This is a very special edition of Slow Cooker Monday. It’s been a while since I’ve shared a slow cooker recipe, and this one is pretty darn amazing. In fact, it’s so good that I entered into the first ever Ultimate Crock-Pot Crock-Star contest a couple of weeks ago. What’s that? Crock-Pot is hosting a contest to challenge slow cooker […] Read more…
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Classic Chicago Eats
The view from my Hyatt Regency Chicago room – simply gorgeous! I spent last weekend in the Windy City, learning all about the business of blogging at Bloggy Bootcamp: Brand Edition. It skipped over the basics and dove into real, honest to goodness information about working with brands, PR reps, how to make money freelancing, […] Read more…
50 Ways to Use Up Leftover Pumpkin Puree
Does this happen to you – you open up a can of pumpkin, bake something with it, and then end up with a little leftover? Every time I bake with pumpkin, I seem to have a little bit left. Sometimes it’s a few tablespoons from a 15-oz. can, sometimes it’s much more from one of those […] Read more…
Soft Pumpkin Spice Cookies
Happy National Pumpkin Day! I’ve posted a lot of pumpkin recipes lately (doughnuts, cookies, cupcakes, and creamer to name a few), but I can’t resist this quintessential fall flavor. What better way to celebrate its day than with some delicious cookies? When I was working on finding the right balance of spices for my homemade pumpkin pie spice, I needed […] Read more…
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Creamer
How do you take your coffee? I love mine with a little cream and sugar. There are tons of flavored creamers in yummy flavors like pumpkin spice and peppermint mocha, but most have some questionable, unpronounceable ingredients. Instead I usually opt for plain old half and half or milk, but every once in a while […] Read more…