Thanksgiving Favorites

Can you believe that Thanksgiving is just less than one week away? I sure can't. Of course my favorite part of Thanksgiving (aside from gathering all together with my family), is the delicious food :) I only put a little bit of everything on my plate, and yet somehow I always end up stuffed! I don't know what it is about Thanksgiving food, but it is always hard not to want to eat all of it!

Here's a roundup of some of my favorite fall treats that I've made over the years; all of these would be perfect to bring to your Thanksgiving table. Hope you'll try one or two of them, and come back to tell you me what you thought of them!

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Awesome Sausage, Apple, and Cranberry Stuffing 

sorry, no blog post about this one yet but it is a great stuffing recipe

Pumpkin Cheesecake with Caramel Sauce

Pumpkin Walnut Cookies

Caramel Pumpkin Pie

Sugared Cranberries

Apple Crumb Pie

Cranberry Lime Galette

Best of 2008

Happy New Year!!!

I realize that this post is a bit late, but I was stuck at work for most of the day and I've been sick for over two weeks now (only way I was able to get my cheesecake post up was because I had completed it before I got sick).

As we move forward into 2009, I thought I'd do a quick review of 2008, similar to the Best of 2007 post I wrote last year. It was a lot a easier last time, though, because I had only been blogging for a few months. 2008 was a very busy blogging year - I joined The Daring Bakers, Tuesdays with Dorie, and posted about 120+ recipes. Thanks again to all of those who continue to show support and visit my blog, especially to those who take the time to leave feedback.

Below, I've highlighted some of my favorite recipes from 2008. Enjoy!

Favorite Breakfast Item
Apple Cheddar Scones

Favorite Appetizer

Chicken Satay with Peanut Dipping Sauce

Favorite Side
Roasted Garlic Bread

Favorite Chicken Dish
Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas


Favorite Seafood Dish
Tomato Basil Salmon

Favorite Vegetarian Dish
Cold Sesame Noodles

Favorite Pasta Dish
Peasant Pasta


Favorite Pastry
Cinnamon Apple Danish Braids

Favorite Cookie
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies


Favorite Chocolate Sweet
Cupcake Pops

Favorite Cake
Gooey Chocolate Cake (aka Molten Chocolate Lava Cake)

Wishing you a happy and prosperous 2009. Here's to a year filled with bountiful blessings, and a tummy full of countless good eats 'n sweet treats :)

Best of 2007

Happy New Year! As we look back on 2007 and look forward to 2008, I wanted to take a moment to highlight my favorite recipes from 2007. Although my blog is only 3 months old and I don't have twelve months' worth of recipes to choose from, I had a really hard time picking just one favorite... so I've highlighted favorites from various categories to share here :) I hope that if you try these, you will enjoy them as much as I do!

Favorite Soup:

Tomato Basil

Favorite Side:

Cheesy Garlic Biscuits

Favorite Pasta Dish:

World's Best Lasagna

Favorite Chicken Dish:

Chicken Pot Pie

The reason the pot pie is my favorite is because of the pastry crust, not the chicken per se, so here is my favorite chicken dish were the chicken is really delicious:

Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Goat Cheese and Sun Dried Tomatoes

Favorite Vegetarian Dish:

Pineapple Black Bean Enchiladas

Favorite Breakfast Item:

Cinnamon Rolls

Favorite Bread:

Brown Sugar Raisin Bread

Favorite Cookie:

Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Favorite Pastry:

Rugelach

Favorite Chocolate Sweet:

Deluxe Chocolate Marshmallow Bars

Favorite Cake:

Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce

I hope everyone had a great 2007! I was the proud recipient of several cookbooks for Christmas, and cannot wait to start trying some of the new recipes for my blog this upcoming year! So stay tuned for even better good eats and sweet treats in 2008! :)