pumpkin patch turkey chili

Here’s a recipe for an incredibly delicious, easy and healthy chili. It features pumpkin (lots of pumpkin) but once everything is mixed in you don’t really notice an overpowering, pumpkin-y flavor. If you’re serving people who claim to not like pumpkin, don’t even bother telling them it’s in there. This is a good “fake out”…

vanilla pudding apple bread + streusel topping

This is one of the best quick breads I’ve ever made, but the recipe turned out to be a bit tricky. The next time I make it I’ll put the ***streusel topping on closer to the end of the baking time so it doesn’t get quite so brown. If you like your streusel crunchy like…

secret ingredient garlic bread

Whenever the hubby has a yen to turn our kitchen into an Italian trattoria and make his famous spaghetti, I volunteer to make the garlic bread. Honestly, I rarely deviate from THIS awesome garlic bread recipe, but once in awhile I change it up. And then I wish I had made our favorite. It’s called…

cornflake macaroons

Sweet, chewy macaroons with a surprise ingredient. Cornflakes! They positively MAKE these cookies! We love them with a cup of hearty black tea or coffee. They’re the perfect lunchbox treat! ~ preheat oven to 350 degrees F. ~ 4 large egg whites 1 cup coconut sugar OR white, granulated sugar 2 cups shredded coconut 2…

fork and knife beef stew sandwich

If you have leftover beef stew or pot roast you have the perfect filling for these amazing sandwiches! I had about 6 servings of leftover stew in my freezer and as I was thawing it out I realized that most of the beef was gone, so I added a pound of cooked lean ground beef…