Half Moon (Black & White) Cookies
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
Today, I’m excited to announce that the 12 Weeks of Christmas Cookies is starting up again! Brenda from Meal Planning Magic is hosting this year, and starting today, each Thursday everyone in the group will post a cookie, bar, or other holiday sweet with the last post being on December 15th – 12 weeks of cookies [...]
Tags: 12weeksofchristmascookies, cookie
Pumpkin Biscuits
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breads & pastries, breakfast & brunch
Are you sick of pumpkin yet? No? Good, because I’m just getting started – I have many more pumpkin recipes to share with you! After sharing my recipe for split pea soup with you yesterday, I couldn’t leave you hanging without the perfect biscuit to serve along with it. I made these biscuits for the [...]
Hearty Split Pea Soup
Posted by Tracy | Filed under dinner, lunch
About a month ago, I was telling a friend about my food-related to-do list when we got on the subject of split pea soup, something that had been on my list for a while. She began extolling the virtues of this soup and how she had just tried a new recipe, so I decided that [...]
Tags: soup
Pumpkin Monkey Bread
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breads & pastries
Monkey bread. It’s almost as much fun to say as it is to eat, and with the arrival of autumn, I couldn’t stop thinking about taking my usual recipe and kicking it up a notch with the addition of pumpkin – so, of course, I did. Making monkey bread has always brought with it feelings [...]
Sweet Apple Risotto
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
Have you gone apple picking yet? On a crisp, sunny day with a slight breeze rustling through the trees, apple picking is another one of my favorite autumn activities (I have a lot of them, I know). I went a few weeks ago with some friends, and I ended up picking about fourteen pounds of [...]
Maple Pumpkin Fudge
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
Now that fall is officially here, at least weather-wise, I’m excited to get right to one of my favorite fall activities – baking with pumpkin. To me, there’s nothing better than a lazy autumn Sunday full of football, something bubbling away in the crockpot, and a few hours to bake up some delicious pumpkin treats. [...]
Tags: maple, pumpkin, white chocolate
Pumpkin Spice Latte
Posted by Tracy | Filed under drinks
Note: This post was originally published on September 1st, 2009. I have since revised the recipe and instructions for a much easier-to-make syrup that is even better than the original version. I hope you enjoy the syrup, and I hope you enjoy saving money on pumpkin spice lattes! As far as I’m concerned, as soon [...]

