Jolene's Recipe Journal

When I asked my guys what they wanted for this Muffin Monday my son requested cinnamon and my husband wanted apple.  I searched the Taste of Home site and found Michelle O's Apple Cinnamon Streusel Muffins. 

I'm going to be honest, I had zero intention of blogging this recipe.  Puff pancakes have been a culinary bucket list thing for me and I had time on a rainy fall morning so I went for it.

October is Chili Cook-Off Month! We have delicious recipes from across the country to get your chili making to the next level of deliciousness!

I'm in full on comfort food mode now that the temps have dropped. Soup, chili and stew are being added back to the menu and I'm excited to give some new sides a try.  

I picked up some beautiful delicata squash at a local farm and I knew that I wanted to roast and stuff it. I started out by trimming the ends off the squash which gives it a nice flat base.  I sliced them in half longways and removed the seeds.

We have an orchard that sells amazing cider donuts but it's always very busy during apple season. I've got The Easy Baked Donut Cookbook by Sara Mellas on my cookbook shelf so decided to give them a try at home.

It's a gloomy day and I really needed a little pick me up.  Coffee is my favorite mood enhancer, so I made some Pumpkin Spice Coffee Shakes. 

If there's one thing that's always a hit around here it's something that contains chocolate chips. Since I am signed up for the Taste of Home Bakeable newsletter I got an early heads up that the challenge for October was going to  be Chocolate Chip Blondies.