Pecan Ridge offers holiday cooking ideas, terrific gifts

Looking for a holiday gift idea? Pecan Ridge can help!Pecan Ridge has gift baskets and boxes filled with delicious Texas products perfect for family, friends, or business associates.In addition to pecans, Pecan Ridge prepares gift baskets full of treats. Select from a variety of delicacies: pecan brittle, coated pecans (in flavors like chocolate, cinnamon and Jack Daniel’s), pecan honey butter, pecan jams, pecan pie-in-a-jar, coffees, fudge, fire and ice pickles, Wine-a-Rita mix, Peach Belini mix, CosmoRita mix, and more. A selection of no-sugar-added products is available as well, including tasty no-sugar-added brittle, pralines and pecan honey butter. Almonds, peanuts and cashews are also now available in one-pound packages.And to help you enjoy pecans in different dishes, Pecan Ridge has a nice selection cookbooks on hand. Also available this year is a fun children’s book called “Christmas Turtles” about a grandmother who makes special pecan candies.Proprietors John and Vicki Jobe can put together a custom gift basket, or customers can choose a gift assortment already put together. For holiday shipping, place orders by Dec. 15 so Pecan Ridge can send a taste of Texas to your loved ones by Christmas.Pecans are a healthy ingredient or snack any time. Pecans add flavor to many dishes, such as salads, rice, pancakes, muffins, casseroles, and hamburger patties! Store pecans in air-tight containers or freezer bags. Shelled pecans will keep for up to 6 months in the refrigerator or up to two years in the freezer.Here’s a delicious holiday recipe from Pecan Ridge:Pecan Cream Cheese Squares1 box (18¼-oz) yellow cake mix3 eggs½ cup butter, softened2 cups chopped peca

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