All About the Pumpkin

Pumpkin has always been a favourite of mine

from pies and breads

to cakes and dips

because it is prime pumpkin season

I decided to pull together some of the best recipes I have tried

or ones that I want to

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 pumpkin snickerdoodles ~ seriously

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 you had me at hello....

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 with cream cheese frosting

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 what is better than pumpkin pie ~ tarts of course

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 this looks so yummy ~ I cannot wait to try it

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 I have had this pinned forever but have not tried it yet ~ soon

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 donuts!

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 mini cheesecakes

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 I have made this blueberry pumpkin bread for a few years now

every fall it gets pulled back out ~ love it

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 scones ~ pumpkin = love

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 we tried this dip last year and it is so good

nice and light

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 all kinds of pumpkin inspiration over here

and this french toast is a winner

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pumpkin sugar cookies

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this pumpkin swirl cheesecake I have made many times

it is made with a ginger cookie crust which just adds to the yumminess of it!

with rain in the forecast tomorrow ~ I may just have to try out one of these.

Happy Weekend!

Friday Potpourri

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Just when Spring was in sight ~ we only have to look to next week 

on the calendar and here we are knee high in snow

again

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this week has been a hamster on a wheel type of week

physio for the shoulder on Monday

we were down to one vehicle so I had a chauffeur

there of course are pros and cons to that

but all is well and we got the truck back last night

looking all spiffy and newish

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recipe

last weekend I tried a new recipe and we both gave it 2 thumbs up

and will make it again ~ you can find the recipe here

I whipped up a batch of our new favourite biscuits

I keep coming back to this recipe time and again

they are great with any soup, stew or chili

recipe

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 this weekend will be laying low

caught another little bug so have to try and kick that to the curb

maybe a little project

and a sweet treat from the kitchen

we shall see

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I have been spending some time on Pinterest

and found these ~ don't they look delish!

thanks Simone!

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planning to get around to visit soon

hope you had a great week 

and that the sun shines on your smile this weekend.

Friday Potpourri

Yeah for Friday

and so so thankful for the weekend

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this week was much better than last

concentrating on getting enough sleep and not overdoing it

was the key to get that spring back into my step

not that I am all springy yet

but I am getting there and a that makes me happy

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this is one of my favourites although I have never made it from scratch

this recipe is on my to make list ~ and soon!

and are these not the cutest little tea bags ~ the tutorial is here

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I hope to get something done this weekend since I have

been laying low the past couple of weeks

not too much to overdo it ~ but enough to feel like I have done something

other than lay around and rest and nap and read and rest

it really sucks being sick!

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I also found a recipe for lemon scones ~ I am drawn to everything lemon right now

and I like it

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curling up tonight to watch the opening ceremony of the Olympics

so that's where I will be ~ if you need me

Have a great weekend!

In the Kitchen ~ Wrapup

I am pleased to say that although it took me more than 

28 days to complete my cooking challenge

I finally completed it last weekend

my total list includes:

Vegetable & Pasta soup

Slow cooker rolls

Basil Pesto crescents

Dump cake

Chicken enchilada pasta

Cherry morning rolls

Breakfast casserole

Buffalo mac & cheese

Rolo cookies

Chicken pesto flatbread

Bacon double cheeseburger dip

Blueberry oatmeal muffins

Pesto alfredo shrimp pasta

Creole tuna

Italian meatballs

Monkey bread

Chicken tortilla soup

Snickerdoodles

Lemon blueberry lemon bread

Peach & cherry crumble

Some of our favourites included:

Peanut Butter Munchies

these became a new favourite cookie

although they take a bit more prep than your normal everyday cookie

they are worth the extra time and effort 

Banana chocolate chip cake w/ peanut butter frosting

this cake was so so good ~ I really cannot tell you how much we enjoyed it

even after it ran over in the oven 

set off the smoke detector and forced me to open the windows

on a sub zero degree with the wind chill day

I made it as a layer cake but it would be great in a 9x13 slab

or a bundt pan

Pineapple upside down cakes (minis)

these were good and I would make them again

they would be great for a dinner party ~ they were just enough

Gram's butter tarts

I was so proud of myself as I made my own pastry as well as the tarts

and these will be made again as I cannot believe it took me this long

to make them the first time around

Tortierre

I have had this many times but never made it myself

as it is a classic Acadian meat pie

Italian wedding soup

although I liked this soup

Trevor was not a fan so this will not be made again

unless I am taking it out of the house!

Blueberry lemon scones

I have had this recipe pinned for over a year

and I finally made them and loved them

Cheddar dill biscuits

these are a new favourite

and will accompany my next pot of soup, stew or chilli

who am I kidding ~ I will make them to go with just about anything!

Looking back over my list I did more baking than meal items

even though I said that I was not a baker!

All the recipes can be found on my Pinterest feed

and I want to give a shout out to Simone for starting this

and being the best cheerleader a girl could ask for

I had so much fun doing this 

and plan to do again

Hope you had a great weekend!