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Easy Pumpkin Potato Corn Chowder Recipe

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A bowl of this Pumpkin Potato Corn Chowder is a delicious and comforting soup to serve this fall. You can have this hearty soup on your dinner table in under 30 minutes.

Pumpkin Potato Corn Chowder - this hearty fall soup is loaded with meats, veggies, and pasta and is ready in under 30 minutes. Easy dinner recipe to warm you up on a chilly fall night.

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I have been wanting to recreate this pumpkin soup for years.  Years ago my husband and I went on a mission trip to Haiti with a group from our church.

You can read about the posts on Mission: Haiti and Lessons from Haiti if you want to know more about what we did and saw.  It was such an awesome and eye opening experience for me.  It is one thing to see the poverty from pictures and TV, but experiencing it first hand breaks your heart.

It was a very good reminder to be even more thankful for the things and people that God has put in my life.  I also realized how much I can really do without and how much we waste on a daily basis.

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Best Pumpkin S’mores Bars Recipe

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The Best Pumpkin S’mores Bars are topped with melted chocolate and gooey marshmallows. They are a great dessert to enjoy summer flavors in fall.

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Best Pumpkin S'mores Bars - soft homemade pumpkin bars topped with gooey chocolate and marshmallows. Make this easy recipe for a taste of summer and fall! #pumpkin #pumpkinbars #smores #chocolate #marshmallow

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Happy first day of fall from the sunshine state. It’s still hot here, but at least the humidity has kind of gone away.  Or I’ve just totally gotten used to it after living here for a few years.

Either way, it’s officially fall, and I’m getting the itch to start baking all the pumpkin things. So, I’m not about to let some heat stop me from my favorite baking time of year.

It’s time to bake more of this Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread and make a few more jars of Homemade Pumpkin Butter. 

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Homemade Caramel Apple Bundt Cake Recipe

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Fresh apples and caramel bits make this homemade Caramel Apple Bundt Cake the perfect fall dessert to enjoy with your coffee or hot apple cider.

Caramel Apple Bundt Cake - shredded apples and caramel bits make this spice cake the perfect dessert. Make this easy recipe for fall parties! #cake #apple #fall #caramelapple #bundtcake #applecider

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When do you do most of your baking? For me, it works out best to bake most desserts at night.  I am much more alert, and our kids can also help me.

Although, now that they are teenagers that doesn’t happen as often because baking with mom is not as cool now.

Every once in a while they come out to see what I’m making, and they will help crack an egg or two. I still have to watch for egg shells, but it isn’t as bad as when they were little. 

It makes me laugh to remember how uptight I was when they were little and wanting to help. They were always sticking fingers in the batter and spilling flour, but it was fun to have them helping.  I wish they still wanted to help like that.  
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Peanut Butter Apple Cookie Pizza Recipe

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This Peanut Butter Apple Cookie Pizza is a delicious fall dessert that is loaded with all the toppings. The cookie crust with a creamy topping, crunchy apples, and peanut butter cups will have everyone asking for another slice. 

Peanut Butter Apple Pizza - this easy cookie pizza is loaded with a creamy peanut butter topping, apples, and peanut butter cups. Try this easy recipe for fall parties! #peanutbutter #apple #cookiepizza #fall #cookie #peanutbuttercups

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Now that we are officially into the fall season, I want cool weather all the time.  Bright colored leaves, chilly mornings, sweatshirts, jeans, bonfires, apple orchards…I want it all.

But life in Florida does not accommodate those wants, so I have my air conditioner cranked down low and a sweatshirt on pretending that it is fall here while I sip on a White Chocolate Pumpkin Latte.  Yes, I know I’m all kinds of strange. It’s ok.

Then I made the mistake of doing some housework.  Every six months or so, I have to deep clean the kids bathroom because teenagers just do not clean as thoroughly as adults. Bye, bye being chilly.  But at least the bathroom looks better. [Read more…]

Frosted Cinnamon Apple Bars Recipe

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These Frosted Cinnamon Apple Bars are full of fresh apples and cinnamon chips and are topped with a creamy cinnamon frosting.  Homemade oatmeal bars are a delicious treat to enjoy this fall.

Frosted Cinnamon Apple Bars - shredded apples, cinnamon chips, and a creamy cinnamon frosting makes these easy oatmeal bars a must make. Try this easy recipe for fall parties! #apple #oatmealbars #cinnamon #frosting #fall

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Sometimes you just need to stop and take a look around you. There are so many things in our lives to be thankful for, but we tend to get busy and not notice many of these things.  

I am so guilty of doing this in so many areas of my life.  But when I get discourage or down about things going on, I try to open up my eyes and find the happy things in life to give me a better perspective on my life.

I have a loving husband who fully supports all this crazy baking that I do from our home.  As I get busier with projects and deadlines, he has been stepping in and helping me out by doing social media and by making dinners some nights. 

We have three kids who are getting bigger and helping out more without us always asking them.  Oh, don’t get me wrong, they still try to get away with things and forget to do their chores each week, but they are also at such a fun stage in life.  

They say and do the most hilarious things now to make us laugh.  God has definitely blessed us with easy going kids who get along.

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Easy Homemade Pumpkin Butter Recipe

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This Easy Homemade Pumpkin Butter is the perfect fall spread for breakfast and dessert. Add it to your toast, pastries, yogurt, or sandwiches for a delicious fall flavor.

