We are knee deep into fall - which is my absolute favorite season. The air is crisp and clean and the leaves are the most beautiful shades of reds, oranges and golds. Fall makes me want to bake anything apple, squash and pumpkin (although "pumpkin spice" is becoming quite overused and starting to get on my nerves...) Kerrygold asked me to come up with snack recipes for Halloween. What a great … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2015
Quick Cheesy Potato Leek Soup
I received some wonderful looking leeks in with my Bountiful Basket this week. I love Bountiful Baskets. It gives me an opportunity to have ingredients that I wouldn't normally buy and it also takes the decision making out of a lot of what I buy. This week I got a bag full of limes, spaghetti squash, bananas, grapes, green peppers, zucchini, lettuce, fennel, leeks, yellow onions, kale, celery … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Bread
I was originally not going to use this recipe as a post, but it turned out so well, I didn't want to lose the recipe! I have made gluten free pumpkin bread, but it seems that my pregnant body just craves gluten. I don't feel like I have a "problem" with gluten, so I have been embracing it :) Most of the pumpkin bread recipes use oil and tons of sugar. I used Kerrygold unsalted butter and … [Read more...]
Homemade Hamburger Helper
Months ago one of my favorite cousins said that I should come up with a homemade hamburger helper dish. Well, months later I am. We never had hamburger helper growing up. That would have been considered a treat. My mom was one of those people who thought if you could just make it from scratch - why would you buy it? Ah ha - so that's where I get it! There are times where I look at the clock … [Read more...]