Breads · Breakfast · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving)

Pumpkin Bread

  Ingredients 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon salt 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 (15 ounce) can canned pumpkin 2 eggs 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup orange juice Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 x 5-inch loaf pan,… Continue reading Pumpkin Bread

Desserts · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving)

Best Ever Apple Crisp

Click Photo to Enlarge This is my brother’s favorite.  A crisp is much easier and less time consuming than an apple pie, (although in my opinion, apple pie trumps apple crisp) but generally apple crisp is loved by all, especially people who aren’t pie crust lovers (like me) and I make one every year for… Continue reading Best Ever Apple Crisp

cookies · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving)

Iced Pumpkin Tea Cookies

Click photo to enlarge In my family, we have lots of tea parties.  I’m having one today.  I made these delicious little iced pumpkin cookies, and they are so yummy.  I can’t wait to sit down with a nice cup of tea and some good conversation and devour them. 🙂 Ingredients 2 1/2 cups all-purpose… Continue reading Iced Pumpkin Tea Cookies

Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving)

Homemade Cranberry Sauce (like Grandma used to make)

Click photo to enlarge This recipe is so simple and so delicious!! Ingredients 12 ounces cranberries 1 cup white sugar 1 cup orange juice Directions In a medium sized saucepan over medium heat, dissolve the sugar in the orange juice. Stir in the cranberries and cook until the cranberries start to pop (about 10 minutes).… Continue reading Homemade Cranberry Sauce (like Grandma used to make)

Drinks · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving)

Wassail

This spiced cider always feels like fall. It makes your house smell amazing while it’s simmering away, too! INGREDIENTS: 1 container of apple cider the peel of one orange 1 C apple juice 3 cinnamon sticks DIRECTIONS: Add all ingredients to a large stock pot and simmer on low.  I usually simmer about 2 hours before… Continue reading Wassail

Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving)

Pumpkin Roll

Click photo to enlarge I have always wanted to try one of these because I think they’re so pretty, but it looked like it would be hard.  It really isn’t.  Anybody could make one of these! Ingredients 3 eggs 1 cup white sugar 2/3 cup solid pack pumpkin puree 1 teaspoon lemon juice 3/4 cup… Continue reading Pumpkin Roll

Biscuits / Muffins / Scones · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving)

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Without chocolate chips Click photo to enlarge Had some leftover pumpkin in the fridge that I needed to use, so I made these muffins.  I made 12 muffins without chocolate chips, and 12 muffins with chocolate chips.  I think I liked them better without, but I’m not a big chocolate fan. Cream Cheese Filling: 1… Continue reading Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins