Christmas

Pear Pomegranate Mandarin Winter Salad

January 17, 2020 By Valya of Valya's Taste of Home 2 Comments

During cold and gloomy winter days, we need a little brightness on our table and in our day. How about this bright and colorful Pear Pomegranate Mandarin Winter Salad loaded with some late-season harvested fruit? It offers not only a beautiful array of colors on your table but adds a variety of flavors and nutrition,…

2017 Christmas Giveaway! – A Gift to You!

December 1, 2017 By Valya of Valya's Taste of Home 115 Comments

Hello, valued readers and friends. I’d like to take a special moment to directly address all of you and express my utmost gratitude. Throughout the year, your comments, emails have been very encouraging, inspiring and affirming to me. These daily blessings and kind words meant a lot to me and my family, and are surely…

18 Best Christmas Desserts

November 29, 2016 By Valya of Valya's Taste of Home 7 Comments

In today’s post, you will find a variety of different dessert recipes pieced together to help ease your Christmas baking anxiety. I am a planner. And as such, my Christmas menu is planned and shopping list is ready to head to the store. I like to plan a holiday menu up to a month in…

Healthy Winter Fruit Salad

November 15, 2016 By Valya of Valya's Taste of Home 23 Comments

Similar to the Tropical Fruit Salad I posted a year ago, this Winter Salad coated with my favorite citrus poppy seed dressing, is just as delicious and irresistible. What is there not to love about fresh and beautiful fruit salad? Loaded with nutrients and vitamins we all need during cold winter months. This salad is…

Candy Cane Honey Chocolate Cupcakes + Giveaway

December 8, 2015 By Valya of Valya's Taste of Home 33 Comments

After someone asked me if I had any cupcake recipes on my blog, I realized that I don’t. Thank you for that. There are just a couple of muffin recipes, but no cupcake. So, let’s correct that. Today I want to share one of my favorite cupcake recipes. I like cupcakes a lot, one reason…