Easy Homemade Pumpkin Butter - this easy fall spread can be made with just a few ingredients on the stove top or in a crockpot. Make this easy recipe for toast, sandwiches, pastries, parfaits, or coffee cakes. #homemade #pumpkin #pumpkinbutter #fall #stovetop #crockpot

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There is something about fall that makes me want to make different kinds of fruit butter and sauce. Now the most popular ones we enjoy all year long are apple butter and this Easy Crock Pot Cinnamon Strawberry Applesauce.  

But when fall hits, I get the urge to turn all the summer fruit into a thick delicious spread that is perfect for toast or sandwiches. 

Years and years ago, I used to make peach butter, Plum Butter, and pear butter as soon as the leaves started to turn colors.

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Sugar Free Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe

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Enjoy a mug of this homemade Sugar Free Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte in a matter of minutes in your own kitchen. This easy coffee drink will save you money and time and will satisfy your sweet tooth.

Fall is officially here, so we can pumpkin spice all the things now. If you love pumpkin as much as I do, enjoy your pumpkin latte with a few of these Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Donuts or a slice of this Pumpkin Spice Latte Bread.

*This post and my trip to Maryland was sponsored by Best Food Facts and the United Soybean Board.

Sugar Free Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte - this easy homemade pumpkin latte is made with just a few ingredients and tastes great. Try this easy recipe to save time and money this fall! #pumpkinspice #latte #vegan #sugarfree #coffee #fall

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Now that pumpkin spice season is here, I have enjoyed a few too many drinks at our local coffee shop.  I’m all for supporting businesses, but I really need to conserve my time and money when it comes to buying a cup of Joe every few days. Anyone else with me?

Enter in my homemade pumpkin spice latte. With just a few ingredients, you can be sipping your own healthy latte in a matter of minutes. The best part is that you can stay in your pj’s or workout clothes and no one will ever know.

Since fall weather will not be coming any time soon here in Florida, I have been keeping my house at a chilly temperature in the morning, so I can sip my pumpkin latte. As long as it is cool in the house and I look at the pumpkin decorations, I can trick myself into believing fall has arrived.

But then I go outside and realize the heat and humidity are still very much here.  Until then, the thermostat is set low, the slippers and flannel pj’s are on, and the pumpkin spice lattes are still happening. [Read more…]

Best Homemade Chocolate Chip Brownies Recipe

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A pan of these Homemade Chocolate Chip Brownies will satisfy any chocolate craving you may encounter. This easy brownie recipe will give any box mix a run for the money.

Use this easy base recipe to make these delicious Coffee Cream Brownies.

Homemade Chocolate Chip Brownies - these homemade brownies are loaded with chocolate chips. Make this easy recipe to satisfy all your chocolate cravings! #brownies #homemade #recipe #chocolate

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I have a slight problem when I bake. Have you noticed that I don’t do plain when it comes to brownie desserts?

I like to embellish my brownies with loads of extra candy and chocolate. I mean have you seen this Peanut Butter Brownie Dessert? Layers of brownie, pudding, candy, and peanuts. It makes my sweet tooth so happy!

Every so often my family asks for “plain” brownies or just chocolate chip cookies.  That is so hard for me to do!  I do want to make them things that they ask for (no matter how boring I think it may be), so I have to hold back from unloading my baking cabinet into those plain treats.

Let me tell you, that’s hard!  My mind goes a million miles a minute when it comes to thinking up new and exciting treats to bake up.  Things like these Caramel Marshmallow M&M Brownies just make me so happy! [Read more…]

Apple Praline Cake Recipe

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The best Apple Praline Cake is loaded with fresh apples and topped with a sweet praline frosting and pecans. It is an amazing cake to enjoy this fall.

Apple Praline Cake - this soft fall cake is loaded with fresh apples and topped with sweet praline frosting and pecans. Make this easy recipe for fall parties or dinners and watch everyone devour it! #cake #apple #pralinefrosting #fall #recipe

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I am sitting here waiting impatiently for fall weather to come to Florida.  I realize that I will probably be waiting for some time because it is still 90 degrees here!

Seriously, bring on the cooler days so I can wear sweatshirts and leggings and can sit outside without bugs dive bombing my body every second!  Fall is definitely my favorite season of all.

I’ve decided that all the sweets I “test” in my kitchen must make my blood sweeter than my husband’s.  We were standing outside yesterday, and I had four bites in a matter of seconds.  

He kept trying to say there were no bugs out there, but I had the welts to prove it.  I guess that just proves I’m the sweetest, right?  [Read more…]

Best Apple Crisp Cheesecake Recipe

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Enjoy a slice of this Apple Crisp Cheesecake this fall. This decadent dessert is a combination of creamy cheesecake and sweet apple crisp.  It’s the best of both worlds.

Apple Crisp Cheesecake - creamy cheesecake, apples, and a crispy oatmeal topping makes the best fall dessert. Make this easy recipe and serve it with caramel for a decadent dessert! #cheesecake #apple #applecrisp #fall #dessert #recipe

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Now that September is here, all I want to do is bake apple desserts.  Do you have months where you need/have to bake a certain thing.  You know what I mean, right?

For me it looks like this.  January is for coconut and healthy dinners. February is obviously chocolate. March and April are carrot treats. May, June, and July are all about salads and no bake desserts.

August is the time to use up that extra zucchini. September is apple.  October is pumpkin and Halloween.  November is pie and Thanksgiving sides, and December is cookies and peppermint.

With September already started, I had to go buy some apples and start working on some yummy fall recipes.  And let me tell you, this one will not disappoint you.  We had a hard time resisting this amazing apple cheesecake because it tasted so good. [Read more…]