baking · cooking · Dessert

The Easiest Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins Ever

The two youngest boys love, love these muffins. They would happily eat them every night for dessert - and never know what is in them. Well, they do know, and that makes them even more desirable. They love pumpkin! The recipe works with most cake mixes, any flavor, however I find that chocolate seems to… Continue reading The Easiest Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins Ever

cooking · Preserving

Canned Apples with Cherries & Golden Raisins

I adapted this recipe from page 160 of Ball Complete Book of Preserving. It is a different take on canned apples, instead of the traditional plain simple syrup and apples. The harvest from our two year-old Honeycrisp tree was good this year! Canned Apples with Cherries & Golden Raisins Ingredients: 8 pounds tart apples, peeled… Continue reading Canned Apples with Cherries & Golden Raisins

breakfast · cooking · Gluten-Free · Plant Based Diet

Apple Oat Breakfast Bowl

Pacific Foods has an amazing new line of steel-cut oats. Single serving. Shelf-stable. No preservatives. Vegan & gluten-free friendly. I first was able to try the oats out last spring at Everything Food Conference, and happily brought home quite a few in my suitcase. There are 5 flavors to choose from, and yes, one is… Continue reading Apple Oat Breakfast Bowl