I always get in the mood for chili this time of year. This week I was taking dinner to my parents and I knew that they really like chili. I wanted to make them something different than the traditional chili. We love White Chicken Chili, but my mom doesn’t like chicken so I decided to switch the recipe up a bit. I love the results! My mom absolutely loved it too. Luckily we had left overs because it is just as good if not better the next day.
I can’t say enough about these cookies! They are soft, chewy, and taste like the expensive chocolate chip cookies you buy at the bakery. Now you can make them at home for so much less. I am kinda picky about my chocolate chip cookies. I don’t like them dry or crumbly. I want the to have a chewy texture and a full flavor that is not too rich. I know that seems like a tall order but like I said before I am picky.
You can’t fully enjoy Autumn without a delicious apple dessert. Fall just wouldn’t be Fall without apples. I love a good freshly picked crisp apple. You might have noticed that I am kinda partial to apples and caramel. Last year I made 7 different batches of caramel apples before I got it just the way I wanted. You can find that amazing recipe here. So it is only natural that I share a Caramel Apple Bundy Cake, right?
I love soup season! I can remember as a kid coming inside after playing outside all day in the cold weather. No matter how much I bundled up, I always seemed to have a cold red nose and numb hands and feet. However, as soon as I smelled soup on the stove, I knew I was in for a real treat.
If I want to hear my kids shout for joy at dinner time, I only have to say two words: Pizza Snake! They love everything about making and eating this pizza snake. Their favorite part aside from eating it is to paint the snake. I give each kid a paint brush and a small bowl with the food color of their choice and they go to town creating their “new snake species” as my son would say.
Pumpkin Spice Caramel Corn Pops was a big hit at my family party a few weeks ago. Even my three year old nephew who will only eat a handful of things loved them. You might want to plan on doubling the recipe because these Pumpkin Spice Carmel Corn Pops are so hard to stay away from. Everybody who tries them ends up coming back for more and more. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Well, I have switched things up a little with our traditional pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. When I was at the store the other day, I saw the Nestle Toll House Pumpkin Spice Morsels and I knew I had to buy them to see what I could come up with.
Pumpkin Alfredo Sauce is a smooth and creamy sauce with a subtle sweetness of pumpkin that is rounded out by the sage and thyme. This sauce comes together very quickly. It is heavenly when served over cheese ravioli and sprinkled with toasted pecans and fresh parsley on top.
I just discovered that I prefer to make my own pumpkin pie spice. I haven’t loved the store blends that I have bought at the store so I decided to venture out and make my own. I think that this Pumpkin Pie Spice blend is a lot more vibrant than the store version. I can tell a big difference in all of my recipes. When using this blend, you don’t need to adjust the measurements of recipes. Simply use the same amount as the recipe calls for.
The benefits of making your own pumpkin pie spice are:
Of course, if you don’t want to make your own and prefer to use the store-bought blend, that is totally fine too. That is one of the many benefits of cooking from scratch, you can customize your food to your liking.
Stay tuned for some amazing pumpkin recipes that I used this Pumpkin Pie Spice blend in.
With love from my kitchen to yours,
Carrie
Pumpkin Pie Spice
2 tbsp. of cinnamon
2 tsp. of ground ginger
1/4 tsp. of mace
1/2 tsp. of nutmeg
1/8 tsp. of allspice
1/4 tsp. of ground cloves
Mix all the spices together and store in a Ziploc bag of small air tight container.
I know, I Know, I have told you a million times during these past few weeks that I love peaches! I figure you can never have to many peach recipes. So here is another peach recipe for you. I have shared a bunch of peach dessert recipes so I thought it was time to share a savory recipe.