Author: Tina

Cornbread and Spanish Olive Spread

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What goes better with soup, crackers or bread?  This has been an ongoing discussion between me and my husband for the past few months.  I can go both ways, but when we have guests over I like to put out bread because I feel funny putting out a basket of crackers.  I’ve been making a lot of soups lately (if you couldn’t tell from previous blog posts) so I figured this was a good time to whip up some cornbread to go along with it.  With this delicious cornbread in the house, neither one of us is reaching for boring …

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Pumpkin Doughnut Holes

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I love doughnuts and pumpkin flavor so these pumpkin doughnut holes are a match made in heaven.  I’ve made Mini Powdered Sugar Doughnut Muffins and German Chocolate Cake Doughnuts.  Both were based on recipes from Sally at Sally’s Baking Addiction.  (She has a bazillion awesome recipes so you have to go check her out if you haven’t already.)  These pumpkin doughnut holes are also a variation from Sally.  She’s officially my “doughnut baking guru.”     🙂  Thank you so much, Sally! These doughnut holes are full of great pumpkin spice flavor and covered with cinnamon powdered sugar. Pumpkin Doughnut Holes Recipe (Makes 34 doughnut …

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Baked Chili

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My husband and I are big fans of chili, especially The Perfect Chili recipe.  I could be partial since it’s a recipe that we created.     😉  That recipe makes a huge batch so it’s an awesome make-ahead meal that reheats wonderfully right out of the freezer.  Besides the obvious bowlful of chili, you can eat it in so many different ways, like on top of a hot dog or a baked potato or stirred into mac n’ cheese.  Which got me thinking…  what’s another way to enjoy chili? This baked chili has layers of pasta, delicious chili, sour cream, provolone, and mozzarella …

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Roasted Red Pepper Soup

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If you follow my blog then you know that my husband and I recently had a mini vacation in Quebec City, Quebec.  We ate at our hotel restaurant a few times because they have fabulous food.  One of the most memorable items from their menu was what they called a red pepper soup.  (The name was a bit lost in the translation, but we’re pretty sure that’s what they said.)  It was amazing!  We ordered it two nights in a row and we took turns eating it in hopes that we could pick out the ingredients and make it at home.  Two people …

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Pumpkin Coffee Cake

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I finally made my first pumpkin recipe this season!  It was bound to happen because it’s a yummy ingredient to work with this time of year.  I hope you guys aren’t sick of seeing pumpkin recipes yet because this one is a winner. This five layer coffee cake is a combination of a pumpkin pie and coffee cake.  This moist vanilla cake has a layer of pumpkin custard and a swirl of cinnamon oat streusel in the middle and on the top. Pumpkin Coffee Cake Recipe (Makes 16 servings) Ingredients for Streusel: 1/3 cup butter, melted 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup rolled oats …

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