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Here's my next attempt at baking with beer! My coworker was having an Oktoberfest party and I knew the entire party would focus around beer and drinking. I have learned so much about beer by going out to lunch with a group of them on Fridays. It has definitely opened my eyes into the world… Continue reading Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes with Bailey’s Frosting
I'm behind on my blogging, work has been so crazy and I've been exhausted by the time I get home that I rarely have been spending much time on the computer when I get home. Don't worry....I'm still cooking and baking. And now I have a long list of recipes to blog about so I'll… Continue reading Sauteed Swiss Chard with Pasta and Chicken
Now that it's October and feeling like fall here, I'm ready to start making breads, chili and anything with pumpkin. Fall is my most favorite time of the year! I love the crispness in the air, the leaves changing colors and wearing warm, cozy sweaters. My first fall creation is a harvest pumpkin ale bread.… Continue reading Harvest Pumpkin Ale Bread
I have been trying to make muffins or bread with poppy seeds for months now and I had the hardest time finding poppy seeds. None of the grocery stores I went to carried them...so weird. Anyways, I finally found them at a little store during a visit to my hometown for their community day. This… Continue reading Lemon Poppy Seed Quick Bread
I'm so excited for the first day of fall. It's my absolute most favorite time of the year. I love the leaves changing color, the crispness in the air, breaking out sweaters and boots and of course, the food! Anything with pumpkin and apples and I'm over it! I can't wait to start baking all… Continue reading It’s Fall!!!!
It's that time again for The Secret Recipe Club! This is my fourth month participating and I'm having so much fun. Not only do I get to be sneaky and try out another blogger's recipe but I'm getting a ton of inspiration from the other SRC members! This month I was assigned the blog, Not Rachael… Continue reading Secret Recipe Club: Honey-Balsamic Chicken Thighs with Cranberry Wild Rice
Peanut butter and banana are another one of my favorite combinations! As I was persuing Pinterest, I saw a pin with banana cupcakes with peanut butter frosting. PERFECT! Especially since I had a bunch of bananas that I needed to use up - you know the ones that ripen too quickly and then are brown… Continue reading Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
Peach season is quickly ending here. It was so nice while it lasted. I didn't do much baking with peaches since we were just enjoying eating them straight from the orchard. I planned to do some canning with peaches when I saw this recipe for peach butter from Smitten Kitchen on Pinterest. Oh it would… Continue reading Peach Butter
Here's another recipe for my mom board cooking challenge! This was easy for me since it was my week to pick 3 different recipes and then the board votes on which one they want to make. This recipe for coffeecake muffins won. Though there's more ingredients that most of the muffin recipes I make, I… Continue reading Coffeecake Muffins
Every year I grow anaheim peppers in my garden and I never know what to make with them. I try to figure out something but somehow I never can come up with anything good...until now. This was the perfect recipe to utilize the peppers and highlight their flavor. My daughter even ate it after I… Continue reading Chili Relleno Casserole
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