Monkey Bread is a delicious, easy-to-make pull-apart breakfast/dessert loaf! Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.  Spray a bundt pan with cooking spray.  Combine 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar with 2 tsp. cinnamon or 1 T. grated orange zest.  For ease of preparation and cleanup, the recipe recommends mixing these ingredients together in a large Ziploc [...]

These baked apples have a delicious cider butter sauce.  Makes a yummy breakfast served with yogurt or a delightful dessert when served over ice cream! Ingredients: 6 apples 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup chopped dried cranberries or raisins 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. grated nutmeg 1/2 cup apple juice or cider 2 T. [...]

Ingredients: 1 medium apple, cored and diced 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (I like sharp old cheese with apples!) 2 T. dried bread crumbs 1 tsp. thyme 1 T. lemon juice salt and pepper (to taste) 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts 1/4 cup flour 2 tsp. oil (canola or olive) 3/4 cup apple cider 1/2 [...]

This is a great way to use up some of those Thanksgiving leftovers but in a different take on the traditional turkey sandwich! Yum! Ingredients: 4 lg. flour tortillas (the 10”/burrito size ones) 4 T. Dijon mustard about ¼ lb. sliced leftover turkey ½ cup leftover cranberry sauce (cranberry chutney is good here too) 8 [...]

This is by far my favourite pumpkin recipe!  Easy and Delicious Pumpkin Swirl This pumpkin loaf, similar to a jelly roll, is my most requested recipe.  Every fall I get calls from each school/office I have worked in previously with people requesting that my pumpkin swirl make a guest appearance.  It is so tasty that [...]

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In a saucepan, melt 1 T. butter over medium high heat.  Stir in 1 tsp. ground ginger,1 pkg. (20 oz.) butternut squash, 1 16 oz. can sweet potatoes 2 cups water and 2 cups chicken broth.  Heat to boiling over high heat.  Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 15 minutes until the squash [...]

Ingredients: 2 cups peeled and thinly sliced apples 1 T. fresh lemon juice 6 T. granulated sugar 4 eggs 1 cup flour 1 cup milk Pinch salt 3 T. brown sugar 2 T. cinnamon 3 T. unsalted butter maple syrup, optional Directions:  Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.  In a bowl, combine apples with lemon [...]

Ingredients:  7 apples (about 3 lbs.) – they suggest using Golden Delicious, peeled, cored, and chopped 2 cans (15-16 oz. each) sliced peaches in extra-light syrup, drained, slices cut in thirds 2 jars (15 oz. each) whole onions, drained 1 ½ cups packed light brown sugar 1 cup cider vinegar 1 cup raisins 1 tsp. [...]

In a bowl whisk together ½ cup applesauce, 1/3 cup EVOO, 2 T. vinegar (maple balsamic is lovely with this as is pear but something like tarragon or rosemary vinegar is good in this as well), 1 tsp. Dijon mustard, ¼ tsp. salt, and ¼ tsp. ground black pepper.  This vinaigrette will keep in the [...]