I love it when it's Friday the 13th. My Mom and her Mom (my Nana) were both born on Friday the 13th's. Had I been born a week earlier I would have been (instead I was born on Friday the 20th). My Nana's Mom was also born on the 13th of the month (though not a Friday). Anyway, it's happy day for me so I thought I would share a happy family recipe. My Mom's chocolate chip cookies.When I was in … [Read more...]

I love bundt cakes.So I was really excited when I came across this recipe that actually called for an entire can of pumpkin instead of just 1 cup like some recipes do.I didn't do the caramel sauce topping as the recipe originally called for. Instead I put powdered sugar on mine.Pumpkin Pound Cake 2 1/2 cups sugar1 cup vegetable oil3 eggs2 TBSP baking soda3 cups all purpose flour1 tsp … [Read more...]

I heard someone the other day talking about pumpkin pancakes. They sounded delicious. I didn't have a recipe but I decided to try and wing it. I had a package of pancake mix and I followed the regular directions but also added3/4 cup pumpkin3 tbsp sugar1/2 tsp cinnamon1/2 tsp nutmeg1/2 gingerThey were really good and something I plan to make again! … [Read more...]

What? You've never heard of an orange flavored pie? Well, neither had I until my Dad made one. My Dad is a culinary experimenter. Sometimes his creations are pretty amazing. A couple of years ago he perfected a carrot pie. He uses the same spices as a pumpkin pie, just with carrot instead of pumpkin. And it takes almost exactly the same. (We'll be having some for Thanksgiving if you want a … [Read more...]