Christmas

With Christmas fast approaching, I decided to take my daughter to It's a Wonderful Night at West Acres. The kids have been talking a lot about Christmas and Santa Clause already, so I thought this would be a fun warm-up to the Holiday season. Getting her excited to go with me was...

(Editor's note: The 11th annual Fraser, Ltd. Festival of Trees is being featured from now through Friday, Dec. 2, at the FargoDome. The West Fargo Pioneer is involved annually with the event, decorating an artificial tree that will be among the more than 150 on display for the public...

I get a little nervous when present time comes around each Christmas. You just never really know what the grand-parents, aunts and uncles are going to come up with for our kids. This year, however, I must say they all did a great job when picking out gifts.  My son got his...

Twas the week before Christmas and all through the house, EVERYONE was stirring, even the mouse. As Christmas quickly approaches we are all reminded of the craziness of this season. Whether that means juggling family schedules so everyone can be seen over the holiday, shopping...

Snowballs 1 cup butter 2 cups flour 4 tablespoons sugar chopped pecans powdered sugar Mix butter, flour, sugar and pecans. Roll into balls. Bake at 350 until set. (About 13 minutes). Roll in powdered sugar while hot.

Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert 9x13 glass pan 24 ice cream sandwiches 2 - 12 oz. Cool Whip 1 - 12 oz. toffee chips Chocolate syrup Layer 12 ice cream sandwiches in bottom of glass pan. Cover with 1-12 oz. cool whip Sprinkle on6 oz. toffee chips Repeat layer Drizzle chocolate...

Chocolate Eclair Dessert ½ cup butter 4 eggs 1 cup water 1 cup flour 3 cups milk 8oz. cream cheese 1 box instant vanilla pudding, large 8 oz. Cool Whip Chocolate syrup Bring water and butter to a boil and add flour, stir until it forms a ball. Remove from heat. Beat eggs...

Christmas Wreaths 30 large marshmallows (1 bag) 1 stick of butter (1/2 cup) 1 tsp. vanilla ¼ tsp. green food coloring 3 ¼ - 4 cups Corn Flakes Melt marshmallows and butter together. Add vanilla and food coloring, pour over Corn Flakes Shape into round Christmas wreaths,...

Blueberry Buckle 2 cups all purpose flour ¾ cup sugar 2 ½ tsp. baking powder ¾ tsp. salt ¼ cup shortening ¾ cup milk 1 egg 2 cups fresh blueberries Crumb Topping ½ cup sugar 1/3 cup flour ¼ cup butter ½ tsp cinnamon 375 degrees Grease 9x9 or round pan Blend...

Bottineau - Each Christmas season, millions of trees are purchased across the Nation. Few realize that the use of decorated trees as the centerpiece of this joyous celebration is a relatively recent tradition in America. This holiday season, people all over the world will be celebrating...