Taste of Home

Fall is a favorite season of many people for lots of different reasons.  Some love the fact that they don't have to deal with summer's heat and humidity and instead wake up to cool crisp mornings.  Some anticipate the colored foliage and others are busy picking their pro-football teams on their boards...

My favorite season is Summer, there's no denying it.  I like the warmer temps, wearing skorts when I run and the seemingly everlasting daylight.  But, I also like to make soups, hot dishes, bake and try new recipes.  For those activities, the cooler Fall weather is best.  This Taste of Home recipe that includes cream corn and butter caught my eye, I tried it and it was fantastic!

The Bayfield Apple Fest is coming up the weekend of October 7, 8 and 9, time to get out all your favorite apple recipes.  May I suggest one to add to your cache?  Taste of Home adds the unusual taste of almond brickle and English toffee to make a dip that won't stay in the bowl for long.

You can feel the excitement in the Northland of the upcoming 4th of July holiday. It's a wonder we can get any work done.  If you're like me you're busy working on the menu for the picnic, let me help with a delicious easy dessert from Taste of Home that add to the decor of your picnic buffet table.

Your had a great Easter making memories with your family.  Now you have way too many hard boiled eggs stinkin' up your fridge and you want to use them up fast.  But, what do you make other than the usual egg salad or deviled eggs.  Here's 3 unique recipes from Taste of Home that your family will love, you may end up hard boiling more eggs!

My ex-mother-in-law celebrated every holiday with glee in both decorating her home and serving food on the holiday in her kitchen!  When it came to St. Patrick's Day you could expect green cake, green beans and she even put green food coloring in her mashed potatoes. (looked totally bizarre, but tasted the same).  I thought I'd help you out with a few recipes that your family will enjoy and add a

Appetizers? No problem.  Elegant dinner?  No problem.  Extravagant dessert?  You're on it like a puma.  But, it's always a challenge to be consistent in the culinary department when it comes to serving breakfast to overnight guests.  Here's one from Taste of Home that will allow you to sleep in and still knock their socks off!

The kids always want to help with baking holiday cookies.  It's not always easy finding a recipe that they can participate in from start to finish, but here's one from Taste of Home that will include a lesson in counting, combines several delicious flavors and is easy enough for the whole family to participate while making them.

While turkey is always the main event, without the side dishes you haven't got a Thanksgiving meal.  Here are three ideas for easy delicious side dishes to compliment your masterpiece Thanksgiving turkey.

I have made cheese balls before but it always involved cream cheese mixed with ham or chives, not something sweet.  If you think about it, desserts that use the ingredients cream cheese and chocolate are delicious with a capital D, so why not a cheese ball?  Taste of Home has a super easy recipe that is sure to go fast, you might want to make two!

The weather today is suppose to be rainy, windy and cold.  There's nothing better than walking into a warm home smelling delicious with homemade chili and hand-crafted bread!  With the help of Taste of Home you can create that scenario tonight with ease.  I did and it made enough for lunches the next day!

I found a delish pumpkin pie recipe that my daughter L O V E S, but when I told her I was making it she told me it was too soon.  Apparently that's a November recipe.  However, when I told her I had a new recipe for pumpkin bread from Taste of Home, she was all for me giving it a shot.  Since we're not big nut and raisin fans I put chocolate chips in instead.