Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes

Last week on my Facebook page I hosted a Pumpkin party and had many wonderful recipes delivered for pumpkin flavored treats.

I fell in love with this recipe for Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes from Citronlimette and knew I just had to give them a try.

I adapted the recipe a little bit and they came out wonderful. If you've ever been leary of making a cheesecake then this is the recipe for you.  It was extremely easy to make and they pretty much baked up just like making muffins or cupcakes.

I have already made them a couple of times and they are a hit around here.

New Look!

Well I thought it was time to join the big blogs and do away with all the unnecessary color scheme going on and went with all white; well MOSTLY all white, lol.  So please be honest and let me know what you think. Yea or Nay on the new look?

Harvest Apple Carrot Muffins

Last week I was in the mood to create some new muffin recipes.  I just love a good muffin in the morning but I don't have a lot of variety in my recipes.

It's always the same old blueberry, pumpkin, or chocolate chip muffins; not that those aren't yummy because they are, but I was in the mood for something that represented Fall and the flavors that are in abundance this time of year.

These muffins encompasses all the flavors of Fall to me.  They have apples, carrots, pineapple for sweetness and all the warm spices you would think of in a Fall treat.

Rice Krispy Pumpkins

Need a super easy, fast, and delicious treat for Halloween this year?  Try these Rice Krispy Pumpkin treats.

Perfect for your little one's classmates or for giving out to family and friends.

These take about 15 minutes to make a batch and the best thing is that you can make them any size ranging from bite size to baseball size and larger.

Twice Baked Potatoes

I know it seems like twice baked potatoes have some mysterious combination to the recipe due to how often you probably see them on the table, but they really are simple to make, they just take a little extra time.

I know I only make them a few times a year; holiday's mostly, and a few other time too. It's usually because I forget about them until it's too late to get them together in time for dinner.

You can change up the recipe to suit your likes too.  I have always added cheese and bacon but I sometimes change the rest of the ingredients to what I have on hand or what flavor combo I'm in the mood for.

Harvest Oat & Nut Pancakes

So I've decided to do a little experimenting in the kitchen and I've been in the mood for PANCAKES!

I love to make different flavored pancakes, don't you?

I can remember when we used to go to I HOP and I would order these Harvest grain and oat something or other pancakes and they were soooooo yummy.  I decided to try and duplicated these first.

I also tried something new with these pancakes and that was to use self-rising flour instead of all purpose flour with baking powder, etc.  They turned out great!  Nice and fluffy and pillow soft :)

Chicken Fajita Salad

I've been trying to make an assortment of lunches lately with the kids both being home most days; one's Independent Study the other's in college and getting ready for the Marines, and my husband works out of the house too.

So we eat a lot of lunches in as you can imagine and sandwiches just don't cut it every day.  AND we could all stand to eat a littler healthier once in awhile, right?

This is one of my favorite types of salad.  I LOVE the one they have at Chili's that is a Southwest Chicken Salad so I tried to recreate it as much as I could.