Dinners · Soups

Broccoli Cheese Soup

Broccoli Cheese Soup I love fall, partly because I get to make so much soup for dinner.  And since the weather around here has been particularly blustery and fall-like lately, I decided to try out this recipe from Mangio da Sola for Broccoli Cheddar Soup.  My husband tends to be less than enthusiastic at the… Continue reading Broccoli Cheese Soup

Breakfast · cinnamon rolls

Pumpkin Cinnabons

Pumpkin Cinnabons My newest obsession, Pinterest, gave me the idea to try making pumpkin cinnamon rolls.  At first, I wasn’t sure if it sounded good.  Sounded Autumn-y for sure, and I love, love, love pumpkin… but I wasn’t sure about pumpkin cinnamon rolls. Rather than use one of the recipes on Pinterest, I used my… Continue reading Pumpkin Cinnabons

Dinners · Soups

Creamy Potato and Ham Soup

Creamy Potato and Ham Soup My in-laws gave us a bunch of leftover ham last weekend, and I have been trying to use it all up.  My husband requested a cream of potato soup with ham.  Turns out, I had a recipe for that pinned on Pinterest that I really wanted to try.  I was… Continue reading Creamy Potato and Ham Soup

cinnamon rolls · cookies

Cinnamon Roll Cookies

Cinnamon Roll Cookies When I was a kid, whenever my Aunt Geneva would baby-sit us, we would make cookies out of pie crust.  Sometimes I would sprinkle the pie crust with cinnamon and sugar and roll it up like a cinnamon roll and bake it.  To be honest, I think if I hadn’t been 7,… Continue reading Cinnamon Roll Cookies

Biscuits / Muffins / Scones · Breakfast

Monkey Muffins

Monkey Muffins Monkey Bread is one of my all time favorite things.  So when my friend Allyssa posted this super fun spin on monkey bread– Monkey Muffins, I knew I had to try them too.  The concept is the same:  Refrigerated biscuit dough, rolled into balls, and then rolled into cinnamon and sugar and baked… Continue reading Monkey Muffins

Breakfast

Good Old Fashioned Pancakes

Homemade pancakes I wanted to make my daughter pancakes for breakfast this morning but I was out of Krusteaz.  Luckily for me, homemade pancakes are super easy to make and most people will have all of the ingredients in their kitchen.  For all of the baking that I do, I have never actually made homemade… Continue reading Good Old Fashioned Pancakes

bars · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving) · pies

Apple Pie Bars

Apple Pie Bars I don’t know if this should be called apple pie bars or cinnamon apple dessert pizza, but it sure is good! It’s a great way to use up any Granny Smith apples you have lying around this time of year, and it’s a delicious treat.  Serve with ice cream, or even whipped… Continue reading Apple Pie Bars