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October 2012

October 31, 2012
Pull Apart Pumpkin Cinnamon Bread.

Happy Halloween! Hope everyone has enjoyed October and all that comes with it! But at last tomorrow will be November and the Holiday craziness can begin! I know, I know, it’s still Halloween and I need to take a serious chill pill. Please don’t get me wrong I love Halloween, but I have been looking […]

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October 30, 2012
Baked Chipotle Chicken Taquitos.

So apparently 7 Eleven has some really good taquitos…… They keep them warm in a hot dog rotisserie case all day, well actually 24/7. Call me crazy, but this sounds disgusting! Who knows what those things really have inside! My brothers however, have a very different opinion. So I, of course, had to come up […]

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October 29, 2012
Spinach and Havarti Phyllo Casserole.

Spinach and Havarti Phyllo Casserole…just look at that crust! Flaky, buttery crust! I made this casserole over the weekend. It was the perfect Saturday night meal and nice change from the usual pizzas and pasta dishes we usually do on the weekends! I need to cook with Greek ingredients more often! I mean wow, this […]

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Peanut Butter Cookie Spiders + What’s for dinner?
October 28, 2012
Peanut Butter Cookie Spiders + What’s for dinner?

Ok, this is my last Halloween related recipe. Promise. Seriously it is. I already have a Thanksgiving post lined up! Anyone one else getting ready for the holidays? Or am I the only crazy exited holiday freak out there? In my defense there is a lot of people in my family which means lots of […]

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Nutella Swirled Peanut Butter Banana Muffins
October 26, 2012
Nutella Swirled Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

This is what it currently looks like outside….. So baking was a no brainer! In fact I am already plotting out my holiday baking! So excited… It seems we always have some brown banana’s on the counter. So when I was trying to think of something to make I decided banana’s must be included! I also […]

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Roasted Butternut Squash Lasagna
October 25, 2012
Roasted Butternut Squash Lasagna

Yesterday I gave you guys my favorite recipe for simple egg pasta dough. Today I want to share one of my favorite ways to use that dough – Lasagna! Typically I like to do a traditional lasagna with tomato sauce and meat, one because it is a huge hit and two because EVERYONE will eat […]

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October 24, 2012
Simple Pasta Dough

Two Christmases ago I was given a traditional pasta maker as a gift. For a while it sat unused. Then one day I realized how silly this is…I need to make fresh homemade ravioli! I’m not going to lie, the first time I made fresh pasta it turned out great, but it was HARD. It […]

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October 23, 2012
Black Spiders.

Well brown really, but who’s gonna tell? I was asked by Asher’s pre-school teacher if I would bring a in a desert for their Halloween party! Of course I was excited, especially since I had just gotten an idea for chocolate brownie spiders! I used one of my favorite fudgy brownie recipes and topped them […]

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October 22, 2012
Butternut Squash Gnocchi

Rustic butternut squash gnocchi, and I only say rustic simply because I was too lazy to make the little ridges (also called Rigagnocchi) on each gnocchi, is a must try for gnocchi lovers. Now you could do plain old potato gnocchi, which you know, is fine, but why not do butternut squash gnocchi? I mean it […]

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October 19, 2012
Chocolate Frankenstein Cake

He did the mash, he did the monster mash, the monster mash, it was a graveyard smash! Chocolate Frankenstein Cake…ok, so he may not be so scary, but I mean how cute is he? My sister, Asher told me I could not make him too scary or she might to be too scared to eat […]

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October 18, 2012
Jack-O-Lantern Spinach Stuffed Pastries.

Happy Thursday! Hope you guys are getting excited for the weekend, any fun Halloween parties? Just a little note for any of you out there who may have tried to hit my “subscribe” button and received an error message, sorry still working out the kinks, it does now works!! Looking for a really cute dish […]

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Witches Broom Sticks
October 17, 2012
Witches Broom Sticks

My sister Asher, who is 4 years old asked me to come to preschool with her for a day! I was so excited that she wanted me to come, of course I said yes! Asher and I are really close, she is so much fun and she loves to “make” with me (Asher calls any […]

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