I love this easy appetizer that my friend Christine puts together! It is yummy, sweet, fast, and easy! So here I am sharing her secret with the world. I make this often when having guests over during the cooler months as the tastes complements fall and winter menus perfectly. Brie cheese and fall fruits – …
Today is the day that I get to make this awesome, I mean totally awesome Pumpkin Amaretto Cheesecake! I started making a version of this cheesecake years ago, decades ago really. Seventeen Magazine published a recipe for Pumpkin Amaretto Cheesecake when I was a reader of Seventeen Magazine – let’s see – yes, that was decades ago! …
This Sweet potato casserole is simply divine! This recipe comes from my husband and is our most requested Thanksgiving dinner recipe. Dee-vine! It is creamy, and sweet, with the richness of sweet potatoes. With the crunchy pecan topping it is like eating dessert! You can never make too much of this – it gets gobbled …
This Curried Butternut Squash soup is simply divine! Really, there is no hyperbole in that statement. This soup is rich and creamy, with just a hint of spice from the curry and a bit of sweetness from the apples. A perfect combination. This has been a favorite recipe of mine for many years. A decade …
I love Bundt cakes! They are easy to pop out of a Bundt pan, sprinkle with powdered sugar or drizzle with a glaze and viola you have an impressive cake. There is no need to worry about leveling cake layers or dealing with gobs of frosting. Another wonderful aspect of Bundt cakes is that if …
The holidays are coming and with all of the festivities ahead, I am trying to lose some weight. Uggh! But yes, with a hurting back and lowered physical activity in my life right now, I need to make some changes. So I have started looking for meals that are not only healthy and lowered calorie, …
I love it when my husband makes dinner! As much as I love to cook, it is really nice to not only have the night off cooking from time to time, but it is simply wonderful to have the house filling with the sweet aroma of this simmering pot roast! All while I am out …
If you love pumpkin pie like I do, then you need to try this pumpkin cake! It is yummy with a creamy layer of pumpkin sitting under a layer of cake and topped off with a coating of chopped walnuts. Serve with or without a dollop of whipped cream. The best part of this dessert …
I was first introduced to this tasty dish when I was just a child. My parents would take us to dinner in San Francisco to the famous Original Joe’s. I remember my dad ordering two distinct dishes that as I child I never saw anywhere else. One was Joe’s Special – a wonderful mix of …
I made these yummy cupcakes last week for our teacher in-service potluck. I will admit they were met with both skepticism and curiosity. Of those that ventured to try them, most really liked them and asked for the recipe. They were light with a hint of cocoa and topped with the traditional cream cheese frosting. …
