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    Recipes for the Holidays

    The Holidays here at The Kitchen Bucket List are a special time. We all come together in the kitchen to make wonderful treats to enjoy and share. 

    Check out our homemade Eggnog, with its smooth and light creamy texture. Need a walk down memory lane, give the Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding a try. It is the best of both worlds.

    We wish you a Wonderful Holiday Season and Enjoyment from our simple, easy, and tasty recipes.

    Happy Holidays
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    The Kitchen Bucket List

    • Golden, soft pretzel bites stacked on a serving plate with a festive holiday setting behind them.
      Cinnamon sugar pretzel bites
    • Pecan pie scone on a plate ready to enjoy. It has a perfect golden crust and in the middle is the pecan pie filling.
      Pecan Pie Scones
    • Eggnog is so easy in the Ninja Foodi with a smooth and light creamy texture. You can have this simple homemade eggnog right at your fingertips with just the right hint of vanilla. We prefer the homemade's lighter texture than the heavier store-bought. You can serve it hot or cold for a cup of Holiday Cheer with your favorite cookie. Of course, don't forget to add nutmeg for that Christmas pizazz. Yum!
      Ninja Foodi Eggnog
    • Buttery, and airy with the right amount of sweetness, these Sugar Cookies done in the Air Fryer are easy to make and everyone can help. You can bake as many as you need and put the dough back in the fridge. The whole recipe is made and cooked in under 1 hour. Leaving you with plenty of time and energy to decorate them as you like.
      Air Fryer Sugar Cookies
    • Holiday rice krispie treats with the addition of pumpkin spice. It gives the classic treat a wonderful cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger flavor. The perfect treat to enjoy from Halloween to Christmas.
      Holiday rice krispie treats
    • A piece of pumpkin pie cake with its warm pumpkin spice creamy pie-like filling and crunchy golden buttery topping. It is being served from the 9x13 dish, which makes it the perfect make-ahead cozy fall dessert.
      Pumpkin pie cake
    • overhead shots peanuts on a cookie sheet
      Simple Air Fryer Roasted Peanuts
    • red saddle filled with pistachios and more pistachios in background
      Easy Honey-Roasted Pistachios in the air fryer
    • Homemade honey roasted pecans ready to be enjoyed in a serving bowl.
      Honey roasted pecans in air fryer
    • roasted cashews in a spoon
      Simple and Easy Air Fryer Roasted Cashews
    • Chocolate roasted almonds in a cocotte, perfectly done in the air fryer in a fraction of the time. A homemade snack with the right amount of sweetness, crunch, and the chocolate flavor to wow your taste buds.
      Easy air fryer chocolate roasted almonds
    • The finishing touch to the reverse sear, searing the bone in ribeye steak over a bed of burning natural charcoal.
      Bone in ribeye steak, reverse sear
    • Choose your favorite smoking wood to have smoked sausage done in a few hours. You can easily make smoked bratwurst and smoked Italian sausage at the same time. Eight sausages smoked on the smoker's grill grate.
      Smoked sausage
    • Homemade air fryer Nutella granola with chocolate chips and almonds ready to be enjoyed.
      Air fryer Nutella granola
    • A mini cinnamon roll done with crescent dough right out of the air fryer is fresh, warm, and soft. It is ready to be enjoyed as the perfect breakfast treat.
      Mini cinnamon rolls with crescent dough
    • Double chocolate edible sugar cookie dough scooped into a serving dish.
      Double chocolate homemade edible sugar cookie dough
    • Close-up of a cinnamon sugar donut hole baked in the air fryer.
      Air fryer donut holes
    • Sliced smoked meatloaf with BBQ sauce that has caramelized to form a crust. It is moist and tender.
      Smoked meatloaf recipe for the BBQ or smoker
    • Smoked sirloin tip roast with Dijon mustard sauce marinade sliced and ready to serve. It is a perfect medium rare.
      Smoked sirloin tip roast
    • bottom right vanilla scones in triangle shapes with funfetti in it. Placed in a black pan and a blue towels with white line ons the right
      The Perfect Morning Scone
    • Star shape dog biscuit center and star biscuit background
      Air Fryer Dog treats with Kamut flour
    • 3 pieces of cut focaccia stack on a wood board
      Focaccia made easy at home
    • single cinnamon roll dipper in maple syrup bowl
      Cinnamon Roll Dippers in the Air Fryer
    • Breaded Air Fried Mushrooms in white bowl
      Crispy breaded mushroom bites in the air fryer
    • tree cookies stacked middle image
      Doubletree Chocolate Chip Cookies (Copycat) in the air fryer
    • Apple dip on a tortilla chip with tortilla chips background and apples in basket
      Air Fryer Cinnamon Tortilla Chips and Apple Pie Dip
    • shot of pretzels in a bowl on a baking sheet
      Air fryer roasted ranch pretzels
    • The Big Green Egg smoking a pork butt with our BBQ rub that has a dark red mahogany color with a deep crack in the fat cap. Once finished smoking you get Big Green Egg pulled pork with our BBQ rub. It is such a tasty option for making a pulled pork burger.
      Smoking a pork butt on the BBQ/Smoker
    • pretzel bites surrounding dipping bowl with cheese
      Air Fryer Pretzel Bites
    • Light, creamy, fluffy, and fully loaded twice-baked potatoes are a scrumptious treat. They are ideal for a lite meal or a side dish packed with flavor. The potato skin is thin and crisp like a homemade chip. The combination of the ingredients with the potato meat gives each bite a delightful freshness. You are going to be tempted to use this mixture for your next mashed potato recipe.
      Twice-Baked Potatoes
    • 12 smoked chicken drumsticks on the BBQ grill
      Smoked Chicken Drumsticks
    • Silky and smooth, San Sebastian Cheesecake is an easy sweet treat. With no crust and no cracking to worry about, it is a breeze to make for any occasion. The texture is one of a kind with a buttery exterior and a hint of caramel in each bite.
      San Sebastian Cheesecake
    • French toast pancakes are the best of both worlds: pancakes and French toast in every bite. Fluffy and perfectly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, simply soak the pancakes in a French toast mixture and grill for a second time.
      French Toast Pancakes
    • Garlic knots are so quick and easy to make in the air fryer. Made entirely from scratch, they are packed with flavors, thanks to garlic and Parmigiano. With easy step-by-step instructions, you will have these perfect knots done in no time.
      Garlic Knots in the Air Fryer
    • These Sausage Meatballs are done with mild Tennessee sausage, garlic, mild Cheddar cheese, and our secret ingredient, Bisquick. They are a crowd-pleaser hot or cold. Cooking the sausage meatballs in the air fryer is a time saver. They are done in just under 10 min. The Bisquick combines all the flavors and lets the sweetness from the sausage come through in every bite. The dough's texture makes them ideal for finger food for game day or a side dish at your next get-together.
      Sausage Meatballs
    • One of the chocolate muffins from cake mix that is ready to be eaten. You can see how one of the chocolate chips has melted on top.
      Ninja Foodi Chocolate Muffins
    • I used the shank ham because of the sweet flavor and less fat. Our glave is made with ingredients right in the cupboard or easily purchased at the store. You just whip it up while the double smoked ham is cooking. Now the smoking wood I used was hickory for its traditional intense smoke that adds sweetness and a hint of bacon.
      Double smoked ham with a honey glaze
    • Focaccia from scratch baked in under 15-minutes in the Ninja Foodi. Can you imagine the light salty crust and airy crumb? It is like having the best French Fry you have ever had but it's bread. We could always find Focaccia straight out of the oven when we lived back in Italy. Actually, we lived in Liguria where it originated. One thing I love was how easy it was to always find it fresh at the local bakery or I should say Focacciaria. Everyone needs to experience this Italian treat in their own home without jetlag. Focaccia in the Ninja Foodi is from-scratch with a crisp crust, tender and airy crumb. Even better this focaccia is done in under an hour…half of that time is just proofing. So, now it is my turn to share with you.
      Focaccia in the Ninja Foodi
    • Warm and fresh Dinner Rolls right out of the Air Fryer. Imagine homemade rolls cooked in just over 10 minutes. Ready when you want them. I'm a baker at heart and I love combining it with my air fryer. This recipe can have a batch of easy dinner rolls done so quickly. We all love those warm dinner rolls served when we're out to dinner. Now you can enjoy the same thing at home. Imagine watching the butter melt on the freshly opened rolls for mealtime magic.
      Dinner Rolls in the Air Fryer
    • This Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding is the best of both worlds. The top layer is perfectly crisp with a golden buttery crunch. The pudding's mixture gives every bite the ideal sweetness of a childhood treat.
      Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding

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    After years of cooking and baking with my girls, where even dad shows up from time to time, especially for BBQ. The Kitchen Bucket List was created.
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    • Golden, soft pretzel bites stacked on a serving plate with a festive holiday setting behind them.
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