• Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
• Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal at GoodLife Eats
• Pumpkin Waffles at Smitten Kitchen
• Black Bean Pumpkin Soup at Smitten Kitchen
• Pumpkin Spice Latte from Kettle and Cup
• Crockpot Pumpkin Spice Latte from A Year of Slow Cooking
• Creamy and Spicy Pumpkin Soup (low carb) at Low Carb Diets
• Spicy Pumpkin Bisque at About.com Home Cooking
• Baked Stuffed Pumpkin at About.com Home Cooking
• Pumpkin Pie and Pumpkin Cheesecake at Pumpkin Patch
• Pumpkin Spice Latte Syrup at Think Inside the Icebox
• Pumpkin Spice Roll from Kraft Foods
• Double Layer Pumpkin Pie from Kraft Foods
• Pumpkin Pie from Martha Stewart
• Pumpkin Bread from Food Network
• Pumpkin Roll Cake from Paula Deen at Food Network
• Pumpkin Custard Pie from Emeril Live
• Pumpkin Waffles with Maple Walnut Apples from Food Network
• Delish Pumpkin Dip from Our Recipe Garden
• Pumpkin Bread Pudding from Everyday Food Storage

Which pumpkin recipe do you think you’ll try?

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Pumpkin treats

Texan Pumpkin French Toast

Pumpkin Latte

Pumpkin Cookies (with cream cheese icing)

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Napoleons

Luscious Four-Layer Pumpkin Cake

Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce

Espresso Cakes with Pumpkin

Pumpkin Spice Cake

Scrumptious Pumpkin Parfait

Apple treats

My Favorite Apple Cake Recipe

Caramel Apple Bars

Caramel Apple Pie

Chocolate Caramel Apples with Sprinkles

Apple Dumpling Dessert

Apple Upside-Down Cake

Apple Bread

Apple Pear Crisp

Blushing Apples

Weight Watchers Low Point Options:

Apple Pie

Warm Pear Cobbler

Pear Upside Down Cake with Pecans

Apple Pear Crisp

Other treats

Honey’s Carrot Cake

Sweet Potato Cupcakes

Pecan Tarts

Carrot Cake with Honey-Orange Frosting

Sunflower Cake

Cinnamon Pistachio Meringue

Which desserts do you think you’d like to try?

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Easy Meatball Dinner

• One 15 oz. can whole potatoes, drained, rinsed, cut into chunks
• 1 cup chopped onions
• 14.5 oz. beef broth
• 32 oz. tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 12 oz. frozen mixed vegetables
• Approx. 15 oz. meatballs.

In a large saucepan, combine potatoes, onions, beef broth, tomato sauce, water, Italian seasoning, pepper and vegetables. Bring to a boil on stovetop. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 8 minutes. Add meatballs, cover and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.

Meatball Pitas

• 1 package of Mama Lucia Italian Style Meatballs
• 8 small pita breads
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup cubed feta cheese
• 1⁄2 cup chopped black olives
• 1⁄2 cup chopped shredded lettuce
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese grated
• 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon of oregano

Heat the meatballs on the stove top with red pepper flakes and oregano. Heat the pita breads in the oven on low heat until warm. Once heated, place 2-3 meatballs in each pita bread. Top with feta, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses. As cheese begin to melt, top off with lettuce, onion and black olives. Serve “taco style” for a snack or main meal.

I hope that you enjoy these easy recipes!

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This recipe is great for burritos, tacos, taquitos, and more.  I usually cook a 3-4 pound roast with this recipe and then save half of the cooked roast for the freezer.  It’s nice to pull the cooked beef out of the freezer and have meat that’s ready to use!

 In a crock pot add:

• roast (I use one that’s about 3 pounds.)
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1/2 bell pepper, sliced
• 2 beef boullion cubes
• Adobo seasoning (salt and pepper can be substituted)
• minced garlic
• cumin
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• fresh chopped cilantro (dried cilantro can be substituted)
• water – enough to cover the roast

Cook the beef in the crock pot on high for 6 hours or on low for 8 hours or until the meat is falling apart.  Pull the beef apart and cook for an additional 30 minutes.  Remove from heat.

