I've always wanted to be a better cook and baker so I started this blog to chronicle my progress.
Recipe List
Breakfast
Apple Pie Cream Cheese Muffins
Apple-Cinnamon Swirl Pumpkin Yeast Bread
Applesauce Bread
Baked Oats Two Ways: Plain and Fruity
Banana Coffee Cake with Cinnamon-Chocolate Chip Streusal
Berry-Orange Crunch Muffins
Blueberry Cheesecake Yogurt Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel
Butternut Squash Cakes with Maple-Cream Cheese Glaze
Caramel Apple Cinnamon Biscuits
Caramelized French Toast (Plus Homemade Raisin Bread!)
Cheesy Potato and Vegetable Frittata
Cherry-Orange Cream Scones with Blood Orange Caramel Sauce
Cherry-Peach Yogurt Parfaits with Maple Granola Brittle
Cherry-Rhubarb Fool
Chocolate-filled Beignets with Chocolate Dipping Sauce
Cranberry Dutch Baby Pancake with Orange Syrup
Creamy White Cheddar Grits with Ham
Crispy Chocolate and Peanut Butter Granola
French Toast Waffles
Homemade Buttery Croissants
Homemade Donuts – Two Ways
Homemade Maple-Cinnamon Oat Pop Tarts
Lemon and Cream Cheese-filled King Cakes
Lemon and Lime Cream Parfaits with Blackberries
Lemon Poppy Seed Waffles with Blueberry Syrup
Lemon-glazed Blueberry Donut Muffins
Light and Fluffy Buttermilk-Oatmeal Pancakes
Light Strawberry-Lemon Muffins
Low Fat Pumpkin Apple Streusel Muffins
Malted Chocolate Chip Waffles with Maple-Cherry Sauce
Marbled Chocolate Banana Muffins with Chocolate Graham Cracker Streusel
Mardi Gras King Cake
Orange Cinnamon-Raisin Swirl Coffee Cake (AKA The GIANT Cinnamon Roll)
Orange Poppy Seed Muffins
Peanut Butter and Jelly Streusel Muffins
Pear-Cranberry Streusal Kuchen (Coffee Cake)
Pumpkin Cranberry Crunch Muffins
Pumpkin Raisin-Bread Pudding
Pumpkin-Apple Pancakes with Apple Cider Syrup
Pumpkin-Cinnamon Streusel Buns
Quickie: Best Bran Muffins ever?
Spiced Apple and Pear Shortcakes (and Apple Scones)
Tasty and Heart Healthy Waffles with Blackberry Syrup
Whole Grain Blueberry Buckle
Lunch
Berry-Orange Fruity Oaty Bars
Butternut Squash-Apple Soup & Gouda Grilled Cheese
Caramel & Cinnamon Banana Oat Bars
Carnita Salad with Citrus Chipotle Dressing
Cheesy Broccoli and Corn Chowder
Cherry-Peach Yogurt Parfaits with Maple Granola Brittle
Chicken Pot Pie Soup – two ways
Chicken Pot Stickers (Chinese Dumplings)
Chipotle Chicken Chowder
Crispy Cheese Crackers – 3 ways
Crispy Chocolate and Peanut Butter Granola
Easy Barbecue Pulled Chicken Sandwiches
Healthy Chicken Tortilla Soup
Homemade Maple-Cinnamon Oat Pop Tarts
Lemon and Lime Cream Parfaits with Blackberries
Lentil Soup (with Bacon!)
Maple Applesauce & Apple Butter
Mulligatawny (Indian Curry Soup) with Naan
No bake, chewy Granola Bars (just like Quaker!)
Roasted Tomato, Pepper, and Bacon Soup
Roasted Turkey (or Chicken) with Wild Rice Soup
Spiced Caramel Apple Cider
Spicy Chicken and Summer Vegetable Soup
Sweet Potatoes Galore: Soup, rolls and mash
Tex-Mex Potato Soup
Tomato Noodle Soup (Homemade Spaghetti-Os!)
