This is such a great, easy spring soup (and one of the few potato-based soups I like!). I like to serve it with large croutons and a sprinkle of shredded parmesan. You could also add cubed ham as well for a little more substance, but this is great as is with a salad as well. This is a New York Times recipe that I modified slightly to cut the dairy.
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Pumpkin Cake with Chocolate Ganache
This was a cute pumpkin-shaped cake we had at this year’s Halloween party. A lot of steps, but not particularly difficult…just required two cakes baked in bundt pans. This would also be fun for Thanksgiving. This came from Shugary Sweets.

Fish Nuggets
This was a really fun and tasty way to get some fish in – I’m pretty bad about remembering to defrost it and cook it, even though we both love it! This was a Cooking Light recipe, I used Mahi for the fish, and we had it with brussels sprouts.

Baked Ziti
My favorite baked ziti recipe – easy and always awesome. I usually just make it with ground beef and season a lot, but it would also work with ground turkey or sausage, as the original recipe (from Smitten Kitchen) suggests. We’ve also done this with shirataki and liked it just as much. 🙂

Enchilada Sauce
Quick and easy homemade enchilada sauce that really improves over store bought. This is from Gimme Some Oven. I used this in enchilada soup, and it would also dress up any enchilada or even taco dish. This is a mild red sauce.
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Any time these appear on a cookie tray, I have to restrain myself from eating all of them. So I decided to go ahead and make them myself this year – definitely will be a regular addition in the cookie tins. This is from Joy of Baking.

Mint Chocolate Cookies
This may be one of my favorite cookies I’ve ever done – but I love all things mint. Definitely a popular one in this year’s cookie tins.

Cherry Chocolate Blossoms
Another new cookie in this year’s holiday cookie extravaganza, this one was cute and went over well. A twist on peanut butter blossoms.

Holiday M&M Bars
One of the cookies for our yearly holiday cookie tins – as much as I am not a fan of chocolate, I really liked this one. Simple and makes a lot, too.

Pizza Cake
So this isn’t really a recipe, but it was a pretty cute dinner project that was a hit with the kids. You could use homemade pizza crust and sauce, and if it hadn’t been a weeknight dinner, I probably would have (and you could get really original with it that way, too). But it was still pretty good with store bought both. You will need a springform pan for this. This might also be a fun appetizer at a small party.

