pub style beer battered fish & chips

We were craving fish and chips this past weekend and instead of heading to the nearest pub, we decided to make up a batch at home. If you have a deep fryer it’s easy! Make sure you give the deep fryer sufficient time to preheat to the proper temperature before cooking your fish and chips…

hammy apple lentil chicken soup

I think it was Lewis Carroll who said, “Soup of the evening, beautiful soup!” We couldn’t agree more. There’s nothing quite as comforting as a big pot of soup simmering on the stove all day, and fresh, homemade Parker House rolls baking in the oven. We gather in the dining room in front of the…

slow cooker rhubarb apple butter

My darling neighbor, Carol, has a ginormous rhubarb patch and every year she brings me a ton! This year I made dumplings, pie, sauce, custard cake and cordial… and I still had 2 giant Ziploc freezer bags FULL. I put the rest in the freezer and sort of forgot about it. Then, a couple days…

butterscotch pudding browned butter pumpkin bread

I recently developed a pumpkin bread recipe that is very similar to this called Vanilla Pudding Pumpkin Bread. It was so delicious and so well received, that I decided to play with the ingredients a bit and come up with another blog worthy recipe. Folks, we have a winner! ~ preheat oven to 350 degrees…

pumpkin swirl white chocolate blondie wedges

Here’s an easy recipe for rich, pumpkin, white chocolate blondies. I like to make them in a pie plate because I think it makes them look a bit fancier than the traditional blondie/brownie. We like these with French press coffee or a hearty cup of black tea. They’re elegant enough to serve at a formal…