Dinner
Asiago-Crusted Pork Chops with Sweet Pea and Pepper Toss
Bacon and Rosemary Chicken with Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Balsamic Chicken with Roasted Tomatoes and Garlic-Roasted Potatoes
Butternut Squash-Apple Soup & Gouda Grilled Cheese
Carnita Salad with Citrus Chipotle Dressing
Cheesy Broccoli and Corn Chowder
Chicken a la King
Chicken Adobo
Chicken Cutlets with Herb Sauce
Chicken Dinner Pie
Chicken Paprikash
Chicken Parmigiana
Chicken Pot Pie Soup – two ways
Chicken Pot Stickers (Chinese Dumplings)
Chili-Roasted Chicken and Potatoes
Chipotle Chicken Chowder
Classic Pot Roast
Cranberry Pandowdy (and my favorite Cranberry Sauce)
Creamy White Cheddar Grits with Ham
Easy Barbecue Pulled Chicken Sandwiches
Easy Chili with Honey Cornbread
Easy Enchiladas
Easy Greek Chicken Casserole
Garlic Roasted Chicken with Gravy
Garlicky Red Beans and Sausage
Grilled Lemon Herb Pork Chops with Parmesan Roasted Potatoes
Healthy Chicken Tortilla Soup
Hearty Beef and Potato Stew
Honey Roasted Turkey
Individual Chicken Pot Pie
Lasagna Rolls with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Lasagna-style Baked Ziti
Lighter Shrimp Étouffée
Maple Roasted Chicken with Sweet Potatoes
Mexican Chicken Casserole
Mini Bean and Corn Tamale Pies
Mulligatawny (Indian Curry Soup) with Naan
Pam’s Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Parmesan Pork Cutlets and Mashed Potatoes
Pineapple Stuff
Quick Gumbo
Recipe Round-up
Roast Beef with Peppers, Onions and Potatoes
Roasted Cornish Hens with Grapes
Roasted Tomato, Pepper, and Bacon Soup
Slow Cooker Pork Spare Ribs with Spicy Peach-Mango BBQ Sauce
Southern-Style Chicken and Dumplings
Spicy “Fried” Chicken Tenders with Glazed Sweet Potato Sticks
Spicy Chicken and Summer Vegetable Soup
Spicy Garlic Roasted Shrimp on Lemon-Parmesan Orzo
Stuffed Poblanos
Sweet Potatoes Galore: Soup, rolls and mash
Tandoori Chicken Tenders
Tex-Mex Potato Soup
Thanksgiving Side Dish Mania: Cranberries, Squash and Casseroles
Thyme-roasted Chicken with Potatoes
Tomato Noodle Soup (Homemade Spaghetti-Os!)
Dessert
Apple, Pear & Quince Brown Betty
Berry-Orange Fruity Oaty Bars
Black and White Cake Cookies
Black and White Cupcakes
Blackberry Cobbler
Blueberry-Rhubarb Tarts
Butternut Squash Cakes with Maple-Cream Cheese Glaze
Butterscotch Brownie Tart
Cantaloupe Meringue Pie
Caramel & Cinnamon Banana Oat Bars
Caramel Apple Crumb Pie
Caramel-Pumpkin Swirl Brownies
Cheesecake Brownies
Cheesecake Supreme with Oreo Cookie Crust
Cherry Chocolate Malt Cookie Sandwiches
Chewy Brownie Bites – 5 ways
Chocolate Angel Food Cake with Strawberries
Chocolate Covered Nutella-Mallow Cookies
Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake Supreme
Chocolate-Filled Mexican Wedding Cookies
Chocolate-Pumpkin Marble Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze
Christmas Cookies!
