Creamy Pumpkin Polenta
I love the side dishes served for Thanksgiving better the turkey. Yep, I’m the one who piles on the stuffing, scoops up the sweet potatoes, and gets the greediest portion of green beans. For me turkey is better the next day in sandwiches, casseroles, or chopped up and cooked into soups. This is one meal where excess is truly acceptable, and when my family cooks Thanksgiving dinner we have at least 6 side dishes, sometimes 10...
Sweet Potato Pecan Coconut Cake
I love single layer cakes. They have a rustic appeal that I find immensely comforting. Most single layer cakes are charmingly homemade in appearance, requiring no special skills to decorate them. No torting layers, no stacking, no praying you avoid the dreaded buttercream belly around the side of the cake. If you decorate cakes you know about buttercream bellies. No, a single layer cake is reassuringly easy to make, and during...
Pumpkin Banana Cranberry Chocolate Chip Blondies
Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching. This year I have been thinking about pumpkin desserts that are not your standard pie or bread. Don’t get me wrong, those desserts are all wonderful and I will be having at least one of them on our holiday table, but this year I wanted to shake things up. I am helping my mom with her dinner on Thanksgiving Day, and then the next day I will be going out to my in-laws for a second Thanksgiving...
Apple Bacon Potato Cakes with Poached Eggs
I am a sucker for anything served with a poached egg. From salads to English muffins, poached eggs are among my favorite things to prepare and eat. A perfectly poached egg is a thing of beauty, and when you break into the golden, oozing yolk … well I can’t think of many things that are better. Now that the warmer weather is behind us I find myself craving the heartier foods that really stick to the ribs. I am not much...
Pumpkin Fondue
I did a guest post for October Unprocessed over at Eating Rules! The photo above is of a dreamy, smooth Pumpkin Fondue that is packed with all kinds of goodness. It also taste FAR more evil that it truly is! Take a moment to take a look!
Bacon and Egg Breakfast Casserole
I love a good casserole. Really, what’s not to love? They are, with a few exceptions, easy to prepare, they can be made up in advance, and they are comforting. When the weather turns chilly there is nothing I like better than a cozy casserole. So, one morning a few days ago it was just a little chilly. Not co but the wind had a little bite. Obviously it was time to make a casserole! While perusing a casserole cookbook,...
