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I love pumpkin pie, but I also love cheesecake. This pie is the best of both worlds - just like my mom's potato filling (mashed potatoes & stuffing). It's creamy like cheesecake but not as rich and has the pumpkin of a pumpkin pie. It's also great when your relatives just say MMMM when they… Continue reading Pumpkin Cream Pie
I wanted to make some different for Thanksgiving to take to my mom's and found this recipe on My Kitchen Cafe's blog. I love spinach and thought it would be some different. My daughter was so-so on it, but everyone else liked except my brother who is SUPER picky! I tried to get him to… Continue reading Spinach Gratin
I was thinking about starting with my dessert this year, but since we don't eat dessert before dinner, you're going to have to wait. My mom made corn fritters this year and since I was there, I helped out by frying them. They're not the healthiest, but it's Thanksgiving, so there's no counting calories and I… Continue reading Corn Fritters
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! I'm so full from 2 meals, one at my mom's and the other at my in-laws. I was able to enjoy all my favorite things - potato filling, candied sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce. I have three new recipes to share with you that were part of our… Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!!
Last week, london broil was on sale - buy one, get one free. What a great deal! I bought 2 cuts about 1.5 pounds each. I think this cut of beef can be a little tough, so I wanted to a recipe that would let it cook all day in the slow cooker and make it super… Continue reading London Broil Stroganoff
First off, let me apologize for the hiatus! I haven't stopped cooking or baking, but haven't tried out many new recipes this month. I also took a weekend trip to NYC to meet up with 33 of my closest friends, most who I have never met before. I am part of an amazing mom's board… Continue reading Peanut Butter Chewy Granola Bars
I haven't made fish lately and last week tilapia was on sale. Since I meal plan and plan all my meals around what is on sale, this worked out great and wasn't very expensive. It was tasty and we all really enjoyed it. 3/4 lb tilapia, cut into chunks3 Tbps light olive oil1 piece shallot,… Continue reading Stir-Fry Tilapia with Asparagus
After making pumpkin cookies earlier this week, I was left with about a 1/2 cup of pumpkin. I wanted to use it up this weekend, but really didn't want to bake anything with it since I'm restarting my diet. I've lost count how many times I've restarted this diet. I did a quick search and… Continue reading Pumpkin Pancakes
I was a little hesistant to make this for dinner tonight....I mean cabbage and sausage with spaghetti? I will warn you, this recipe makes a lot! My husband and I thought it was really good, but it didn't go over well with our little one. She picked out all the cabbage. Oh well, I guess… Continue reading Spaghetti with Sweet Sausage and Cabbage
I signed up to bring a baked good to my daughter's daycare halloween party tomorrow. I had planned to make some cute cupcakes, but was disappointed when I saw someone else was bringing in cupcakes. I guess it all worked out in the end since I have a very stressful week at work and brought… Continue reading Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
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