Signature Springerle

Signature Springerle

I’ve talked about our tradition of making Springerle Cookies for the Christmas holidays, but we also enjoy making these favorite cookies for other times of the year.  Valentine’s day is one of those times.  With hearts and flowers, a bit of red food...

Gail’s Taco Soup

1-1/2 lbs. Ground sirloin, browned and drained                         1 envelope or 3 Tbs. Taco seasoning, add more or less to taste 2- 15 ¼ oz. cans corn, undrained 1 – 15 oz. cans chili beans, undrained (Bush’s mild)* 2 – 14.5 oz. cans diced tomatoes with zesty...
Red Velvet Ooey, Gooey Crinkle Cookies

Red Velvet Ooey, Gooey Crinkle Cookies

1 Red Velvet Cake Mix, Duncan Hines 8 oz.  1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened ½ c. butter, softened 1 lg. Egg 1 tsp. vanilla extract ½ c. white chocolate chips Approx. ½ c. of confectioner’s sugar for rolling Combine butter and cream cheese in a large mixing bowl on...

Pumpkin Latte Coffee Cake

Every now and again, time is short and yet you need something delicious to round out the breakfast menu, or end a special brunch.  This recipe starts with a box mix to get the cake in the oven faster, but shhh, the guests don’t need to know.  I purchased my...

Glazed Pumpkin Donut Muffins

3 c. flour 2 ½ t. baking powder ½ t. baking soda                   ½ t. salt 2 t. cinnamon 1 t. nutmeg ¼ t. ground cloves ½ t. ginger ¼ t. allspice 1 c. milk, with 1 T. lemon juice 6 T. butter, softened 1/3 c. unsweetened applesauce ½ c. granulated sugar ½ c. brown...
Baked Pumpkin French Toast

Baked Pumpkin French Toast

5 ½ C. hearty bread, cut into 1” cubes 7 large eggs 1 cup non-fat milk 1 c. half and half 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp cinnamo ½ tsp nutmeg ½ tsp ground cloves ¾-1 c. pureed pumpkin Topping:  4 T. brown sugar mixed with ½ c. chopped pecans Spray 9”x13” glass pan with...