Pumpkin Banana Bread

This is my usual banana bread recipe with pumpkin puree and spices added to make it a delicious seasonal dessert/snack.  It tastes great hot with some ice cream on top, or cold the next day.  I personally like having it plain for breakfast with a cup of coffee.

Fancy Pants Butternut Squash Soup

Last year I posted this recipe for butternut squash soup that has ginger in it and gets topped with candied pumpkin-seeds.  This time I made a more savory recipe that is ri-goddamn-diculously delicious.  I topped it with diced apples for sweetness, a drizzle of rosemary oil for  another layer of flavor, and finish with a crispy whole-grain breadstick for crunch.   It looks very fancy and is sure to impress whoever you make it for.

Turkey Lettuce Wraps

This is a fast, delicious meal that is also diet-friendly when you replace the usual tortilla wraps with lettuce leaves.  You can make it with other ground meat but this time I used turkey breast because it's lean and I think it tastes great in this dish.  I also noticed while typing out the recipe that there is "1" of almost every ingredient so it's easy and is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

My favorite Gingersnap Recipe

I love these cookies because they are spicy and taste like Fall.  I took this recipe from joyofbaking.com and made some minor changes.  I also added a pumpkin frosting filling for when you really want to go off the deep end.  The great thing about it is you can make a batch, roll the dough into balls and freeze them so you can bake off fresh gingersnap cookies throughout the Fall season.