PUMPKIN MUFFINS WITH PUMPKIN CREAM FILLING Pumpkin muffins are a staple in our house during October. We like to eat them both for breakfast and as a pumpkin dessert. If I don’t make them the last week of October, there is a disappointment in the …

Roasted Sugar Stripe Beets I know what you’re thinking…who in the heck wants a recipe for beets? Well, these aren’t those nasty canned beets your mother used to force down your throat. I promise. The candy stripe beet, otherwise known as the candy cane, bullseye, …

Potato Bread A couple of nights ago we watched the Super Bowl on TV. I won’t get into a fan argument here since I could not have cared less that it was on other than I made the munchie food one must ingest during football …

Loaded Baked Potato Soup Loaded baked potato soup – Listed in the recipe are the ingredients I had on hand when I got the most compliments on it, but I typically am a garbage-head soup maker. I’ll throw anything in there that needs to be …

Garlic Parmesan Spinach Wraps Making these spinach wraps became a family affair when I was developing this recipe. As usual, I had quite a bit of something that I needed to make use of, in this case, spinach. My children love quesadillas and tortillas so …

Crispy Orange Chicken This version of crispy orange chicken involves crunchy chicken pieces drowning in sweet orange sauce that is balanced with the perfect amount of heat from chili peppers. I exaggerate. The chicken isn’t exactly drowning, it’s more of a smothering or heavy-handed drizzle. …

BBQ Baked Potato BBQ baked potato is a staple on game day in our house. Football games on Sundays have become a new tradition, along with the appetizers which go along with it. It must be the powerful seasonings with which each potato is rubbed …

Sausage-Stuffed Pattypan Squash Last week, I was set on taking my entire family to the local farmers’ market. We decide to go to the one in Pendleton, Indiana, which wasn’t very big, but we still ended up leaving with our hands full. One of my …

Caramel Pumpkin Rice Crispy Treats With the holiday season rolling around the corner, what better way to show your holiday spirit than to create these easy and budget-friendly Caramel Pumpkin Rice Crispy Treats. They’re great to pass out at parties as a parting gift or …

Chicken Cordon Bleu Lasagna Rolls Before I created these chicken cordon bleu lasagna rolls, I had only eaten the traditional version; which is flattened or butterflied chicken breast rolled with inner layers of meat and cheese. The traditional dish is either fried or baked with …