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bring on the cool weather and the slow cooker
So in 80% of the country it is Fall. There are cooler temps, leaves changing colors and the smell of burning fireplaces in the air (oh how I love that smell). Where in live in SE Texas we are still in the 80’s (that feel like the 90’s some days) and haven’t put away our flips flops just yet…but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy some cool weather yummies from the slow cooker. One of the first requests each Fall… The Hubby always has his requests when it comes to food, he even looks on Pinterest to get inspiration from time to time, but each Fall he always requests Beef…
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Pumpkin +Caramel = Perfect Fall Brownies
November is finally here and everything Fall is filling our homes and feeds on social media. I don’t know about you but between the political posts and the pumpkin posts that is about all I have seen. Well I don’t have anything political to share with you but I do have a pumpkin post for you. Don’t worry though it has chocolate too, so I hope thats ok. Pumpkin Brownies? Yep, you read that right…we are making Pumpkin Brownies today. I love baking with pumpkin. It adds so much moisture without all the fat of butter or oil and without altering the taste. If you are trying to lighten a…
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Pumpkin in the morning
Hello Fall…you know what that means…it is PUMPKIN time!! I have to say the beginning of Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. Bring on the pumpkins, yummy foods and cooler weather!! A match made in pumpkin heaven… Over the next few months you will see pumpkin recipes everywhere, for everything so I thought why not start with the first meal of the day…MUFFINS (I mean breakfast)! I love pumpkin bread for sure but pumpkin muffins are my favorite. They are even better when loaded with cream cheese and chocolate. If you frequent starbucks (like I do) I am sure you have seen their pumpkin bread, cookies, scones and…
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Dessert made easy (as pecan pie)
** Making pie can be so intimidating but with these bars are the best of a favorite pie without all the pie crust and intimation factor…love desserts like this!! Growing up my sweet MeeMaw made the best pecan pie. The crust was flaky and buttery while the filling was sweet and gooey…the only problem was I could not stand the pecans. Being the best MeeMaw in the world she started making us kids a pecan pie without the pecans each time she would make a normal pecan pie. It was so good and so perfect without those pesky pecans messing everything up. Well as I grew up I started to…
