Tag

Now, These Are Some Festively Delicious Muffins!

My sister cannot stand pumpkin. For her, fall is such an awful recipe season – everything you see online and in the magazines seem to be pumpkin this, pumpkin that.

So during fall I won’t even try to make her taste anything with pumpkin in it! I know she would hate it, just thinking about it – even if she liked the taste. But I like to save some of my pumpkin harvest to keep trying new recipes later on in the winter. And this is one of the recipes I used to completely surprise my sister. She loved the muffins so much she almost didn’t believe there was pumpkin involved!

These Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins come with a delicious Walnut Streusel and will do nicely for most any occasion. Change things up by trying different frostings or glazes. These bite-sized sweet treats can be prepped and baked in just 45 minutes! How’s that for a perfect dessert for your next special dinner!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Oh Sweet Day

USE THE RED NEXT PAGE LINK BELOW FOR THE RECIPE AND INGREDIENTS

Quick tip: Instead of the streusel topping, you could use your favorite frosting.

I can still remember the very first time I ever had red velvet cake. It seemed almost surreal to me – how could a cake be so beautifully red and rich, and how was it possible that I hadn’t heard of it before? I just had to give it a try – and as soon as I had the first bite, I knew my life would never be the same. It was heaven! All I could think about was how I had been missing out on such a bliss for my whole life. Of course, this happened years ago already – and I’ve been doing my best trying to catch up! I’ve tried so many different red velvet recipes, some with a modern twist, and some a little more traditional. Like this one, for example.

Sometimes, it’s best just to stick to the classic recipe. This Vintage Red Velvet Cake is just about perfect, as far as I can tell. And that Vanilla Buttercream Frosting goes beautifully well with it, too. There’s a reason why this recipe is a classic.

Recipe and photo courtesy of The Red Feedsack

USE THE RED NEXT PAGE LINK BELOW FOR THE RECIPE AND INGREDIENTS

Quick tip: Make the cake ahead and freeze, then frost when ready to serve.

Light this is not, but this Cheesy Twice-Baked Potato Casserole is delicious! If you are a cheese lover, this recipe has a good sampling of all of the favorites. There’s nothing fancy about this recipe. In fact, it’s rather simple to put together, even if you do (of course) have to allow time for the potatoes to bake. It’s loaded with good flavor, and it has ‘comfort food’ written all over it.

This casserole is loaded with cream and three types of delicious cheese, with just the right amounts of rosemary, oregano, and nutmeg to draw out all of the sweet and savory flavors. I think that this is a great choice of side dish if you want something rich and hearty to complement a main dish on the leaner or lighter side – though you could serve it with any main course that you’d otherwise serve with basic mashed potatoes. I had mine with some yummy meatloaf.

Recipe and photo courtesy of 12 Tomatoes

USE THE RED NEXT PAGE LINK BELOW FOR THE RECIPE AND INGREDIENTS

Quick tip: Add your favorite herbs for new flavors.

It’s another great cookie recipe! If you like macadamia nuts or white chocolate, I think you’ll love these White Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies. With under 15 minutes of baking time, this recipe yields about 2 dozen, so that’s about 13 cookies you can share with friends and family… of course, you can also hoard them away for your own pleasure.  It’s up to you!

This is such a simple recipe you’ll probably already have most of the ingredients at hand – and you can change things up a little if you’re missing some of them. Of course, you will need cookie sheets for this recipe. Actual baking time is just nine minutes, and though there is some prep, it’s nothing too involved. Just be sure not to over-mix or space the individual pieces of dough too close together, and you’ll have two dozen beautiful and tasty cookies in no time.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Baking With Blondie

USE THE RED NEXT PAGE LINK BELOW FOR THE RECIPE AND INGREDIENTS

Quick tip: Try using dark chocolate chips instead of white chocolate ones!

Are You Ready To Sample Some Of This Incredible Dessert?

Bread pudding is a classic dessert that can best be described as simple but elegant. This Bread Pudding With Whiskey Sauce recipe includes options for lightening things up a bit while still bringing the great flavor.

My great-grandmother, whom I called Granny and whom Dad called Mama, made a fantastic bread pudding with a whiskey sauce that practically made a dessert by itself. Alas, Granny closely guarded her recipes, and it was lost. I was happy to stumble upon this recipe and indulge in a little nostalgia. Though I can’t say that the recipe is exactly the same, it is similar, and I think that even Granny would have agreed that it is really tasty.

Of course, if you prefer making the sauce without the whiskey, this will still turn out delightful. But I would highly recommend giving it a try! I am definitely not a fan of whiskey but it makes this dessert super flavorful.

Recipe courtesy of Audrey at Dishably. Image courtesy star5112.

USE THE RED NEXT PAGE LINK BELOW FOR THE RECIPE AND INGREDIENTS

Quick Tip: Drizzle some maple syrup on this bread pudding before digging in. Yum!

No, you can’t really call them healthy, but these Baked Caramel Apple Cider Doughnuts are delicious. They’re kind of like caramel apples in softer doughnut form–a great treat for fall. I normally prefer the fried doughnuts, even though they are less healthy than the baked ones, but these really are good! They’re certainly a lot better than any store-bought baked doughnuts that I’ve ever had.

If you don’t have a doughnut pan, you can use a muffin pan and just make these into muffins. They’ll taste great, either way. I have to say, for baked doughnuts, these are rather soft and moist. I’m guessing that the generous amount of butter in the dough helps, not to mention all of that heavy cream in the glaze – mmm, so good! I really am a sucker for that caramel apple flavor, and the fact that these are a lot easier to eat than actual caramel apples doesn’t hurt.

Recipe and photo courtesy of The Cookin’ Chicks

USE THE RED NEXT PAGE LINK BELOW FOR THE RECIPE AND INGREDIENTS

Quick tip: If you don’t want to use cinnamon, you can use nutmeg instead. Just cut the amount in half.

The Italians are best known for their pasta dishes, but they can make a lovely rice dish or two, as well! This Sweet Potato Risotto is a delicious variant on a classic North Italian home recipe. It is such gourmet flavor in just a few easy steps. People in America may think of risotto as a dish for fine-dining restaurants, but it has its origins in comfort food cooking for the home. A big part of its appeal is that it makes for a highly variable template for most any flavor combination that you want.

Most people also think making risotto is difficult. It certainly isn’t! I used to think so, too, before I finally decided to give it a try. In my opinion, the secret is in the splash of white wine. It brings in such an incredible flavor that people will thing you’ve hired a professional chef to do all the cooking for you!

Recipe and photo courtesy of A Family Feast

USE THE RED NEXT PAGE LINK BELOW FOR THE RECIPE AND INGREDIENTS

Quick tip: Make sure you use rice that is especially meant for risotto. Regular rice just won’t be the same.