sucker for pumpkin. And let me tell you, Pumpkin Bread is one of my favorites. It goes with just about anything. Oh ya, the house will smell like a bakery for days afterward.

My Grandfather is in his mid-90s and we have a tradition for him at Christmas. Every year, my sister makes him S'mores. Not just any S'mores...these are Golden Graham S'mores.

What house hasn't had the aroma of Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookies wafting through the house. For some reason those cookies make everything smell like the holidays. Granted, I will eat them when it isn't Christmas, but I will chow down on them, when it is...