Good morning! I always have grand plans for Christmas breakfast, pancakes and waffles, maybe omelets with bacon and sausage. Often times it never works out because we are awake until the wee hours and then up at the crack of dawn with the little ones opening gifts. Usually a few of the adults sneak off…
Good morning! How was your weekend? Mine was great, not a relaxing as I had hoped but nice none the less. We had dinner with friends, enjoyed a few walks before the temperature dropped 25 degrees, did a few chores, dragged out the Christmas boxes and made this scrumptious Roasted Butternut Squash and Cauliflower Soup….
Good morning! As I mentioned a few times this week I am trying to come up with some menu ideas for Thanksgiving and although I love the potatoes and the yeast rolls to me the meal is all about the dessert! After all what would a meal be without something sweet and sugary to cap…
Good morning! I hope that you had a great weekend. I had a fabulous one! The weather was beautiful, and the Fall color was stunning. I spent a lot of time reading, relaxing and doing a little cooking. What did you do? I made Butternut Squash Soup, Butternut Squash Cake, Pumpkin Turtle Cheesecake(recipes to come)…
Good morning! Thank you so much for all of your comments and emails yesterday, I am blessed to have found so many kindred spirits through blogging and I am humbled by your kind words and sentiments. I had a fabulous birthday. My mother is here visiting and we had a ladies day of antique shopping…
Good morning! How was your weekend? I have had both a busy and a crazy one. My mom is visiting for a couple of weeks and we have been on a road trip, to a Christmas open house, buying and wrapping Christmas presents, baking, eating, reading, walking along the ocean and a few other thing. …
Good morning! Can you believe that this week is Halloween, the beginning of November and daylight savings? Whew! Time is flying. I am still in the pumpkin mode and will be until the Christmas baking begins. Not that I haven’t already tried a few things but I am talking about the full fledged bake-a-thon beginning…
Three desserts in one, cheesecake, pumpkin pie and pecan pie! This pumpkin cheesecake with pecan praline is sure to be a holiday favorite. Pumpkin Cheesecake with Pecan Praline Topping There’s something wonderfully comforting about the flavors of fall all rolled into one dessert, and pumpkin cheesecake with pecan praline topping is exactly that. Imagine a…
Harvest apple pie, a flakey crust, piled with apples and topped with a butter crumble, a delicious dessert for any gathering, even a gathering of 1. Harvest Apple Pie Fall is a favorite season for many, not just because of the weather, the crisp air, or cozy weekends around the fireplace. But because of the…
Good morning! Did you have a nice weekend? Aside from the incessant rain and wind mine was relaxing. The ugly grey days gave me just the excuse that I needed do nothing but sip cocoa and read. Two books and a huge stack of magazine later I emerged from my couch cocoon to make this…
Good morning! I had a fabulous weekend, what about you? The weather here was crazy, it was 90 but I guess the good news is that we did not get any snow like the Dakota’s. I think that we are in for a crazy winter but for now I am going to wait for Fall…
Good morning! I hope that you had a great weekend.The weather was beautiful so I spent a quiet weekend reading and relaxing and then did a little baking. I LOVE pumpkin and the more I can use it tin the Fall the he better. Pumpkin bread is a favorite around my house and I know…