This meat can be used in so many different Mexican dishes.  The first night I usually make tacos.  Of course, you’ll need taco shells and the traditional taco toppings – cheese, sour cream, salsa, or pico de gallo, etc.  Then I freeze the rest of the meat and use it to make taquitos.  Sometimes my husband puts a little in a breakfast omelet. 

Enjoy!

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If you’re looking for something yummy to make for your family or just to drool, you should check out her sites.  You can find Marye at Kettle and Cup, Baking Delights, Everything Cookies and Brownies, and MaryeAudet.com.  Marye’s not just baking up cooking and brownies.  I stopped by Baking Delights today and saw one of her newest creations, chicken with portobellos.  And best of all, Marye says it’s easy to make. 

It’s encouraging to hear stories of how others have made something from blogging.  I’m hoping to get there some day . . . soon.  Congratulations, Marye!    Be sure to stop by and order a copy of her book, Everything Cookies and Brownies.

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If you put this out as an appetizer before dinner, during a game or  party, I can guarantee it will be GONE. You won’t have to worry about leftovers with this dip. 

• 2 eight oz bricks of cream cheese (room temperature makes it easier to mix)
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 eight oz jar salsa
• 3/4 to 1 lb browned ground beef, drained and cooled
• chopped lettuce, cubed tomatoes, shredded cheese
• tortilla chips

Combine cream cheese, sour cream, and salsa with a mixer (using the mixer makes it easier).  Add in the ground beef.  Spread into a pie plate.  Top with cheddar, lettuce, tomatoes, and more cheddar.  Serve with tortilla chips.

You can find Katie at A Shopper’s Quest.

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Go to RealSimple.com/20MinuteMeals, answer three quick questions and you’ll be given a list of recipes from which to choose.  Here are the questions and possible answers:

1)  What is your main ingredient?

• poultry
• meat
• pasta/vegetarian
• seafood

2)  What is your preferred cooking method?

• stove/oven
• no cook
• grill

3)  How much cooking time do you have?

• 15 to 20 minutes
• 25 to 30 minutes

Just to see what would happen, I answered poultry, stove/oven, and 15 to 20 minutes.  By answering those three simple questions I was given 11 recipes.  How does chicken cutlets with tomato saute’ sound? Or how about chicken and cashews in lettuce cups?  The lettuce cups are similar to the Asian lettuce wraps that some Chinese restaurants sell.  They are yummy!

Menu planning can help to save a lot on your monthly grocery bill.  I hope you’ll stop by Real Simple to pick up some easy recipes.

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And after baking . . .

Mmmmmm. Warm delicious goodness. And oh so easy to do.

So far, I’ve tried this recipe with canned peaches, blueberries, and strawberries.  It’s simple to switch it around according to your tastes and easy to double the recipe as well.

You will need:

cooking spray
1 stick butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup milk
2 cups fruit (approximate)*

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray 9×13 glass pan with cooking spray.  Put 1 stick of butter into pan and bake until butter is melted.  Add 1 cup sugar and stir.  Add 1 cup self-rising flour and stir.  Add 1 cup milk and stir.  Add 2 cups fruit (drained) and stir all ingredients together.  Bake at 350 degrees until light brown (approximately 35-45 minutes).

Have you ever made this easy cobbler recipe?

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For this recipe you’ll only need 1/2 cup cold butter, thawed or canned peaches, and one pouch of the Betty Crocker oatmeal cookie mix.  The preparation only takes 10 minutes.  It would be great to keep these ingredients on hand for a quick dessert.  You just never know when someone will stop by or you’ll need something fast for the covered dish dinner at church that you forgot about. 

Of course, I’m sure this recipe is very versatile.  Since it’s blueberry and strawberry season, I’m sure this recipe would also taste great with other fruits.  And if you’re feeling like you could cook with more ingredients, you might want to check out this recipe for Ridiculously Easy Cobbler.  It also works well with blackberries, blueberries, peaches, strawberries, and more.

Happy baking!

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Mochaccino Dream

Ice Cream Tiramisu

Mocha Cheesecake Bars

Coffee Pecan Cake

Caramel Macchiato Cheesecake

No-Bake Mocha Roll

Java Jolt Ice Cream Pie

Cappuccine Cheesecake

Let me know if you decide to make any of these.  I’d like to know how it turned out.

Enjoy!

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