Halloween Foods With Halloween right around the corner I thought I’d share with you some of my favorite kid approved Halloween food recipes. Edible Ghosts This savory potato snack is a great Halloween treat. I love all things potato – so making something with fingerling potatoes was a hands down winner with me. Finger Nibblers …
How to Cook a Turkey
The other day I posted up some very helpful phone numbers and websites where you can get help should you need it on Thanksgiving Day, but what you really need to know is how to cook a turkey. Cooking a turkey isn’t very hard. In fact, I’ve watched my husband cook it every year since…
Cream Filled Cupcakes
Cream Filled Cupcakes Use whatever gluten-free chocolate cupcake recipe you like best, you can even use a boxed mix if you are feeling like you do not want to spend a huge amount of time in the kitchen. I used the recipe from Joy of Cooking and adjusted to make it gluten-free and dairy-free. These…
Apple Cranberry Bars
This recipe for apple cranberry bars turned out so good, I had to eat some before writing this down. These are moist, delicious and oh so yummy. I cannot believe this recipe originated from a diabetic cookbook. Remember how I wrote about picking apples at a you-pick farm? This recipe is another way to utilize…
Coconut Tapioca
I have found heaven says the woman that is happy she is a magazine ripper. Oh yeah baby – I found the most delicious recipe for coconut tapioca. Two of my favorite flavors – together, in the same dish. One serving just is not enough, and I think next time I make this I am…
Italian Style Root Vegetable Puree
Have I said lately that I should have married Mario Batali? Never mind that both of us are already married with children, but the man can cook – and what Italian girl does not love a man that can cook good Italian food. This is my take on one of his recipes. I make this…
Quick Pantry Dinner
There are times, as much as I hate to admit it, that I completely fail at planning a menu in advance. I am all about quick meals these days. Between my job, being a mom, and running a household I do not have the time I used to have to spend in the kitchen on…
Oriental Beef
This recipe for oriental beef is just what you would find in a Chinese restaurant. I made this in the slow cooker and it was a big hit with my entire family. The husband actually requested I make this again, this does not always happen, so it is a big win when it does. Oriental…
Apple Hand Pies
When the kid was little we went to a you-pick apple farm and ended up with far too many apples for my family of three to eat. I experimented with various recipes from apple crumbles, to apple crisps, to apple sauce and finally to apple hand pies. These are a simple and fun way to…