During the
fall and winter months when the chill starts to creep into the air, I tend to
crave heartier foods like pastas and soups, and my sweet tooth also tends to
kick into high gear. There’s something
about cold weather that makes me want to bake all the muffins, cookies, and
cakes!
Here are a
few of my favorite tried-and-true recipes for fall…
Favorite Cookies to Keep on Hand
Brian’s
grandmother has perhaps the very best Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe that I have
ever tried in my entire life. These
cookies are tiny little pieces of heaven and once you have one, you will not be
able to stop eating them. They are light
and crisp on the outside with chewy ooey gooey centers. You must try them!
Favorite Dessert to Bring for Parties &
Luncheons
I actually
just posted this recipe earlier this week in anticipation of the upcoming
holidays. Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake has
been a staple in our house since I was little.
It is the most requested dessert in our family and it is the one dessert
that my mom could probably make in her sleep.
It’s easy, it’s delicious, and I haven’t ever met anyone who didn’t like
it. They are perfect to make for parties
and get-togethers.
Favorite Dessert for the Holidays
Hershey Pie was introduced to me by Brian’s mom when B and I were dating many, many years
ago. I got the recipe from her and the
rest is history! I pretty much always
make one of these for Christmas with my extended family. They are served cold, which you’re probably
thinking is odd for a fall/winter dessert, but I will forever associate them
with the holidays in our family. And
bonus, they are only three ingredients and you don't even bake them!
Favorite Breakfast
Waffles are a
staple in our household. The kids love a
good freezer waffle during the week when we’re too busy to cook, and on the
weekends, they almost always request homemade waffles. A couple of years ago we had some red, white,
and blue sprinkles leftover from July 4th, so I thought it would be fun to add
them to the kids’ waffles to make Confetti Waffles. Well, here we are a couple of years later,
and they still request Confetti Waffles all the time. I change out the sprinkles for the different
holidays, and this time of year the perfect way to make them is with orange and
black Halloween sprinkles and to add a dash of cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice. Because everyone needs to eat pumpkin things
this time of year!
Favorite Treat for the Kids
Frozen is
still extremely popular in our household, and the kids’ love for it always
ramps up this time of year because we will soon be busting out our Pentatonix
Christmas albums and their cover of Let
it Go is our kids’ favorite. How fun
is this Elsa's White Hot Chocolate recipe?! And
it is extremely rich… perfect for the colder months!
Favorite Main Dinner Dish
As I
mentioned above, I tend to crave heartier dishes this time of year, and my
favorite thing to cook is pasta. Pasta
dishes are typically pretty easy to make, too, so that right there is reason
enough for me! One of my favorite go-to
meals during the colder months is my Beef and Parmesan Pasta with Zucchini. Added bonus? It only dirties one dish!
The one thing
that I would love to try to make at home?
A Pumpkin Spice Latte! If anyone
has a copycat recipe for a Starbucks PSL, please let me know! It sure would help my wallet. :o)
And don’t forget to follow your hosts!
Those chocolate chip cookies do sound like heaven! And that pasta dish looks delicious! And still a little healthy with the zucchini. Yum! I have a feeling we are going to be super hungry while reading posts today. Someone linked up a homemade psl recipe last week - I will have to find it and send it to you!
ReplyDeleteThose cookies look sooooooo good and that bundt cake is on my list of things to make ASAP!!!
ReplyDeleteI need to make that frozen drink for my girls, they would love it! I am still dreaming about that bundt cake recipe you shared. I just love anything pumpkin in the fall, I know that's original ;). xoxo ERIN
ReplyDeleteOh man, your recent posts are going to make me gain weight!
ReplyDeleteNow I want some cookies! I am always looking for new recipes to cook with ground meat so I am going to have to try out your pasta with the zucchini! Beautifully Candid
ReplyDeleteI love a good chocolate chip cookie! Pasta looks soooo good and I agree I'm looking for heartier meals right now.
ReplyDeleteBoth kids have friends coming home with them tomorrow after school, so I'm making your chocolate chip cookies!
ReplyDeleteMmm I want some chocolate now! Can't wait to try some of these out! <3
ReplyDeleteI hope you like them!
DeleteI have a major sweet tooth and all of these look so delicious!
ReplyDeleteI do, too! I sure wish I didn't, though!
DeleteOh my gosh those chocolate chip cookies look perfect! I've been craving them a lot and the other day I had to just throw some out because I kept going to the pantry! That pasta looks delicious - we're going to have to try that this fall!
ReplyDeleteOkay now I really want some chocolate chip cookies!
ReplyDeleteOMG, give me all the desserts!! The moose looks so yummy!
ReplyDeleteI so want to make that bundt cake. Plus that pasta looks heavenly. I can't wait to try it.
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