Smoked Sausage Stew

I stumbled on this recipe in my constant search for interesting slow cooker ideas, and although it is a cassloulet type dish, I thought the base idea might be something fun, and easily modified. I love beans, particularly in soups and stews, but unfortunately they’ve been off the table for a few years now. For those interested, this would work well with low FODMAP and most AIP diets (besides the diced tomatoes). We particularly enjoyed this one the next day!

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Butternut Squash and Leek Risotto

This was a really lovely risotto recipe from Bon Appetit that can be used as a meal itself, or as a side. The original recipe called for more fresh herbs than I had on hand, and I would definitely recommend using them if you have them, but dried worked well. I thought the leeks were a really nice, mild flavor. We will definitely do this one again!

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Cinnamon Apple Cake

Well, we’ve gone and done it and bought the farm of our dreams! The horses are right out back now, so it’s a lot easier to cook.  Back to recipes.  It seems fitting that the first one I’m adding to the site is a cake we served at our housewarming party.  This is a 10+ year old Cooking Light recipe that always goes over well.  It is great for Thanksgiving, or any other fall occasion.  It also makes a great coffee cake!

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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.

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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.

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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. 🙂

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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