I can't believe it's already November! We had a fun Halloween, although it was different than years past because it was seriously storming in Northern California. Rain kept a lot of the trick-or-treaters away and while we had plans to go to the harvest festival at our local church, we also planned to do a little trick-or-treating ourselves. Unfortunately because of the weather we didn't end up going, because even when it cleared up a bit all the houses had closed up shop! So I decided to share … [Read more...]
Homemade Traditional Lasagna
Lasagna always reminds me of one thing. My Aunt. When I was a kid, every Halloween we would go to my Aunt's house and go trick or treating. During that time, she'd be making her delicious lasagna so after our night of trick-or-treating we would come back and have a delicious plate of lasagna. I don't think I had anyone else's until many years later, and hers is the basis that I compare any to.Now, I know it's well past Halloween, but this is definitely the season for cuddle weather and comfort … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Spice Bread Muffins
All year long I look forward to the Fall cooking season, especially the baking portion. These beauties top the list of what I look forward to making once the Fall season hits. Pumpkin Spice Bread Muffins, mmmm. I have added raisins, chocolate chips, walnuts and sometimes a mix to these. But they're good just as is too, with just the pumpkin and spice flavor as the star. Now, if you like pumpkin like I do, you'll be sure to love these muffins, they can be addicting though! In these … [Read more...]
Halloween Sugar Cookies with Sugar Frosting
We have fun making sugar cookies for each big holiday, and I love letting the kids have fun cutting the shapes out and decorating how they want.These photos are obviously not a professional sugar cookie decorator, like what you'd find at your supermarket bakery, but they are fun and made with love and taste amazing!D-Man and RiRi decorated most of them, with a few done by myself. I think they came out adorable!We made our own cookie mix, as well as our own icing. The sprinkles we bought, as well … [Read more...]
Deviled Chicken in White Wine Sauce
This recipe for Deviled Chicken in White wine Sauce is perfect for Halloween week, or even to serve on Halloween night with some garlic bread and a salad. It's the perfect blend of fiery spices and savory wine sauce with herb seasonings.Now, I've mentioned before here that I'm pretty obsessed with cooking magazines, cookbooks, and recipes of any sort that I like to collect, play with and make my own. I'm not sure if I've mentioned, but this also includes cooking shows. I LOVE watching some of my … [Read more...]
