fall

Broccoli Salad is a dish that I can always get my kids to eat! This Apple Cider- Cinnamon broccoli salad is made with all things autumn! Candied pecans, salted pepitas, sharp cheddar cheese, sweet, crunchy apples, dried cranberries, and a…

These days, almost everyone has a friend or a family member who eats a gluten-free diet.   I do.  Although my immediate family isn’t gluten-free, I try to have a gluten-free option when I host a get-together at my house.  Eating…

This post may contain affiliate links.  Usually, you don’t see many baking recipes on this site.  I don’t bake much in my typical day to day life.   However, these times are extraordinary times.  I have been baking—a lot. And I…

This post contains affiliate links  A few weeks ago, I shared with you my recipe for slow cooker no-bake stuffed shells.  Then I got to thinking about a conversation I had with an old co-worker several years ago.   When I…

Thank-you to Stevia In The Raw® for sponsoring today’s post #intheraw.  I have been compensated for this post.  All opinions are entirely my own.    It has been raining here in Iowa for precisely ten straight days.  It. Can. Stop. Any.…

This post contains affiliate links.  A few years ago, I shared with you a recipe for Pumpkin-Apple Cider Bisque.   This pumpkin apple cider bisque was supposed to be a replica of soup that I have every Christmas when my mom,…

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #RealFlavorRealFast #SmithfieldRealFresh #CollectiveBias About once a year, my Italian mother will step away from her fabulous risotto making and make a traditional Bavarian dish at…

Here in Iowa, this fall has been warm.   I have been in the mood to make some chili or a big pot of soup for weeks.  So, when it finally seemed cool enough to make some,  I couldn’t decide what…

It has been so beautiful this fall, but I still love fall soups!   I had a baby two weeks ago, and I am on a mission to eat healthily!  I am pretty lucky because most of my clothes fit…

0 Forget pumpkin.  I have been on an apple kick this fall.  I have been adding apple cider to all kinds of recipes, and this Apple Spice Iced Tea is no exception. My husband and I both love drinking Lipton…

This post contains affiliate links  In our family, my mom, sister-in-law, and I are greatly outnumbered.     We are the only three girls with six boys in the family.  Plus, my sister-in-law and I are both expecting boys right…

Here’s a funny story for you.  A few weeks ago, I attempted to make  Flourless Acorn Squash Cookies.   They turned into little globs of squash gunk that  my kids wouldn’t touch.  oh well.  Then, I got an idea. Yes.…