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Pumpkin Biscoff Monster Cookies

October 25, 2012 by Tiffany

It’s no secret that I love oats. I recently confessed to having 6 boxes of quick oats in the pantry, because I’m apparently afraid of running out.

But I didn’t realize until recently that we as a country actually have a National Oatmeal Day – October 29.

These cookies are perfect for celebrating National Oatmeal Day or any day, for that matter.

These are an adaptation of the traditional monster cookie. Instead of peanut butter, which I don’t think would be good with pumpkin, I used Biscoff. The consistency is about the same as peanut butter, but it’s made with mildly spiced ginger cookies so it pairs nicely with the pumpkin.

This version of monster cookies is softer than the traditional monsters. But they are every bit as delicious. It also makes a monster-sized batch of cookies. You will be at the oven, baking for quite a while.

The good news is that the cookies freeze well. Because they are soft, I recommend freezing them in a single layer or in layers separated with wax paper.

Here’s what you’ll need to make them: [Read more...]

Filed under: cookies, Dessert Tagged with biscoff, chocolate chips, cookies, M&Ms, oats, pumpkin5 Comments

Ingredient Spotlight: Pumpkin Recipes 2012

October 24, 2012 by Tiffany

I truly love pumpkin. I’ve been known to eat a whole pumpkin pie by myself. And that pumpkin roll, with the cream cheese swirl? Oh my! I’ve never made one myself because I know how dangerous it could be for me to have it around.

I’ve been looking forward to this spotlight for a while now. My Pinterest board is ready to go and already loading up with recipes. I can’t wait to add yours too.

I’ve got a new pumpkin recipe that I’ll share with you on Thursday – Pumpkin Biscoff Monster Cookies. Here are a few of my other favorite pumpkin recipes: [Read more...]

Filed under: ingredient spotlight Tagged with ingredient spotlight, pumpkin12 Comments

Pumpkin Black Bean Chicken Chili in the Slow Cooker

September 18, 2012 by Tiffany

Fall is my favorite season. There are a lot of reasons, but some of them are:

comfort foods
pumpkin
apples
cool weather that makes me want to turn on the oven…
soup, soup, soup!

I’ve shared my love of Autumn foods and soups before. This recipe, which came from a friend of mine {hi, Bev!} fits into both of those categories.

I’d never had pumpkin in a savory dish before and I wasn’t too sure what it would be like. The flavor isn’t strongly pumpkin, not like adding pie to your chili. It’s more of a healthy, warm veggie base that goes well with the black beans and chicken.

For the record, I did keep the pumpkin part a secret from the kids until after dinner. No need to share all the truth before it’s necessary to do so.

Here’s what you’ll need to get this simmering in your slow cooker: [Read more...]

Filed under: Chicken, Crockpot, Main Dish, Soup Tagged with black beans, Chicken, chili, pumpkin, slow cooker14 Comments

Easy Pumpkin Pecan Sticky Rolls

September 4, 2012 by Tiffany

Goodness gracious! If you like pumpkin, you are going to want to make these.

They start with frozen roll dough, which makes them simple and easy. No yeast, flour, or rolling necessary.

Just all the warm, spicy pumpkin goodness we love this time of year.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Baked Goods, Breakfast, Dessert Tagged with frozen roll dough, pecans, pumpkin14 Comments

Ingredient Spotlight: Pumpkin, Pumpkin and More Pumpkin!

October 5, 2011 by Tiffany

Ingredient Spotlight has a new button! I decided it was time to give this party its own graphic. My oldest daughter created it for us. I think she did a great job!

I’m so excited about this week’s Ingredient. It’s pumpkin time!

How can you not love a vegetable that is so beautiful and signals the arrival of autumn? Pumpkin is extremely versatile. You can carve it, decoupage it, paint it, combine it with flowers (thanks, Pinterest for showing me those things).

You can bake it, mash it, roast the seeds. And most wonderful of all – Pumpkin is a veggie that often masquerades as dessert!

That’s my kind of food!

Here are some of my most-loved pumpkin recipes: [Read more...]

Filed under: ingredient spotlight Tagged with autumn, fall recipes, pumpkin28 Comments

Ingredient Spotlight: Orange Veggies (Carrots, Sweet Potatoes etc)

January 26, 2011 by Tiffany

We’ve got to get our veggies in today, because I’ve got some serious sweet treat recipes to share with you later this week.

Instead of focusing just on one veggie, I decided we’d do a color. Orange is perfectly sunshiney to brighten the winter gray. When I scheduled this Ingredient Spotlight, I forgot all about pumpkin, but feel free to add pumpkin recipes too, if you like. Pumpkin had it’s own Ingredient Spotlight a few months ago, but we can show it off again this week.

Here are a few of my recipes that use orange veggies: [Read more...]

Filed under: ingredient spotlight Tagged with carrots, pumpkin, sweet potatoes5 Comments

Pumpkin Swirl Brownies

November 20, 2010 by Tiffany

This is a guest post from Sweet T of Sweet T Studio.

For this recipe, I started with Martha’s Pumpkin-Swirl Brownies, & made a few modifications to the original recipe to bring DOWN the guilt-factor, in regard to my thighs, AND my wallet, hehe! (I doubled my recipe, because I was taking it to a big party, but this would be an ideal recipe to make two, & freeze one for later! Time saver!) [Read more...]

Filed under: Dessert Tagged with chocolate, cinnamon, eggs, holiday, nutmeg, pumpkin, splenda4 Comments

Apples and Cranberries Baked in a Pumpkin

November 9, 2010 by Tiffany

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...]

Filed under: Side Dish Tagged with apples, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, cranberries, holiday, pumpkin, Thanksgiving34 Comments

Ingredient Spotlight: Pumpkin

October 27, 2010 by Tiffany

This post is part of a new series where you get to link up your recipes! Each week I’ll focus on a different common pantry ingredient. I’ll link to a few of my recipes that feature the ingredient and then give you a chance to link up to your blog.

We’ve been thinking about Thanksgiving dinner recipes this week, so Ingredient Spotlight on pumpkin is perfectly timed. I have to admit, I have never cooked with fresh pumpkin before. But I bought the two pie pumpkins you see in the photo and I’m planning to make something with them. I haven’t decided what to turn them into, but I know you all will tempt me with your recipes!

Here are a few of my recipes that use pumpkin: [Read more...]

Filed under: ingredient spotlight Tagged with holiday, ingredient spotlight, pumpkin17 Comments

Pumpkin Chip Cookies

December 2, 2009 by Tiffany

pumpkin chocolate chip cookies done

Someone on my favorite homeschool message board shared this recipe many, many years ago. Recently, another person posted the recipe again. I’m so glad she did, because I hadn’t made them in a long time. They’re soft and full of flavor, spiced with cinnamon and studded with chocolate chips. [Read more...]