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Pumpkin Bread Trifle
Pumpkin Season is here! I am not usually one to make too much of that but I am really feeling it this time around. I pulled this recipe from my November 2018 Better Homes & Gardens magazine--mostly because I have a trifle dish and wanted to make...
Homemade Butterfingers
Homemade Butterfingers used to just be a fun experiment with candy corn, but ever since Ferrero Rocher bought out Nestle I have been craving them! Yes, supposedly the company is up-ing the quality of their ingredients but #sorrynotsorry, I like my old...
Sausage Okra Gumbo
This gumbo is a much-requested family dish and our friends ask for the recipe whenever we serve it up. Kelsey Teague, a former Maven--who is also my daughter--shared the recipe on our original blog and then we re-posted it here. I hope you will like this dish as...
Halloween Bat Cupcakes
Want a great alternative to candy, candy, candy for your kids or grand kids at Halloween time? These fun Bat Cupcakes are a great choice, and their little friends, clementine "pumpkins", are a healthy sidekick. Pair these with some green milk and you have a great...
Cilantro Citrus Rice
Cilantro Citrus Rice is the perfect accompaniment to your Mexican-inspired main dishes or even as the base for Hawaiian Haystacks! Don't let my boring picture fool you. The flavors are beautiful and subtle, which is good for people like me who don't love...
Book Bites: Peach Blueberry Slab Pie
If you enjoy books that have food woven through a cool story, then you need to read The Recipe Box by Viola Shipman. Richard Paul Evans nailed what this book is about in the following comment: "Filled with cherished memories and treasured recipes, The Recipe Box is a...
Lemon Basil Shrimp & Pasta
I am a huge fan of one-pot meals and this shrimp & pasta dish did not disappoint. Not only was it delicious, but it also provides about 31 grams of protein. How cool is that? Now, it does have capers and that will add to your sodium intake so make...
Italian Roasted Potatoes
You can't go wrong with a good potato recipe, and if you add Parmesan, garlic, Italian seasoning, and olive oil....well, then, you just have bliss, don't you? Seriously, the combo of all these ingredients just makes your kitchen smell heavenly while it's...
Hawaiian Haystacks
Way back when our recipe blog first began, a recipe for Hawaiian Haystacks was posted by one of our original recipe authors, Kara. It was one of our most viewed recipes so I figured it was time to post another version of it and, I must say, I'm pretty in love...