Chicken Hurry

Prepare it fast and cook it slow.

You can assemble this chicken in minutes and then

either bake it in the oven for 1 hour or put it in

 a crock pot. Whichever method works best

for your kind of busy day.

So easy. Just 3 ingredients and chicken.

You'll get tasty fall off the bone chicken with

 a slightly sweet and tangy sauce. 

You can use a whole cut-up chicken, 4-5 chicken

legs, or about 6 thighs, whatever you like.

I skin the chicken pieces. 

Serve with rice, or potatoes and a green vegetable or salad.

Hurry Chicken

2 to 2-1/2 lbs chicken parts

1 packet onion soup mix

1/2 C ketchup
1/2 C water

1/4 C brown sugar

Put the skinned chicken in a sprayed

casserole or crock pot. Combine the

remaining ingredients and pour over

the chicken. Cover and bake @350º
for 1 hr. If using the crock pot cook on
 high for 3-4 hours, or on low 5-7 hours.

Enjoy!

Pumpkin Pancakes

I had buttermilk and pumpkin leftover from
baking Pumpkin Maple Coffee Cake and
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies,
so it was the perfect time to make
a batch of pumpkin pancakes.

These pancakes bring back memories of a trip we
took to Mansfield, New Hampshire for fall
leaf-peeping years ago. A very charming town.
 We found this  little cafe with stairs going up the
 outside of an old  brick building to the second
floor. The sign said "Up For Breakfast". 

As we ascended the stairs we were greeted 

with the most marvelous breakfast smells;

 coffee, omelets, and definitely something

 pumpkin spicy. The place was packed and busy.

 Obviously the best place in town for breakfast.

Don't you just love the smells of breakfast? 

 Begin by melting the butter in the microwave.

Mix in the rest of the wet ingredients.

In another bowl combine the dry ingredients.
I just put a mesh shifter over the wet
ingredients and shake it in.

 Combine both, stirring just until blended.

 Drop 1/4 C unto a hot, greased griddle.
Flip when bubbles appear and the edges start to
dry. Peek underneath to make sure it's golden.

Cook until golden on the other side.

Treat yourself and someone you love.

Pumpkin Pancakes

1-1/4 C flour

1/4 C sugar

1/2 t baking soda

1/2 t baking powder

1/4 t salt

1/4 t cinnamon

1/4 t allspice

Combine the dry ingredients with a whisk.

1/4 C butter (4T) melted

2 eggs

1-1/4 C buttermilk

3 T pumpkin puree

Whisk wet ingredients then combine with 

dry ingredients stirring just until mixed. 

----Do not over-mix----

Drop by 1/4 C unto a hot greased griddle

or skillet. Flip when the edges seem dry and

bubbles appear on top 1-2 minutes; flip and

cook the other side until golden. Serve

on warmed plates with butter and syrup

(*If you don't have allspice, use nutmeg.)

Enjoy!

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Crock Pot Taco Chili

A big mugful topped with sour cream

and shredded cheddar cheese.

I found this recipe at my Publix. 

They were giving out samples and I

 just picked up whatever was needed 

and made it when I got home.

It was ready to go in no time leaving

the rest of the fall afternoon open 

for tackling the to-do list. 

 After you've browned and seasoned the beef

with the taco packet, all that's left to do

is to combine the cans in the crock pot.  

 Mix everything else in the crock pot.

(You only need to drain the corn)

 I've never used hominy before, but added

 that too. It adds fiber and color variety.

 Dinner is cooking away. Of course, if
you don't have a crock pot you can just
let it all simmer on the stove top.

 It makes a lot so I'll freeze half.

 Serve with your favorite toppings.

Crock Pot Taco Chili

1-1/2 lbs ground beef

2 (10-oz) cans diced tomatoes with chilies

1 can chili beans in sauce (15-16 oz)

1 can red kidney beans (15-16 oz)

1 can Southwest corn with peppers

 (15-oz) drained

1 can (15-oz) hominy

1 can (10-oz) enchilada sauce

1 packet taco seasoning mix

Brown ground beef in a large pan until crumbly. 

Stir in taco seasoning packet.

Combine remaining ingredients in a crock pot.

Stir in meat. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hrs

or on high for 3-4 hrs. 

Enjoy!

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Pumpkin Maple Coffee Cake

Cozy up on a Fall morning with your mug of

coffee or tea and this!

Great for your afternoon coffee break too.

In a large bowl combine: 1-1/2 C flour, 

3/4 C brown sugar, 2 t baking powder, 

1/4 t salt, 1/4 t baking soda.

