It's fall and we are falling for apples... get it? My jokes aren't that great.... but I do fall for delicious apple desserts! Our apple trees are just loaded with apples! What should I do with this abundance of fruit? But of course, make Continue Reading
Quick Tamale Pie Casserole
This is my Grandma's recipe and always a favorite when she would make it. It just says comfort food to me! Ingredients include ground beef, creamed corn, olives, tomato sauce and corn meal which creates a delicious tamale casserole pie. Bake it for Continue Reading
Mushroom Barley Soup
Yum Susan made this soup for me 30 years ago, and it is still one of my favorite soups! She used Cremini Mushrooms and baby carrots, so delicious! We had a girls night and she served cheeses and crackers as an appetizer. Perfect comfort meal on a Continue Reading
Fluffy Chocolate Banana Pancakes
Yum These are amazing pancakes! You only need one banana, and we always have bananas. Have you ever had a chocolate pancake before? You are in for a treat! Your kids will go crazy for these! Make a whole batch and freeze them! Continue Reading
Baking Powder Drop Biscuits
If you need a biscuit in a snap, these are my go-to recipe, I have been making them for many years and they are difficult to mess up! No kneading or rolling, just drop the dough by the spoonful into a greased or buttered pan. When I prepare a Continue Reading
CHICKEN ALFREDO PASTA
Yum Everyone gets to choose a meal each week and since my daughter had her wisdom teeth removed, she chose this soft foods choice. Chicken Alfredo Pasta is perfect comfort food when you aren't feeling that well. Everyone loved it and the whole Continue Reading
APPLE CAKE
Yum This is such an easy recipe that everyone loves! It is a very moist cake! The longest part of the prep is peeling and chopping up two apples! I added an apple cider glaze, what a hit this cake was, it disappeared so quickly and everyone wanted Continue Reading
Chocolate Covered Caramel Popcorn Balls
Yum We are a braces- free family! I haven't made any caramel, popcorn treats because someone in our family couldn't eat them, they would be a braces nightmare! But those days are behind us and chewy sticky treats are here! These Continue Reading
UNSTUFFED PEPPER SOUP
It is fall and I want Soup! There is just something about it, when the weather turns cooler, a big bowl of comforting soup sitting by the fireplace is the best way to be! I have been harvesting vegetables from my garden and my peppers were ready to Continue Reading
SLOW COOKER POT ROAST
Hubs just loves pot roast. If we are at a restaurant and it is on the menu, he will order it. I always thought it was so complicated to make and would be dried out. This recipe is far from being complicated and the meat is moist and Continue Reading
CHOCOLATE BIRTHDAY CAKE
This was the birthday request from the birthday girl! Chocolate cake with Chocolate frosting. I decided that a Devil's Food Cake with a Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting would be the perfect amount of chocolate-ness for the chocolate lovers in my home! Continue Reading
BAKED BEANS WITH BACON
It is a cool Fall day and Baked Beans with bacon just sounds like the perfect comfort food, that along with some hot corn bread with lots of creamy butter! Place beans in a large pot and cover with water and let them soak overnight. Throw away the Continue Reading
OVERNIGHT SAUSAGE AND EGG BAKE
// I was fortunate to cater a Bridal Breakfast and I thought an Overnight Sausage and Egg Bake or a Strata would be perfect for a party of 23 people. I also baked a Brown Sugar Streusel Coffee Cake and a Blueberry Coffee Crumb Cake. Everyone Continue Reading
BLUEBERRY COBBLER
// This is an easy dessert that you can make for guests right before they arrive and they will be coming back for more. Some people call it a buckle, some people call it a cobbler. I was raised eating cobbler's. Boysenberry cobbler was our Continue Reading
SOUR CREAM BLUEBERRY PIE
// A delicious sour cream custard pie with a pecan crumble. Every bite delivers a burst of blueberry sweetness. Use an already made pie crust or make my easy pie crust, recipe here. Flour, sugar, salt, sour cream, vanilla, eggs, Continue Reading
LEMON POUND CAKE WITH STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM
Strawberry season is here and I can't get enough of these luscious farm- fresh- melt- in- your- mouth berries. I have 6 quarts of berries and I am not afraid to use them! Marinated berries in delicious Chambord ( Raspberry ) Liqueur brings out the Continue Reading
Easy Beef Kabobs
Inspiration . What inspires me? Photographs? A description? Is the recipe simple, is it difficult? Depending on how much time I set aside for a recipe, I usually head towards an easy recipe, especially if we have guests coming Continue Reading
PESTO CHEESY BITES
If you need a quick and delicious appetizer in a pinch, these are perfect! Watch them disappear quickly at your next cocktail party. These Easy Pesto Cheesy Bites are a wonderful appetizer for an easy summer cocktail party get together. Only 4 Continue Reading
PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE PIE
I promised my God daughter that we would do some baking this summer. I asked her what she was thinking of making and she said a peanut butter chocolate. That is such a coincidence, I have been wanting to make that kind of pie too! I remember that my Continue Reading
BERRY CRUMBLE PIE
Pie is my favorite food group. In my book, it really can be a breakfast, lunch or dinner entree for me or not JUST a dessert. Berry Pie is my ultimate weakness.... I can be full after eating an eight course meal and a berry pie is offered as a Continue Reading
SLOW COOKER BAKED ZITI WITH SAUSAGE
With summer here, no one wants their oven on all day, challenges of a food blogger who loves to bake! I fell in love with our local cheese shop, I had to try everything and even picked up a beautiful pancetta end. A delicious "SAUCE" entertained Continue Reading
BEST STEAK MARINADE
My hubs and daughter could eat steak every single night of the week and be completely happy! Me, not so much, maybe once a week. So when I do grill a steak on the BBQ, I want it to taste incredible. I found this recipe over at ALLRECIPES called Best Continue Reading
Stars & Stripes Kitchen Aid 5-Quart Artisan Stand Mixer Giveaway
CONTEST IS CLOSED! Congratulations Tarn! You won the KitchenAid 5qt Artisan Stand Mixer in the Stars & Stripes Giveaway! STARS AND STRIPES GIVEAWAY!! Summer is finally here in Maine, which means more time to hang out at the beaches and Continue Reading
Blueberry Raspberry Bars
// This is the weather that we Mainers have been waiting for all year. The kind we dream about on the day after Christmas and we know it will be coming around in oh... about 180 days..... we hold on to that thought and when a day like today Continue Reading
