Feeling moved
on Nov 20, 2009 in Muffins Breakfast rum Look what I made You know how sometimes you just feel "moved" to do something? This happened to me last evening. I received an email from Allison submitting a recipe for our Family Recipes event. I went to Allison's blog The Neon Celery Kitchen and proceeded to re...

Family Recipes - "Best Broccoli Casserole"
on Nov 18, 2009 in Casseroles Family recipes Family Comfort Food Just a few weekends ago I went with my Aunt Marlene to visit my Aunt Ann down near Albany. On the burner for a while now has been my Grandmother's recipes. I was on a mission. I took my camera and the Sunday morning before we left I took a photo o...

I'm not sick of pumpkin yet!
on Nov 18, 2009 in Muffins cinnamon Quick Breads Breakfast dried cranberries Pumpkin Quick and Easy The other evening as I was visiting blogs I came across a post from Pam of For the Love of Cooking for pumpkin muffins. Her recipe was inspired by Maria of Two Peas in Their Pod. I immediately bookmarked the recipe knowing I wanted to make somethin...

Something from a reader!
on Nov 17, 2009 in Quick Breads reader recipes Breads Quick and Easy Every once and a while I will receive an email from someone who reads my blog telling me how much they enjoy it. That is really heart warming - since many bloggers are aware that there are more than just those who comment who read. I have had a fe...

Cooking Light Virtual Supper Club - November
on Nov 12, 2009 in appetizer Virtual Supper Club Pie Cooking Light Desserts Its time for the Cooking Light Virtual Supper Club gathering again! This month we did Tapas, Appetizers & Small Plates in preparation of the upcoming holidays. I decided to make the Harvest Sweet Potato Pecan Pie Tartlets (recipe found by CLICK...

I'm on a roll! (pun intended!)
on Nov 11, 2009 in Cooking Light Quick and Easy Chicken :o)OK, Ok, so I'm not that funny. LOL. But I can't help but grin right now cause I think I'm funny at the moment. ha ha (Grumpy is so rolling his eyes right now....).So, let me tell you what I've been up to! Last week when I got the news I could...

Butternut squash, pasta, cheese, bacon and total yumminess!
on Nov 10, 2009 in cheese Casseroles bacon Pasta Cooking Light Last evening while I was going through stumbles, my friend Jessie of Simply Scrumptious had a post that was so similar to what I am going to tell you about today! Sometimes I really wonder if we aren't just "magically connected" to those we tune int...

Pumpkin Bars
on Nov 8, 2009 in Cake Pumpkin Desserts And the winner is.......Beth of Cookie Pie!Congratulations! You will be hearing from me via email soon!There are all kinds of pumpkin bar recipes out there. I was bound and determined that the recipe I made was not going to be full of oil. The fir...

Pass the Inspiration!
on Nov 6, 2009 in Muffins Breakfast snacks blueberries Brunch The muffin pictured here today is a recipe I made from tablespoon.com!To view the recipe, CLICK HERE.My friends at MyBlogSpark introduced me to a new recipe site called Tablespoon.com. When you visit Tablespoon.com, you can: View more than 25,000 of...

I can run!
on Nov 5, 2009 in Muffins almond dried cranberries Cookbook review chocolate I think this is the longest I have gone between blog posts! I also think this has been the year from hell for the Grumpy household. So much has happened that has been draining - physically and emotionally. BUT, I am beginning to see the light at t...