November 2008

The Best Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

November 22, 2008

The best grilled cheese sandwiches are made with home made bread. They don’t even compare to those made with store bought bread. Fresh home made bread makes them so much better. Give it a try.

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Delicious Pumpkin Bread

November 21, 2008

A couple of weeks ago I posted a recipe for one of my favorite pumpkin breads. It is my favorite for everyday, but today I am posting my favorite holiday pumpkin bread. This bread is really good but not very healthy. This bread is a treat. It is more dessert and cake like. I have [...]

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Day After Thanksgiving Turkey Pie

November 21, 2008

One of the most frugal parts of Thanksgiving is all the leftovers. Turkey is pretty inexpensive right now. So, buy a little extra turkey or a lot extra and enjoy the leftovers. You can make sandwiches, soups, and many other things. Today I am going to share one of my favorite leftover turkey recipes. I [...]

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Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings

November 20, 2008

We like chicken and dumplings in our house but they are usually time consuming to make. I have made Martha Stewart’s Chicken and Dumpling recipe several times. Although it is very good, it also takes quite a while. You cook a whole chicken, use homemade chicken stock, and on and on. I usually do not [...]

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Banana Chocolate Cookies

November 20, 2008

Yesterday I had a couple of bananas that needed used up. I did not want to make my usual banana bread recipe. I wanted to make something different. I searched through some of my cookbooks and I found a banana chocolate cookie recipe. I decided to give it a try. It was really good and [...]

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A Few Things

November 19, 2008

Those of you who read my blog regularly know that I am trying to cook healthier. Well, you may wonder if I have given up on it. I have not, but with the holidays coming up I will be posting a lot of non healthy recipes and ideas. I hope you do not mind. We [...]

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Gifts For The Cook Under $30

November 19, 2008

My favorite gifts to get and to give are things for the kitchen. I would rather give and receive an item I know will get used. My husband and kids and the rest of my family usually get me a kitchen related items or a cookbook when they give me a gift. I was born [...]

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Easy Pumpkin Dessert

November 18, 2008

We love this pumpkin dessert. It is quick and easy to put together. The ingredients are also inexpensive to buy, especially this time of year. This makes a great fall dessert. I served it as one of my desserts last year for Thanksgiving. I did not have time to make a pumpkin pie, so I [...]

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Eggnog Pie

November 17, 2008

My son loves eggnog. He does not like pasta or rice or many other normal things but he loves eggnog. Eggnog is a strange thing for a six year old to like. I can’t figure it out, but he does. In fact he thinks that stores should sell eggnog year around. He just can’t understand [...]