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What’s for dinner tonight, weekly menu and…..SORRY!!!!

November 24, 2014 by eghassett

Geesh!!!  I have so much to learn!  Sorry that my followers just got 4 emails at once!  I was told if I backdated the post, an email would NOT go out, but as you see that didn’t work.  I won’t bore you with ALL the details, but I want to say thanks for bearing with…

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Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

November 21, 2014 by eghassett

“Welcome Fall with this moist, delicious cake!” This is the quote on the back of the recipe card given to me by my sister-in-law, Karen.  She gave it to me years ago after I first had this cake at her house.  She makes it every fall and now so do I.  And EVERY time I…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Fall Deliciousness Tagged With: cake, cream cheese frosting, delicious cake, pumpkin, pumpkin dessert

Kids in the Kitchen

November 20, 2014 by eghassett

“Never do for a child what he can do for himself.” Before I became a stay-at-home mom I was… Read More                 Click here to get the full story….  

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Apple Rings

November 19, 2014 by eghassett

Do you have a neighbor with an apple tree?  If yes, you are lucky like us!  Thanks to their generosity, we have had the best fall of making wonderful apple recipes, from homemade cider and cocktails to apple crumble and the apple pie that I’ll make for Thanksgiving, to name a few. Today I want…

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Filed Under: Fall Deliciousness, What's for Breakfast? Tagged With: apple cinnamon pancakes, fall breakfast, fall pancakes, pancakes

Hot Cinnamon Cider

November 18, 2014 by eghassett

This is the best drink you’ll have all winter….!!  A mug rimmed with brown sugar and garnished with a cinnamon stick makes it all the better. 

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Filed Under: Cocktails, Fall Deliciousness Tagged With: apple cider cocktail, fireball cocktail, hot cocktails, hot fireball cocktails

Warm from the oven…

November 17, 2014 by eghassett

I am on a warm from the oven kick lately.  I decided I want my kids to look back on their school days with fond memories of homemade cookies and that amazing smell that goes with them.  This is an idea as old as time but the smiles on my kids faces when they see…

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Mixing Things Up a Bit….

November 17, 2014 by eghassett

Occasionally I’ll be skipping the weekly menus and bringing you more cocktail, breakfast and other ideas, including how to get your kids more involved in cooking.  During these “off” weeks, check out my previous weekly menus, located under “menus” above. Leave a comment below and let me know if you like this idea of mixing…

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That’s Amore!

November 14, 2014 by eghassett

Spinach, garlic and ricotta pizza was the latest flavor for family pizza night.  This is a favorite event in our home….the kids love rolling out the dough and putting on their choice of topping, which was not spinach and garlic, FYI… the kids went for sausage and pineapple of course!  I will say, I can…

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Filed Under: Meatless, Pizza Tagged With: family pizza night, homemade pizza, homemade pizza dough, ricotta, spinach

Autumn Veggie Stew with Dumplings

November 13, 2014 by eghassett

This is the perfect dinner to get you through this “Arctic Blast!”  Temps in Golden, Colorado reached a record low and this stew hit the spot!  Get the recipe and read more here…

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Filed Under: Crock pot, Easy dinner, Fall Deliciousness, Meatless, Soup Tagged With: arctic blast, autumn stew, barley soup, butternut squash, easy dinner, fall stew, meatless, stew and dumplings, veggie stew

Homestyle Chicken and Noodles

November 12, 2014 by eghassett

chicken and noodles

This will be your family’s new favorite dinner!  Read more and get the recipe here…

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Filed Under: Chicken, Easy dinner, Pasta Tagged With: chicken, chicken and noodles, chicken and peas, comfort food, dill, easy dinner, egg noodles, homestyle chicken

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Hi, I’m Gena!

I love snow, kids and pure maple syrup!

More importantly, I am the happy mom of three, with a busy weekday schedule. I believe in balance, good ingredients and fun! I spend a lot of time planning our weekly menus and want to share my efforts with you!

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