Easy Pumpkin Coffee Cake

Fall 2020 is about enjoying all the little things. Fall foliage, apple cider, cooler weather and of course pumpkin desserts. I was in search of a pumpkin dessert that also doubled as a dessert my kitchen helper already loves, which is coffee cake. So when I came across this Pumpkin Coffee Cake recipe from King

Easy One Bowl Cinnamon Chip Pumpkin Scones

September is here and it’s time to start baking with pumpkin. It’s one of my favor dessert flavors and excited that my kitchen helper enjoys it too. Actually, my kitchen helper’s favorite ingredient is cinnamon and when I received a bag of cinnamon chips as a gift, yes that’s my idea of a gift, I

Easy As Pie Pumpkin Pancakes (Guest Feature)

When it comes to breakfast, the practicality of the dish is just as important as the food itself.  Can I make the dish in advance? Does it reheat well? Can I sub this if I don’t have that? Pumpkin pancakes are fluffy little bites that have all of the cinnamony scents and spices of pumpkin

Cookie + Brownie: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Brookie

October is here and that means fall festivals, pumpkin picking, apple cider donuts, cooler temperatures and of course Halloween. There are so many fall treats I enjoy during this time and many of them involve using pumpkin as the featured flavor. Every fall I always make a batch of my mother-in-law’s pumpkin chocolate chip cookies,

Fall Is Here: Pumpkin Gingerbread Loaf

Fall is officially here, but mother nature seems to be extending summer temperatures for New England are at the moment. However, the unseasonably warm weather hasn’t stopped people from purchasing pumpkins, mum plants and pumpkin spice everything to get into the fall spirit. Fall is here and before you know it we will be preparing

Baked Pumpkin Donuts With Vanilla Glaze

Inspiration for the recipes I make with my kitchen helper comes from many different sources. Most recipes are based on food that he is enjoying at the moment and requests that we try to recreate a certain food at home. The recent graham cracker post is a perfect example of this inspiration source. Traveling to

A Personal Mini Pumpkin Pie

When you live far from family during the holidays it’s not always possible to travel back for the big family meal.  At one point in my life I lived about 8 hours away by car and traveling back with holiday traffic was not ideal, but that didn’t mean I had to go without some of

All-Star Cookies From The Make & Taste Archives

The holiday’s are right around the corner and that means COOKIES; oh and don’t forget pies.  I wanted to provide a single post with links to six Make & Taste All-Star Cookies.  There are a lot of different flavors to choose from including gingerbread, almond butter, coconut, oatmeal and pumpkin.  I personally bake the coconut oatmeal

A Childhood Memory Rediscovered – Spritz Sugar Cookies

It wouldn’t be halloween week without a pumpkin shaped treat.  These spritz pumpkin sugar cookies are a great fall party favor considering the recipe will yield almost 40 cookies.  When eating a spritz cookie I can’t help but remember all of my visits to my Great Aunt Margret’s home as a child.  She lived to

After School Snack: Making Pumpkin Muffins with Clara

As parents, we cook what our picky children will eat. It’s not necessarily what you’re hoping they want to munch on, but I’ve found adding hidden ingredient to a recipe and cutting the sugar in half can result in a slight more nutritious version of the snacks they prefer. Pumpkin baked goods are a favorite