Cranberry Pandowdy (and my favorite Cranberry Sauce)
Cranberry Upside Down Muffins
Double Chocolate Cranberry Gingerbread Muffins
Dulce de Leche Peach Tart
Frozen Raspberry Pie
Gingerbread Mini-muffins
Glazed Lemon Cakes
Have a Happy Halloween with Double Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes
Holiday Cheesecake Sampler
Homemade Twix Bars and Pumpkin Twix Bars!
Individual Cranberry Apple Crisp with Snow Ice Cream
Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies
Lemon and Cream Cheese-filled King Cakes
Lemon and Lime Cream Parfaits with Blackberries
Lemon Glazed Blackberry Cake
Lemon Glazed Strawberry Tart with Pastry Cream
Lemonade Layer Cake
Light and Chewy Chocolate Cookies – Two Ways
Magic Peanut Butter Middles
Mardi Gras King Cake
Mexican Chocolate Pound Cake with Dulce De Leche
Meyer Lemon or Orange Swirled Vanilla Bean Cheesecakes
Mini Grapefruit Angel Food Cakes
Mint Chocolate Double Delicious Cookie Bars
Mint-Chocolate Bottom Shortbread Cookies
Molasses Spice Cookies with Orange Sugar
Molten Chocolate Cakes
No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
No bake, chewy Granola Bars (just like Quaker!)
Nutella Stuffed Almond Butter Cookies (Gluten free)
Oatmeal Cream Pies
Peach Dumplings with Vanilla Cream Sauce
Peach Semifreddo with Blackberry Glaze
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip “Soft Batch” Cookies
Pear Upside-Down Gingerbread Cake
Peppermint Fudge Pinwheels
Pies, Pies, Pies
Pineapple Upside Down Cake Frozen Yogurt (no ice cream maker required!)
Pink Grapefruit and Strawberry Granita
Quickie: Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Smores
Quickie: Whoopie Pies
Snickerdoodle Chess Bars (Blondies)
Spiced Apple and Pear Shortcakes (and Apple Scones)
Strawberries and Cream Frozen Yogurt
Sugar and Spice Cookies
Swirled Caramel and Pumpkin Cheesecake Supreme
The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies
Triple-Chocolate Cheesecake
Ultimate Chocolate Cake with Chocolate-Orange Buttercream (And Cake Balls!)
Warm Berries and Cinnamon Dumplings
Watermelon Lemonade Sorbet and Popsicles
What I did on my Summer Vacation…plus Lemon Mousse with Strawberry Compote
Whole Grain Graham Crackers (A Giveaway!)
Popular
Applesauce Bread
Berry-Orange Fruity Oaty Bars
Cheesecake Brownies
Cheesecake Supreme with Oreo Cookie Crust
Chicken Cutlets with Herb Sauce
Chicken Pot Pie Soup – two ways
Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake Supreme
Chocolate-Filled Mexican Wedding Cookies
Chocolate-Pumpkin Marble Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze
Frozen Raspberry Pie
Gingerbread Mini-muffins
Grilled Lemon Herb Pork Chops with Parmesan Roasted Potatoes
Healthy Chicken Tortilla Soup
Holiday Cheesecake Sampler
Homemade Maple-Cinnamon Oat Pop Tarts
Homemade Twix Bars and Pumpkin Twix Bars!
Individual Chicken Pot Pie
Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies
Magic Peanut Butter Middles
Marbled Chocolate Banana Muffins with Chocolate Graham Cracker Streusel
Mulligatawny (Indian Curry Soup) with Naan
No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
No bake, chewy Granola Bars (just like Quaker!)
Oatmeal Cream Pies
Orange Cinnamon-Raisin Swirl Coffee Cake (AKA The GIANT Cinnamon Roll)
Peppermint Fudge Pinwheels
Pineapple Stuff
Pink Grapefruit and Strawberry Granita
Pumpkin-Cinnamon Streusel Buns
Quickie: Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Smores
Southern-Style Chicken and Dumplings
Tomato Noodle Soup (Homemade Spaghetti-Os!)