Peppermint Ice Cream Pie and Christmas Snack Mix

This was soooo yummy. Even my hubby loved it and he doesn't eat many sweets. I got this recipe from an old cookbook. Actually, one night last week I decided to look at some cookbooks my in-laws brought me that were my husband's grandmother's. They know I love to cook. Unfortunately, when they gave them to me I couldn't think about using them - so they went straight to the basement. As usual, instead of getting to bed early, so I wouldn't be tired, I thought, "hmmm, I wonder if there is a good recipe in those cookbooks in the basement" Three hours later I was still going through them! Anyway, the one for the Peppermint Ice Cream Pie came from Southern Living "Our Best Christmas Recipes". The copyright was 1995, but the forward says it shares recipes from their first issue in 1966. It was truly delicious and I must have marked 20 other recipes to try!!!



These are teacher Christmas gifts. I have been making this Christmas Snack Mix for a few years now. My inlaws actually made it for years, but a slightly different recipe. I took the recipe from "Christmas with Southern Living 2002", Nutty Snack Mix. I have made a few changes. Like I use TLC cheese crackers instead of Cheese nips. But with this base, my family has come up with a snack mix that they can't stop eating! I'm glad I only make this at Christmas time, because everytime I turn around the kids are eating it out of a tin. I thought this year I would use it for Dance teacher, gymnastic coaches, and piano teacher gifts. Found these great bowls for a steal at Hobby Lobby. Bought some green card stock, printed out a sweet message, traced a Christmas tree and voila! a Christmas gift. I think everyone should make homemade gifts, they seem so special. The kids can actually say they helped make the gift!
I love to hear about other's Christmas Homemade Gifts also!!