Tag Archive: autumn

Krispy Peanut Butter Truffles

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News flash… Halloween is only 3 days away!! Yikes… Are you scared?

Ok, so that’s probably really only news to me. I’ve been out of it lately. Last weekend, my hubby and I took a nice long weekend trip to Boston for my birthday. It was fantastic to get away, and I love visiting Boston… But, it got me out of my usual routine a bit, and I’ve had trouble recovering. So, the fact that Halloween is a few short days away escaped me entirely, and I have yet to do anything festive… Until this morning, that is.

I’ve been somewhat exhausted and not feeling great ever since we got home, but this morning I woke up feeling much better… And, I was feeling somewhat inspired to whip something up in the kitchen. Thought I’m not a big Halloween person (I’m more pumpkins and leaves than ghosts and goblins), I couldn’t let the holiday pass without doing something, right? Tonight is the Trick-or-Treat night in our neighborhood, too, so I figured I’d get in the mood by making some easy treats.

Though I was feeling inspired, I hadn’t really prepared for any Halloween treats, so I had to work with what was in the pantry. I have yet to develop the skill to imagine pantry items and have them magically appear without a trip to the grocery store. I need a personal shopper. Anyway, I pulled out a few of my favorite pantry staples and the bag of fall colored M&Ms that I bought a few weeks ago thinking I’d “make something” and the result was these krispy peanut butter truffles. I’m calling them “truffles” because I can’t think of a better name (balls, bites, treats…. blah). Whatever you want to call them, they are quite tasty (and dangerous to have around… I’ve been snacking on them this afternoon, so I need to give them away ASAP).

Sweet Potato Chili

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Lately I’ve been in a bit of a cooking slump. I can think of lots of things that I’d love to bake, but since I cannot live on cake, cookies, and cupcakes alone (don’t I wish!), I’ve been forced to try to fight through my lack of inspiration and cook anyway.

When I’m feeling uninspired, I tend towards pizzas, frittatas, and soups… They are all of my “blank canvas” foods that lend themselves well to whatever’s in the fridge. I’ve found myself making a lot of them lately… Especially soups. The cooler weather that we’ve been having just begs for soup, if you ask me.

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

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All week I have been taunting you with my pumpkin spice cupcakes… It wasn’t very nice, and I’m sorry. But, I think they are worth the wait! The thing is, I have been working up to the completed cupcakes all week long. They were a combination of a few components, and if I had thrown…

Cinnamon Brown Butter Frosting (WFMW)

My husband has a “Theory of October”… Basically, he has decided that October is the best month of the year (pumpkins, apple cider, hoodies, crisp cool air, and my birthday… well, my birthday isn’t actually on his list, but it should be!)… And, he would challenge you to find a month that is better than…

Fall Themed Sugar Cookies (Daring Bakers September)

The September 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Mandy of “What the Fruitcake?!” Mandy challenged everyone to make Decorated Sugar Cookies based on recipes from Peggy Porschen and The Joy of Baking. You can imagine my delight when I discovered that this month’s Daring Bakers challenge involved decorating sugar cookies!  I’ve been slacking a…

Friday Favorites – Episode 65

I am well aware of the fact that fall doesn’t actually begin until later this month… In my house, though, fall started last weekend when we had some cool weather.  I decided that it would be jumping the gun a bit to start putting out all of my fall decorations before Labor Day, so that…

Acorn Squash with Cranberry Apple Stuffing

Do you ever start out cooking with one dish in mind but end up making something totally different? Maybe it’s just me. If you follow my tweets, you may remember that I set out to make stuffed pork chops one evening last week…  However, when everything was said and done, the stuffed pork chops turned…

Friday Favorites – Episode 32

Another Friday is here, which means it’s time for this week’s Friday Favorites! After last week’s Halloween Edition, I am thinking that maybe I will have to look for a new picture for the Friday Favorites. After 30+ episodes of the Friday Favorites, I’m getting sick of this one. I will have to add a…

Pumpkin Cranberry Apple Baked Oatmeal

We had a few chilly mornings last week which got me thinking about baked oatmeal.  It’s kind of strange that I immediately wanted baked oatmeal, though, because I’ve never been much of an oatmeal eater – baked or not.  It just sounded like a nice warm treat after my early morning walks with our yellow…

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cinnamon Brown Sugar Buttercream

Now that the word about my food blog has started to spread, it has become an expectation that I will bring food with me everywhere I go.  It’s not really a bad thing, because it gives me a good excuse to get rid of some of the baked goods that I love to make but…