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Addicting Munchies Makes approximately 9 cups (or more, see note). The title is accurate. For whatever reason, I forgot to snap a picture, b...

Gorgonzola & Honey Bruschetta Makes approximately 36. I apologize for a crummy picture. Know that it tasted amazing! A nice twist on you...

Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce Makes approximately 25 skewers and 2 cups of sauce. Although somewhat lacking in appearance (they needed gri...

Pumpkin Delight Another great, easy Fall dessert. Crust : 18.25 oz. yellow cake mix (reserve 1 c.) 1 stick butter, melted 1 egg Filling : 29...

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds It's two days before Halloween. Have you carved your pumpkins yet? Are you carving them tonight? Are you looking f...

Chicken-Broccoli Mac & Cheese Serves 4 (but can be easily modified for 2). I found this recipe in Better Homes & Gardens, a magazine...

Mushroom Tartlets Makes 48 tartlets. These received rave reviews! They require a fair amount of time but are, simultaneously, really easy....

The Quilt, Part 1 About 2 years ago, I decided to make a quilt. The Mr. and I were in a long-distance relationship at the time, so many of ...

Cinnamon Stick Candle Holders Just another project I got involved with while The Mr. was away... tea light/votive candle holders 6" ci...

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cookie Cups Makes 40. I know, I know, another peanut butter and chocolate recipe. But... who's complainin...

Snickerdoodles Makes 3-1/2 dozen. A cookie jar classic. A cinnamon-y, sugary treat that warms your heart. 1 c. margarine, softened 1-1/2 c. ...

Chili Serves 14-16. There are a millions of chili recipes out there. So many, in fact, that I couldn't pick just one. Instead, I pulled ...

Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Swirl Makes 2 standard loaves, or 4 mini loaves. I found this recipe in A Taste of Home magazine. When I w...

Dad's Favorite Granola My dad has always been a granola lover. Well, mainly cereal in general. I have memories of him eating cereal as...

Oreo Truffles, For Two Makes 4 truffles. If you're at all familiar with what's "in" these days in the cooking and baking w...

Fresh Apple Cake Autumn is a season with seemingly endless possibilities of foods to cook and bake. There are so many foods that just scream...

Filet Mignon with Creamy Bleu Cheese Grits and Mushroom Saute Serves 2. A fancy, romantic meal for two. To be honest, although I'm givin...

The Rain Before It Falls by Jonathan Coe I'm not quite sure why, but for as long as I can remember, I've always associated books wi...

Reese Cup Cookie Bars Based on the ingredients, this recipe seems almost "too easy" to warrant putting on here, but these are phen...

Cut-Out Butter Cookies Makes ~36 pumpkins (4"). More or less depending on the size of your cookie cutters. This cookie recipe has been ...

Broccoli Casserole Serves 2. Mmm.. this was very good. And anything that I can make ahead of time gets bonus points in my book. It helps t...

Country Bob's Meatloaf Serves 4. Meatloaf doesn't photograph well. Or I need to find a better way to do it. I almost didn't even...

Goblin Gorp I found the idea for this (can you even call it recipe?) in the P.E.O. Cooks book I have, and first made it for a college fall...

Cheese Dip Baked in a Bread Bowl This is a personal favorite and a definite party pleaser. Everywhere I've taken it, it's been devo...

Baked Chicken Casserole Serves 8-10. This is a good recipe when you want an easy, casual meal that feeds a crowd and won't have you st...