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Pumpkin Spice Bread

Breakfast and Brunch Dishes

With Thanksgiving only a few days away (how did that happen??), a recipe that showcases the orange gourd and the fall spices seems appropriate.  There is just something about the pumpkin pie spice mix that is so appealing.  They are essentially a combination of warm spices like cloves, allspice, nutmeg, […]

Beef Chili with Cocoa

Soups

I was going to tell you about a homemade salad dressing.  But then today is all cold and blustery (we had our first snowfall of uh…autumn…just last week), so you’re probably in the mood to crank up the stove and warm up your home.  By popular demand, I’m giving you […]

Meringue Cookies Two Ways

Desserts and Sweets

I had a couple of egg whites sitting in the fridge leftover from when I needed six egg yolks for another recipe, and meringue cookies came to mind.  I found some sliced almonds in the pantry, but when I was shopping in Trader Joe’s, I saw these freeze-dried raspberries and […]