Old Fashioned Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Tuesday, September 30, 2014
If you want to kick off the fall season with an old-fashioned pumpkin spiced flavor try our fabulous Pumpkin Whoopie Pies With Cream Cheese Filling.

These homemade Pumpkin Whoopie Pies feature soft and moist pumpkin-flavored cookies sandwiched with a spice and cream cheese fluffy filling.

Seriously addicting whoopie pies with a big bold flavor.

You may be familiar with the popular chocolate whoopie pies, but we created the pumpkin spice ultimate fall cookie.

These are moist, soft, and a tender cake that melts in your mouth and if you're a pumpkin cookie lover you just hit the jackpot of cookies!

Below you will find a printable easy recipe to follow and these can be also made ahead of time and frozen.


filled pumpkin spice cookie whoopie pies


Sausage Pepperoni Peppers Mushroom Stromboli or Ricotta Calzones

Monday, September 29, 2014
These are our most favorite game day foods or for all and any occasions.

Perfect stuffed bread for all your family and party needs.

These stuffed bread are filled with our favorites, sauteed sausage, peppers, mushrooms, and pepperoni.

You can tailor these to your family's favorite pizza toppings and use what you like to fill these with. I will give you a list of suggestions below.

The cheese oozing out of these is the best part of a stromboli or calzone.

Are Strombolis and Calzones the same?

One is quite different in filling than the other.

For instance, calzones are ricotta-filled and essentially a pizza that is folded in half like a half-moon, and can be also stuffed with meats like ham or even spinach.

Stromboli is an entirely different shape than a calzone—they're more of a tube/cylinder and contain several layers of cheese, meats, and can have several vegetables in it.

Our family is not only a fan of stromboli and calzones we are also huge pizza fans here and make our own Homemade Pizza Dough along with Italian Stromboli, Panzerotti which is fried dough stuffed and Italian Fried Pizza Dough aka Pizza Fritta and of course Mom's Sausage Roll.

In Italy, a calzone is filled pretty much the same but often fried not baked, and called Panzerotti fritti.

Regardless of the shapes and filling both the Stromboli and Calzones are stuffed pizza dough.

For me, the more cheese the happier I am! The meat enhances the flavors from the oils it secretes.

pizza roll stuffed stromboli




Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

Sunday, September 28, 2014
This is a rich Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup is delicious and easy to make.


The soup is made quickly with chicken breast, and vegetables, and makes a tasty broth with spices, and some half and half for that perfect creaminess.


The roux is made with simple pantry ingredients to get this thickened with butter, olive oil, and flour.


Any pasta can be used in place of noodles but they certainly are a nice addition in this soup.


If you love homemade pasta try our Homemade Tortellini Pasta and Homemade Egg Noodles which are two family favorites.


Scroll down to our printable recipe card at the bottom for this delicious soup recipe.


creamy noodle soup


Peach Air Fried Hand Pies

Friday, September 26, 2014
Introducing a delectable twist on the classic hand pies a small but mighty treat that combines the indulgence of a traditional pastry with the modern convenience of air frying.

These air-fried hand pies are a delightful fusion of flaky, golden-brown crust and a luscious fruit filling, all achieved with significantly less oil than traditional frying methods.

The results are astonishing with a guilt-free yet utterly satisfying dessert or snack option that's perfect for any occasion.

Whether you're craving a sweet treat to satisfy your taste buds or searching for a creative way to enjoy a handheld dessert, these air-fried hand pies offer a harmonious blend of flavors and textures, making each bite a truly delightful experience.

The best part is you can also use any fruit you prefer, it's peach season here right now in this hot August month, but truly this easy-to-make recipe is great using a pie filling, fresh fruits of choice all year long.

Join us on a culinary journey that reimagines the beloved hand pie into a lighter, air-fried masterpiece without compromising on taste or quality.


Spinach and Bean Chicken Soup

Friday, September 19, 2014
This Spinach and Bean Soup is so comforting and bursting with flavorful broth.

This tomato-based broth with spinach and beans comes together pretty quick with tender chunks of cubed chicken breast fit for a King.

Perfect any time of the year no matter the season and perfect for using up leftovers after a holiday using turkey or even rotisserie chicken.

Any beans can be used white beans, chickpeas, black beans, kidney beans, Pinto beans, or even lentils!

We also add our favorite we call "Little Ears" pasta we make from scratch however it's hearty enough with no other ingredients.


chicken spinach and bean soup


Best Banana Bread Pudding

Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Warm comforting banana bread pudding that is perfect as a dessert or snack and it's full of that banana bread flavor everyone loves!

Our Best Banana Bread Pudding is delicious any time of the day and really is the best way to put a smile to start your day with this for breakfast!

Check out our fun easy toppings for kids or adults like hot fudge, caramel or whiskey sauce.

For a Printable copy scroll to the bottom of this page and hit print for all the recipes.

banana bread pudding with hot fudge sauce and whipped cream


Cinnamon Blondies

Sunday, September 14, 2014
A true blondie is a dense butterscotch-tasting bar-shaped dessert and we've added a layer of cinnamon sugar to almost taste like the classic snickerdoodle cookies.

We layered these bars alternating dough with cinnamon sugar and butterscotch chips to make a delightful treat that our family just loves.

Through the years we also used other flavored chips and adapted this recipe even topped with ice cream when served.

If you haven't tried making blondies before this is a great recipe to start with, it is certainly a delicious alternative to regular chocolate brownies, and blondies were invented at least 10 years before the chocolate brownie back in the 1900s.

We love all kinds of brownie bars you may have heard of Oreo Stuffed Brownies or our Peanut Butter Ritz Crack Stuffed Brownies more of a gourmet stuffed brownie to try.

This full recipe is in a printable recipe card at the bottom of this page after all the tips and suggestions.



blondie bars with cinnamon sugar and butterscotch chips on top