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Pork Spareribs and Sauerkraut ~ it's a family recipe that is warm, cozy, filling and tastes wonderful! As I have mentioned a few times already in previous posts, fall is my favorite time of year and it truly is when I enjoy my kitchen the most. The season also brings back fond cooking memories from my youth. This recipe for Pork Spareribs and Sauerkraut is a generation to generation type recipe I learned from my mom and I've passed this recipe along to my kids. Originally I tagged this recipe with the name, "old world" because that's where it's roots are - from the European countries of Poland, Czechoslovakia and surrounding areas. Read more »

I have received a small compensation for this announcement post, all opinions are my own.   Herbly ~ Fresh Herbs Delivered right to your doorstep! I love using fresh herbs in my cooking and although my store carries herbs, none look as fresh as the ones I could be using from a new company I've just heard about - Herbly. Herbly's mission is to support small scale farmers. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina they are sourcing herbs from these small scale farmers to combat crop waste and provide these small scale farms with a second chance for success! Herbly is giving away 75 FREE fresh herb containers to promote their Kickstarter launch! To enter, please visit this link and click a RED SUPPORT BUTTON. To follow along and get the latest news you can visit Herbly on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/HerblyUS/ By signing you get fresh herbs delivered monthly! Here's an example: Rosemary: This is one of my favorite fresh herbs that is spectacular with beef, poultry, pork a

Spicy Bacon, Caramelized Onion Cream Cheese Spread ~ 5 ingredients blend together to make a delicious cream cheese spread that's perfect for holidays and game day snacking! Years ago when I had my food to go restaurant I came across an onion dip recipe from Ina Garten that I used to make and sell. This is a riff on that recipe and today I created Spicy Bacon, Caramelized Onion Cream Cheese Spread   to be more like a spread for crackers or bagels than an actual dip. Read more »

Inspired by Fall ~ a collection of recipes and DIY crafts that will inspire you to cook, bake and decorate!  I love this fall photograph by fellow Flickr member Larry Dewitt. He sent this to me years ago and I've just now had the inspiration and thought to use it. Originally I was going to try and have it enlarged and framed, but that never happened. Fall is truly a wonderful time of the year so I enlisted bloggers from all over the world to contribute to this Inspired by Fall post. Come along and see what everyone has been cooking, baking and creating for all of us to enjoy! Read more »

Creamy Sausage and Pasta ~ the sauce makes the dish! The sauce truly pulls this Creamy Pasta and Sausage dish altogether and it tastes better than it looks. I adore the combination of ingredients that combine to make a superb tasting sauce. If you are looking for a new pasta dish that the whole family will love, this is it! Read more »

Thanksgiving Stuffing ~ blend pork sausage, stuffing mix and other goodies for a fabulous tasting stuffing! No matter how many different stuffing recipes I've tried, I keep going back to the one from childhood. Specifically the one my mom made. There's something to be said about certain dishes that are traditions- specific to your family and that spark wonderful memories from your life. Thanksgiving Stuffing is one of those dishes. Read more »

Pear, Gorgonzola and Bacon Puff Pizzas - the most amazing flavor combination with fall pears, Gorgonzola cheese and a bit of bacon. Recently attended a harvest party welcoming in fall. Catering was provided by a company that does wood fired pizzas. I am not particularly a pizza fan like some, but these pizzas were outrageously delicious. One in particular. It had bacon, pears and Gorgonzola cheese on it and it was to die for in flavor and everyone went back for more; including me - the non-pizza lover. I haven't been able to get that pizza out of my mind. Well when I spotted the pears and bacon in my stores flyer at a special price, I knew I was going to make something with that same pizza flavor profile in my own home. Read more »