Add: 2 eggs, beaten, 2/3 C buttermilk,

 1/3 C oil, 1/2 C pumpkin, 1/2 t maple

 flavor. Whisk to combine well.

In a small bowl combine topping:

1/2 C sugar, 1 t cinnamon, 1 t maple flavor.

Pour half the batter in a greased 9" pan.

Sprinkle with half the topping.

Add the rest of the cake mix batter 

and cover with the remaining topping.

Bake @ 350º for about 30 minutes.

Enjoy while still warm. 

Go back for another piece!

I copied and pasted this cute recipe and popped

 it in a frame. You can click on it and do the same.

(found on Pinterest and I think originally

 from Susan Branch)

Enjoy!

Tip: I found the maple extract 

at Walmart. Use it in place of vanilla
in all my fall recipes: 

Pancakes

Cinnamon French Toast
Pumpkin Waffles
Oatmeal Waffles

Pumpkin Muffins

Pumpkin Bread
Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

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American Hamburger Goulash

This is definitely a going-back-for-seconds
bowl of goodness.

It's a great pasta dish for fall and a
perfect dinner to serve the night of
 Halloween...Ghoul-ash!

There are many variations and names for

a macaroni and beef recipe. 

This recipe is easy and doesn't require boiling

the macaroni noodles separately. 

Just stir the dry pasta into the beef mixture.

It's a good dinner to made ahead and 

refrigerate until the next day.

I cut the recipe in half this time for just the 

2 of us. But I usually make the whole pot so 

I'll have plenty of leftovers, or to freeze 

a few individual portion dinners.
This is the full recipe.

American Goulash

2 lbs ground beef

1 large onion, chopped

4 large cloves garlic, minced

2 (15oz) cans tomato sauce 

(or 1 large 29oz can)

2 (14.5oz) cans diced tomatoes

 (or 1 large 29oz can)

3 C water

2 dried bay leaves

1 T seasoned salt

2 T dried oregano

3 T soy sauce

2 t dried basil

1/2 t pepper

2 C elbow macaroni, uncooked

In a large dutch oven, brown the beef 

breaking it up as it cooks.

Stir in the onion and garlic. Cook until 

the onions are tender. Add the remaining 

ingredients, except macaroni. Simmer for

20 minutes. Stir in the pasta, cover, simmer

 over low heat until the pasta is tender, 

about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. 

Remove from heat. Discard bay leaves. 

Serve or refrigerate until needed. 

Enjoy!

tip: you can replace the oregano and basil with
2 T Italian seasoning.

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

All about pumpkin continues with this fabulous 

fall cookie for October. What could be better
 than a cookie loaded with oatmeal, chocolate
 chips, pumpkin, and pumpkin spices?

Cookies that make you go mmmmmmm!

Combine the dry ingredients in a medium bowl ;

 flour, oats, sugars, spices, soda , and salt.

Whisk to mix the dry.

In another bowl combine the wet ingredients;

 1-1/2 stick softened butter, pumpkin, egg, 

and vanilla. 

A stand mixer would be best if you have one,
 but you can use a hand mixer.

 Beat well.

 Combine with the dry ingredients, then mix in
 a 12oz bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips.
That's about 2 C, but you can add up to 1 C
more if you want lots of chocolate.

Drop unto a greased cookie sheet.

Bake @375º for about 16-20 minutes,
depending on how big you make them.
This recipe came from my friend Liz. Her grown
boys have been requesting these cookies every
 holiday since they were little. Liz picked up the
 recipe on a school trip to an apple orchard when
her oldest was 5. It was love at first bite.
They are now a fall family tradition.
Makes them taste even better.

I love them warm from the oven, so I bake up
a batch for the day and refrigerate the rest of the
cookie dough. Then I scoop out by tablespoonful as
the cravings arrive. Makes about 3 dozen.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 C flour

1 C oatmeal

1 C brown sugar

1/2 C white sugar

1 t baking soda

1 t allspice or nutmeg

3 t cinnamon

1/2 t salt

Mix all dry ingredients in a medium bowl.

In another larger bowl or use your 

stand mixer add the following:

3/4 C butter, softened

1 egg

1 C pumpkin puree

1 t vanilla

Beat until well mixed.

Add the dry mixture and beat to combine. 

Then add and mix in 

2 C chocolate chips

Using a tablespoon drop onto a greased

cookie sheet or use a parchment paper.

Bake @ 375º for 16-20 minutes.

Enjoy!

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