Category: food

One of my favorite things to do in the fall is to make applesauce. This year I used Honeycrisp apples. I quartered the apples, then boiled them in a pot of water until they were soft, then used a food mill to mash them. I always add redhots to give it a cinnamon flavor. Just start…

Every year I make pumpkin chocolate chip cookies… because I love pumpkin… and I love chocolate. I got this recipe from cooks.com Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies 1 c. pumpkin 3/4 c. sugar 1/2 c. oil 1 egg 2 c. flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 1…

When it gets to be fall around here, I am all about pumpkin. I try to incorporate it in to as many recipes as I can. Today I want to share with you some pumpkin cupcakes with maple cream cheese frosting.  Pumpkin Cupcakes 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking…

The boys and I made this dessert the other day and it was delicious! It was super easy too. One of those desserts that I can have my 3 and 5-year-old help me with. I used some store bought cookie dough and spread it out on the bottom of a greased 9x13in pan. You could…

Before grilling season is over, I am making sure to cook as much on the grill as possible. Here are three combinations of hot dogs that we tried the other night. We had some friends over for dinner and I set up a little hot dog bar with there different midwestern hot dog recipes. The…

I made these breakfast crepes a few weeks ago for my husband. He lived in Germany for two years and loved eating crepes. This was my first time ever making them… because he has always been the one to make them in the past. I used this recipe from Our Best Bites and they give…

After I made the 4th of July pops, I had all of the leftover m&m minis, so I used them to make some frozen banana pops.  I put some craft sticks in halved bananas and then put them in the freezer.  {I also made some frozen banana slices for Elly}  Then I melted some milk…