Pumpkin Heaven

1 29-ounce can of pumpkin
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 12-ounce can evaporated milk
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
4 eggs
1 yellow cake mix
1 cup melted butter

Grease 9x13 pan. Mix all ingredients except cake mix and melted butter. Pour into baking dish.
Mix yellow cake mix and melted butter. (It will be thick.) Drop spoonfuls evenly over pumpkin mixture.

Bake @ 350 degrees for 60 minutes.

Serve with whip cream or ice cream.

It is heavenly!!

Best Pecan Yams

4 cups cooked and mashed yams
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

Topping:
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 cup chopped pecans (I leave these out)

Combine yams, sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, eggs and vanilla. Mix well and turn into a greased 9x13 glass dish. Combine brown sugar and flour, mix well. Stir in 1/3 cup melted butter and nuts. Crumble over top. Bake 30 to 45 minutes at 350 degrees or until set.

You'll never be the same after trying this recipe! Delicious!!

(Recipe from Favorites Cook Book)

Cranberry Jello Salad

1 large package raspberry jello
1 large can crushed pineapple
1 can whole cranberry sauce
1 8 ounce pkg. cream cheese
1/2 pt. sour cream

Dissolve jello in 1 1/4 cup boiling water. Add pineapple, in its' own juice. Add cranberry sauce. Stir together. Pour 1/2 mixture into 9x13 pan. Put in fridge to set. Mix cream cheese and sour cream until smooth. Spread on set jello. Pour the rest of the jello mixture on top, set.

This is so yummy and a really festive and pretty salad on the table during the holidays!!

Enjoy.

(Recipe from Barbara Raymond)

Cheesy stuffed shells

Yummy goodness and really easy!

Cheesy stuffed shells

1/2 large carton of cottage cheese
1 package of shredded Italian cheese (the bag with mozzarella, cheddar, provolone and asigio)
Dash each garlic powder, basil, oregano, thyme, and marjoram
1 pkg. jumbo shell noodles, cooked according to package directions
1 jar spaghetti sauce


Preheat oven to 350° (325° if using a clear baking dish). In medium bowl, combine cottage, 2/3 bag of mixed cheese and spices. Pour a thin layer of spaghetti sauce in bottom of 9”x13” baking dish. Fill each shell with a spoonful of filling. Arrange in single layer in dish. Tear up any remaining noodles and place in holes. Cover with remaining spaghetti sauce and top with rest of cheese. Cover tightly with foil; bake 40 minutes. Pull foil off and bake 7 to 10 more minutes to make sure all cheese is melted.

Perfect One Bowl Brownies

I can't believe I haven't posted these on here yet. I found these over on My sister's cafe blog and they quickly became my favorite brownies. I make them all the time. In fact I couldn't find my recipe tonight so I hopped on here, thinking I had posted it and I hadn't! Good thing I remembered which blog I found it on!

Perfect One Bowl Brownies

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
4 eggs
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 cup flour
1 cup chocolate chips or just sprinkle over the top


Preheat oven to 350. In a medium bowl melt butter in microwave, then stir in oil, sugar and cocoa. With a wooden spoon stir in the remainder of the ingredients except for the chocolate chips. Spread into a 9x13 pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top. Bake in a preheated oven for 25-30 minutes. If your toothpick comes out clean you have cooked them too long! DO NOT OVERCOOK!

Autumn Harvest Pork Loin

1 1/2 to 2 pound pork loin
1 cup cider or apple juice
1 butternut squash peeled and cubed
2 large granny smith apples peeled and sliced
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp. dried thyme
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. dried sage

Brown pork loin with cider and salt and pepper (to taste) in skillet. Put in crockpot with the cider. Put apples and squash in bowl with spices and mix. Put on top of pork. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours.

This is one of my favorite fall recipes. I also add some sweet potatoes.

Coffee Cake

This is my favorite Coffee Cake and it is a recipe from Mr. Food Cooks Like Mama.

Cake Ingredients
1 box yellow cake mix
8 oz. sour cream
3/4 c. oil
1/2 c. sugar
4 eggs

Filling Ingredients
3 tbs. packed brown sugar
2 tbs. cinnamon
1 c. chopped pecans

Mix cake ingredients.  Combine filling ingredients in separate bowl.  Grease and flour a bundt pan.  Put 1/2 filling, 1/2 cake mix, 1/2 filling, 1/2 cake mix.  Bake at 350 for 1 hour.  Top with a powdered sugar glaze if desired.