Monthly Archives: November 2011

Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

My favorite sweet potatoes to date… even over sweet potato fries! These were such a great blend of flavors and texture. I will be making them again! I found the recipe here and waited impatiently until Thanksgiving to try them. Oh, … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

If this blog were scratch and sniff… you’d all have your nose to the screens wouldn’t you 🙂 The traditional pumpkin bars have always been one of my fall/winter favorites. When the idea for a cupcake version appeared in a … Continue reading →

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Try Cottage Pie… and what’s coming up

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

I was halfway through my dinner tonight when I thought of you 🙂 I posted my cottage pie recipe earlier this year and thought it was a good time of year to bring it back. Click here for that recipe. … Continue reading →

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Banana Cranberry Muffins

Posted on November 12, 2011 by

These muffins are SO good… sweet, tart, moist, small enough to eat half a dozen 🙂 I get excited to see cranberries back in the grocery store and I was itching to use some. I wanted to pair them with … Continue reading →

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Cinnamon Dippers

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

Boo to bad lighting. Doesn’t do these justice. I wanted to make a meal that the kids could help out with and have fun doing so. We have family church night on Wednesdays so we try to do something simple … Continue reading →

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Chicken Bucket

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

If you were randomly surfing the web for uses for empty ice cream buckets… OR pictures of raw chicken… your search is over!! I’m not sure I’m the first person to think of this but since I did, life has … Continue reading →

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Scalloped Potatoes

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

I’ve heard bananas are the perfect food… don’t believe it. It’s potatoes 😉 In my world anyway! I don’t think I’ve met a potato dish I haven’t liked. I was inspired by my cousin’s blog Salt-n-Stuff, click here, to make … Continue reading →

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Basic Chili

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

Chili season is upon us here in Iowa and I’m very happy about that!! I think your chili should be about as personally formulated as your wardrobe. It should be your own or tailored to your family’s style. I wanted … Continue reading →

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Corndogs! Gluten-free or Regular…

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

Oh, corndogs… how I’ve missed you the past 2 years, since going gluten free. I saw homemade corndogs on another food blog and decided I had to try them in a way that I could enjoy them too. They weren’t … Continue reading →

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