Pumpkin Bread Trifle

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...
Sausage Okra Gumbo

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...
Halloween Bat Cupcakes

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...
Book Bites: Peach Blueberry Slab Pie

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...
Lemon Basil Shrimp & Pasta

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...