Everyday Food for Busy People
Cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, ginger… Don’t they just taste like the holidays?
I love bundling up some of these spices in cheesecloth and letting it steep in hot apple cider. It makes the house smell so good and tastes warm and festive too.
Here are a few other recipes that use these spices: [Read more...]
I’m on a roll with slow cooked desserts. This apple crisp is an adaptation of my Apple Crinkle.
I decided to give it a whirl in the slow cooker and it turned out beautifully. I dressed it up a bit with a handful of dried cranberries and chopped pecans.
My mouth is watering as I write this post. I must make this again soon!
Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]
This is my sister’s absolute favorite birthday cake. The moist, yellow cake is marbled with sweet, cinnamon swirl.
It’s easy to make too, because it starts with a cake mix. Have I ever mentioned how much I love cake mix?
Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]
A neighbor gifted me with a giant zucchini the other day. My first inclination was to make zucchini bread, but then I ran across this recipe in one of my Amish cookbooks.
I’m pretty sure that the 3 cups of veggies in this cake off set the naughtiness of the cream cheese frosting.
The only change I made to the recipe was to bake it in a jelly roll pan instead of a 9×13 size. I would also like to say that I did shred the carrots and zucchini the way the Amish would. I don’t have a food processor, but I want one. I want much.
Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]
Some of you wonderful readers recently introduced me to the blog, Picky Palate. The first post I saw there was Peanut Butter and Jelly Skillet Monkey Bread. Heavens to Murgatroyd! That looks delish! And you know how I love peanut butter.
But as I read the recipe, the words “jelly of your choice” caught my attention and all I could think of was apple jelly. Which pairs perfectly with cinnamon and brown sugar. So I took the original recipe and did a bit of tweaking to come up with this: [Read more...]
Last month when I went to the I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter test kitchens they fed us some delicious foods. Lots and lots of food. All made with ICBINB, of course.
Leave it to me to pick out the simplest idea to share with you. In a room full of cheesecake, stuffed mushrooms, truffles (I may still have to share those) and scones, I zeroed in on toast. I love simple, easy, manageable, effortless recipes.
Grab that tub of ICBINB and get ready to transform your morning toast. [Read more...]
This is a guest post from Sweet T of Sweet T Studio.
One of you brilliant readers left this recipe in the comments section. I can’t remember which post now, so I can’t find out who it was. If you’re the wonderful person who shared this recipe, please let me know so I can thank you!
If you’re looking for easy, homemade Christmas gift ideas you’ll want to consider this apple butter. It makes a lot, which is good, because you’ll want to keep some for yourself too.
It starts with a couple jars of store-bought applesauce and a slow cooker. The result is fragrant deliciousness that’s heavenly spread on a warm biscuit. It will even perk up a plain old piece of toast. [Read more...]
I made these pancakes for dinner last night and they quickly bumped to the top of my “recipes to share” list. Please schedule a breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner or snack time to cook up a batch. You’ll thank me later.
The pancakes are sweetened with molasses and spiced with ginger, cinnamon and allspice. But it’s the Sweet Cider Syrup that steals the show.
Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]
I’m in love with this pumpkin recipe. I dream about it. I’ve even eaten it for breakfast. Twice.
It tastes seriously wonderful. Sweet, spiced apples and cranberries add so much flavor to the baked pumpkin. On top of that, it looks impressive. I’m not known for making beautiful food, so this is something to be proud of.
I am known for creating simple recipes and this does fall into that category. It can be ready for the oven in less than 20 minutes and that includes about 13 minutes of trying to cut the top off the pumpkin. [Read more...]
