OK. After a brief trip back to summer yesterday, I'm ready to get back to fall. Perhaps it is the consistent 25 mile-per-hour wind swirling around golden and maroon leaves that has snapped me back into the autumn state of mind. That reminds me of one of the downfalls of this time of year--raking leaves. Ugh!
So to cheer myself up, I have been trying to focus on one of the many things I love about October--pumpkins. They are all over front porches and kitchens everywhere. I have been reviewing some older pictures of recipes I have made but haven't shared yet, and I came across this pumpkin spice pull apart bread. I think it is past time to share this with the world!
I can be so inappropriate. Seasonally inappropriate, that is! In all other aspects of life, I am a perfect angel. And if you believe that, I have some oceanfront property in Arizona. All jokes aside, yes, I posted pumpkin recipes this Spring, and I am now, in mid-October, posting a summer squash recipe. Guilty! But let's just go with it!
If you are someone who has already consumed an entire bumper crop of summer squash, and you feel you might gag if you see another one, fight back the urge and hang in there! If nothing else, you are going to want this recipe for next summer. Poor summer squash is always the bridesmaid, and never the bride. Until now! Summer squash's day has finally arrived as the star in one of my all-time favorite foods--pizza!
Do you ever watch infomercials and think, "Yeah, that will work when pigs fly?" I love the ridiculousness of them and truly appreciate the cheesy lines and bad acting. Last weekend I made an infomercial-worthy breakfast. If I were to write an infomercial for these unbelievabley amazing cinnamon roll waffles it would read something like this:
"Want to make an amazing homemade breakfast that will wow all of your family and friends this holiday season and make you the talk of the town? Then try the new, unbelievable, cinnamon roll waffle. Regular waffles are okay, but they are loaded with refined flour and oil (insert image of supermodel looking disgustedly at a pile of overly greasy waffles). Cinnamon rolls are delicious, but they take hours to make and don't always turn out. Who has time for that? (insert image of exasperated-looking woman, covered in flour, rolling out dough). Introducing the whole grain, low fat, perfect solution to your breakfast problem--the cinnamon roll waffles. Now you can enjoy the cinnamon roll taste everyone loves, in an easy to make, healthy waffle."
It's apple time! I can't get enough apples this time of year. I could eat them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And as a snack. And I could wash it all down with a gallon of apple cider. That oughtta keep the doctor away! But, I do actually eat other things, even in the fall. Because I have approximately 1 million apple recipes, I have to do a little picking and choosing. It's so hard to decide what to make sometimes!
Apple pie is one of my favorite all-time desserts. But I'm also pretty fond of spice cakes. Fortunately, I have this great apple pie cake recipe that brings these two great treats together. I love it when I don't have to choose! This is really easy to make, and just tastes like fall! And as if that wasn't enough, I topped it off with an outrageously delicious butter rum sauce, and served it with homemade cinnamon candied pecan ice cream. This dessert is heaven you can eat!
Football season is in full swing. Hallelujah! And in my kitchen, football snack making is in full swing as well! There is nothing like a good football game to bring people together to drink beer and eat great food. It's a beautiful thing.
I found this recipe on Pinterest and pinned it immediately. It took me a while to get around to making them, but I am so glad I did. I wish I could take credit for this recipe's brilliance. It is such a simple idea. Make a cornbread batter, cut up hot dogs, place cornbread batter in mini muffin pans, insert cut-up-hot dogs, bake, and devour.
