Curried Butternut Squash Soup

Curried Butternut Squash Soup

I think I have an obsession with butternut squash soup. Adding a little curry puts this delicious heart warming Autumn harvest soup over the top. It's just so delicious, it's hard to believe there isn't any butter, sugar, cream, honey or fruit in this recipe.

Mom's Traditional Apple Pie

Traditional Apple Pie

Simply delicious traditional apple pie. I will never win a beautiful pie contest but I'll go up against any pie for flavor, texture and consistency. I like to think of my design as rustic! Over the years I have tried different recipes with varying ingredients or changing up the method and I have had a lot of good pies in my time, but I always come back to the old stand bye childhood favorite recipe that my Mom always made. The ingredients are simple and the list is short and you can't beat it. I always brush the top crust with egg whites and sprinkle sugar all over the crust to make it pretty just like my Mom always did.   

Mix all the apples together with ingredients and pour into the bottom crust.

Brush with egg white and sprinkle with sugar all over the top.

Traditional Apple Pie

Ingredients

• 3-4 pounds of apples (Baldwin & Macintosh)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 egg white
• sugar for top of crust

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.

1. Line a 9" or 10" pie plate with favorite pie dough
2. Peel and slice the apples and mix together with sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. 
3. Put on top layer of pie dough. Crimp the sides together and cut 3-4 slits near the center to allow the steam to escape.
4. For a pretty glaze, brush top with egg white and sprinkle of sugar.
5. Bake 15 minutes at 500 degrees until brown. Turn oven down to 350 degrees for another 40 minutes. 

Serve warm with vanilla ice cream!

Mini Apple Crisps

Mini Apple Pies

I just love these, they are so cute. Don't you sometimes just want a little bite instead of a slice? This is the answer. Easy and fun to make. Bring these to your next party and I guarantee they will disappear.

Warm Cinnamon Apples

My first memory of warm cinnamon apples was in the little corner divider section of a Swanson TV dinner. I guess it was supposed to be the dessert, I was never quite sure. All grown up now, I realize it was a sweet side dish.

Rustic Apple Tart

Rustic Apple Tart

Fall has arrived and I can't seem to get enough apples in any shape or form. I am always drawn to the look of a rustic tart because it doesn't have to look perfect, that's where the beauty comes in. Although, it looks like something you would find in a bakery.

Sweet Apple Dessert Sauce

Sweet Apple Dessert Sauce

It's Fall, the air has turned cool, crisp and I'm craving apples. It's amazing how one apple can turn into an amazingly sweet delicious dessert in just minutes. This is a quick, put together dessert that takes advantage of a single fresh apple or two.

Pumpkin Cake Roll

                                                                                                           

I have never made a rolled cake before and I was a little nervous that it would break but it was so easy and was a big hit!! This is a delicious recipe, Enjoy!!

Pumpkin Cake Roll Ingredients
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
3/4 cup flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup chopped walnuts
powdered sugar

Filling
1 (8 ounce) package of cream cheese
4 Tbls butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven 375ºF
Grease and waxed paper-line 15x10-inch jelly roll pan; set aside.
In large mixing bowl, beat eggs at high speed for 5 minutes. Gradually add sugar. Reduce speed to medium; add pumpkin and lemon juice. Stir dry ingredients together and fold into pumpkin mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts on top. Bake 15 to 16 minutes, or until cake is firm in center. Remove from oven. Cool 5 minutes. Cut around edge of pan. Place clean dish towel liberally coated with powdered sugar on large flat surface. Turn cake with nuts side down onto towel. Remove waxed paper. From 10-inch side, quickly roll cake up in towel. Cover with another clean dish towel. Set aside to cool completely..

To make filling: In mixing bowl beat together cream cheese and butter; stir in powdered sugar and vanilla and blend until smooth. Unroll cake. Evenly spread filling over cake. Roll up cake (without the towel!). Wrap in plastic wrap. Cover and chill at least 1 hour. Slice before serving. Store in refrigerator.

Serves 10 to 12

Thanksgiving Stuffed Turkey

To stuff or not to stuff, that is the question!! In my world, the only way to make a real turkey at Thanksgiving time is to go all out and stuff the bird before roasting. I always make another pan of stuffing and than after the bird is done, I'll mix both stuffing's together into one pan and continue baking until I'm ready to serve. Roasting a turkey is one of the easiest things to do, it's basically foolproof.

No Bake Blueberry Pie

No Bake Blueberry Pie

This has been the most requested dessert from my family all summer long. Everyone loves blueberries and this is the easiest no bake recipe of all. I like to sprinkle large white sugar crystals on the crust to make it extra special. Do you remember Ruth Wakefield who owned the Toll House Inn and invented the chocolate chip cookie? This is the way she did it.

Ingredients

• 4 cups of blueberries
• Boil for 2 minutes:
• 1 cup of berries
• 2/3 cup of water
• 1 cup of sugar
• Make a paste of 2 Tbsp. flour, ¼ cup of water and ¼ tsp. salt

Slowly add the flour paste to the hot berry syrup & stir, boiling until it becomes clear and the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and let cool for 5 min. Add 3 cups berries to mixture, mix well & pour into a pre-baked pie shell. Chill 6-8 hours.