Cate’s Cranberry Sauce

Just in time for Thanksgiving here in the States, I thought I’d share my easy but oh-so-delicious cranberry sauce recipe.  It’s totally stolen off the package, with a few little additions that make it a little more fun. First, the basic recipe:
1 cup Orange Juice
1 cup sugar
1 bag cranberries
Heat the juice and sugar until sugar [...]

Reader Recipe – Cupcakes

Okay, this sounds way too delish for words. Thanks to Natasha! I’ll let her tell you about this:
I made these and then couldn’t stop eating them. I LOVE sweet and salty.
So, chocolate cupcakes with salted caramel frosting.
I found both recipes online and put them together.
One Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes
from Martha Stewart’s [...]

Reader Recipe #3 – Apple Cake

This recipe comes to us from Anna, who also has a very timely suggestion for what to do with the plethora of apples out there. Plus, there’s sauce! I love sauce! Thanks, Anna!
This recipe for Apple Cake tastes good with or without the sauces.

Apple Cake

1 cup oil, 2 cups sugar, 2 eggs, [...]

Reader Recipe #2: Pumpkin Pancakes

This one comes to us from the lovely lady with whom I lived for three years of college. Yes! College roomies are totally eligible to enter my contests. Especially considering she knows things I’d rather keep quiet. hehe Kidding. Maybe.
Here is her easy recipe for pumpkin pancakes just in time for the holidays! Thanks, Karla!
Pumpkin [...]

Reader Recipe – Chicken Dish

Time to start sharing some of our contest entries! This comes from Kelli, and it looks awesome! Thanks, Kelli!
Chicken Dish
oven temp: 400 degrees
bake time: 50-60 minutes
prep time: 15-20 minutes
In an oven safe dish (size will depend on how many chicken breasts you use), place one can of cream of mushroom soup to cover the [...]

Recipe of the Week – Caramel Dip

I am spending the week trying to get a book in my head (NaNo starts Sunday) and trying to get the crud out of my sinuses. Still, when my neighbor brought over a huge bag of apples the other day, I had one thought: caramel.  I love caramel-dipped apples, and adore caramel on ice cream, [...]

Recipe of the Week – Tater Tot Casserole

Notice how I started with upper-crust recipes from Let’s Dish and am heading toward more day-to-day meals? Kind of a commentary on how my life really works, I guess. I do the complicated stuff sometimes, but most of the time we have some good old standbys we go for around here. This is one of [...]

Recipe of the Week – Pork Sandwiches

This recipe comes from a friend at work, who is an amazing cook. When she first told me, I looked at her like she was nuts, but tried it and I’m glad I did. This is a easy week-night dinner which takes all of about five minutes prep and another five minutes to get ready [...]

Recipe of the Week – Sauteed Zucchini

Been awhile since I posted a recipe – what can I say? I ran out of ideas. But then I was presented with a lovely, huge zucchini this morning. Zucchini is one of those things that people around here grow, though no one knows why. One can only eat so much zucchini bread, after all. [...]

Recipe of the Week – Pumpkin Muffins

Okay, I’ll be honest here. This is a cheater recipe – totally simple and totally stolen. A friend of mine told me about it, and I’m sure it’s been published somewhere, but it’s like Amish Friendship Bread at this point. It just spreads like wildfire. And the best part? Two ingredients. Seriously.
Ingredients:
1 package cake mix [...]