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Homemade Ham with Brown Sugar Mustard Glaze

Hands down, this is the best baked ham recipe (and easiest). There. I’ve said it. Skip the $75 Honey-Baked stores.  You can make a homemade ham with brown sugar mustard glaze for about one quarter of the price of those foil-wrapped shanks AND without having to stand in line. Brown sugar glazed ham will be the centerpiece for holiday meals or anytime you want to feed a crowd on a budget.

 

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Farro Pomegranate Kale Salad

Looking for fall salad ideas? This Farro Pomegranate Kale Salad is an easy vegan kale salad with bits of apple and a lemony vinaigrette. Fall side dishes don’t have to involve squash — switch it up with this farro salad recipe.

 

This Farro Pomegranate Kale Salad has been updated since it’s original posting in October of 2014. The recipe has gotten a few tweaks and the photos have received a MAJOR FACELIFT. Keep this new version in your favorite “Fall Side Dishes” file.

 

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Easy Apple Tart – A Halloween Recipe

Whether you need an easy apple tart recipe for a dinner party or you’re looking for  Halloween dessert recipes, here’s a quick apple pie that satisfies both. With puff pastry, granny smith apples, a bit of sugar and a little imagination, you can transform this easy apple tart into a ghoulish mummy shaped quick apple pie.

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Cheese Olive Balls – Halloween Party Appetizers

Whether you’re hosting a Halloween party or attending one, the most important thing (aside from your costume) is serving up some spooky appetizers for Halloween that actually taste good. These eyeball-esque Cheese Olive Balls  – are savory bites that everyone enjoys. Make up a batch of witches brew and serve these Halloween party appetizers for a ghoulish treat.

 

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Bloody Champagne Bellini

Looking for an easy holiday cocktail for Halloween? It doesn’t get much simpler than these Bloody Champagne Bellinis. This two-ingredient drink is the trifecta of tart/sweet/bubbly — and yes, only two ingredients… champagne and Amarena cherries for a Halloween-inspired red cocktail that’s not scary to make and delightful to sip.

 

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Calling all cooks! You don’t have to be a gourmet chef to get a delicious, healthy meal on the table! At Garlic & Zest, I’ll show you how to make hundreds of seasonal, fresh recipes and indulgent comfort foods with easy step-by-step instructions and photos to help you master the dish.

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