Category Archives: Autumn/Thanksgiving

Pumpkin Scones as good as Starbucks (or maybe even better)

I first tried making scones last fall. The recipe I was using sounded really good, but those scones just did not turn out very well. I tried tweaking the recipe, adding a little more of this and a little less … Continue reading

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Real Simple Pumpkin Decorating and Pumpkin Seed-Making

I found some fun and easy pumpkin decorating ideas at RealSimple.com and thought I’d share them with you (all the photos shown here are from RealSimple). I really like the plaid and striped pumpkins, shown above. You just use a … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Banana Bread with Pumpkin Glaze

I really like pumpkin bread. I really like banana bread, too. I had some ripe bananas I was needing to use up, so I decided to google Pumpkin Banana Bread and found a great-sounding recipe at About.com, which I modified a … Continue reading

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Yummy Pumpkin Recipes

Around this time last year, I had fun trying out some new pumpkin recipes that were really yummy! If you didn’t get a chance to try them out last autumn, maybe you’ll have time to try them now… This rich … Continue reading

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Welcoming Autumn

It’s hard to believe fall is already here! I’m glad it is, though…I love the rich colors of autumn–bright orange pumpkins, mums that bloom in rusty reds and vivid purples, and changing leaves in all kinds of brilliant, beautiful colors. … Continue reading

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Spiced Apple Tea

This is a great tea recipe I found several years ago in my old 2008 Gooseberry Patch appointment calendar. There happen to be quite a few good recipes in there, and I’ll be posting more of them later. This particular … Continue reading

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Caramel Apple Oat Squares

I was organizing my recipe files the other day, and I saw an old favorite dessert that I like to make. It was from an Eagle Brand® recipe card I had clipped from a magazine years ago, and I also … Continue reading

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Chili from The Pioneer Woman

There’s nothing like a hot bowl of chili on a cold day! I recently made some, and I used the recipe from the cookbook The Pioneer Woman Cooks, which I had been wanting to try for some time. I really liked … Continue reading

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Pumpkin-Spice Yogurt

If you like pumpkin-flavored things, this is a super-easy recipe you can make for breakfast or even as a snack. Everything about this is healthy…pure pumpkin mixed into yogurt with honey, cinnamon, and other spices, and topped with granola. Not … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Spice Hot Cocoa

Today is chilly and rainy…the perfect day for some hot cocoa! When I saw an idea for adding pumpkin to hot cocoa over at VeryBestBaking.com (the photo above is from there, too), I experimented a little and came up with … Continue reading

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