Pumpkin Spice Cake
Why is it that September arrives and it seems like we can’t get enough pumpkin? Cookies, cakes, milkshakes, pies, lattes (not for me), hot chocolate, truffles. . . The list goes on. I can’t say that I am any exception. With 16 pumpkins decorating my house and 10 more in the garden I am determined…
Tomato Basil Soup
It’s fall. Okay, we still have a week or so but it felt like fall today. For me, fall means soup. One of our favorites is tomato basil. I have a recipe I have used for years that most of us like (not Emma, which is odd because even the picky eater, Beau, likes it).…
Chocolate Cake
Andy and I went to a local Italian restaurant the other night and had some chocolate cake for dessert. Andy really enjoyed it because it wasn’t overly sweet. (I have the sweet tooth in this relationship). That cake inspired me to put this recipe together. If you are all about sweet desserts, you might want…
Garlic Bread
Buttery delicious garlic bread with three ingredients: bread, butter, garlic.
Pork Chops and Dirty Rice
Do you have recipes that everyone in the family requests? This is one of them right from Andy’s mom. Before I became a vegetarian for 20 years, I loved pork chops. When I started eating meat again, I still loved them. You might be scared of the name: dirty rice? Well, we call it dirty…
Dirt Cake
Labor Day is coming up. Are you getting together with friends or family? Do you have special treats you make for certain holidays? Of course you do! I think we have all had some version of dirt cake at least once in our lives. Whether it is made to look like actual dirt, you know,…
Tomato Basil Spaghetti
If your garden is like mine, you have plenty of tomatoes in your kitchen right now. When I have this many tomatoes, it is time for pasta. This tomato basil spaghetti is a family favorite and has been on the menu a couple times already this month. It is simple and delicious with lots of…
Baked Ziti
This is one of my family’s favorite recipes and one of my most requested recipes. It is my go-to recipe for meals I bring to neighbors or friends in need or when we have company. It is easy and everyone LOVES it. Most of all, KIDS love it! I made it this summer at our…
Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes
School has started so that means apples, right? Fall is just around the corner and what better way to usher in the the school year and coming of fall than with apple cinnamon cupcakes. This recipe was adapted from my mother-in-law’s apple cake, which is equally delicious! It is all that a cupcake should be…
Irish Nachos
I am definitely a nacho girl. I could eat nachos for pretty much every meal. Add potatoes to the nachos and I am sold. The first time I had Irish Nachos was at a fish restaurant as an appetizer. It was so good, I could have just kept eating them for the whole meal. Since…
Breakfast Burritos
Breakfast. Some people say it is the most important meal of the day. I am not a nutritionist or anything close so I can’t claim that breakfast is important for scientific reasons. I am human, though, and know that I need fuel for the day. So breakfast, it’s an important meal. It is also important…
Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls
Fall is officially here and I am fully embracing all things pumpkin spice. I love that when the seasons change our food changes too! Isn’t that what we love about the holidays? Food?!? As we transition from flip flops to boots, shorts to jeans, and tank tops to sweaters, our food transitions from burgers to…
Crumb Coffee Cake
It is not too often that I eat cake for breakfast but when I do – I want a crumb coffee cake. My blueberry coffee cake is amazing as well as my cinnamon sour cream coffee cake. However, nostalgia always takes over and this one brings back all the memories. My sister and I were…