Date Night
Iced Pumpkin Coffee Cake
Ingredients:
Crumb-Topping
- 1/2 cup (62 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup (4 Tablespoons or 60 grams) unsalted butter, cold
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) dark brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Pumpkin Coffee Cake
- 2 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour (careful not to overmeasure)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Carrot-Zucchini Bread
I’m a big fan of carrot cake and zucchini bread, so I came up with this recipe that combines the two. It’s a tasty way to eat your veggies! :) Topping this moist, flavorful bread with a yummy cream cheese frosting just seemed like the right thing to do, and I decided I might as well add some chopped walnuts as a finishing touch. I was happy with how it turned out…I think the cream cheese frosting really adds to it, but if you’re watching your calories, it’s good without the frosting, too. This recipe makes 2 loaves.
Oreo Pudding Poke Cake
Roasted Tomato Pasta with Mozzarella
Ingredients
1 pound red and/or yellow grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
2 teaspoons dried oregano, crushed
3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
Magic Potion
It’s magic potion time! The kids will get such a kick out of this & it’s very easily put together too. All you need is a few different colors/flavors of KoolAid. This time around, I used red, green, & blue. You make the KoolAid according to package directions & then pour some of it into ice trays – a different ice tray for each color.
Bacon Pancakes
- 12 slices of bacon
- 2 cups prepared pancake batter (from a mix or from scratch)
- softened butter
- maple syrup
Here's a recommended recipe for making pancake batter from scratch.
These are the original instructions from a 1962 magazine ad for Aunt Jemima pancake mix:
Pumpkin Fluff Dip
"This is a very creamy and yummy vanilla pumpkin dip that is served with graham crackers. I like the cinnamon graham crackers best, but you can decide for yourself."
Ingredients:
Dreamy Orange Summer Fruit Dip
1 8 oz container whipped topping
1 small package instant vanilla pudding mix
1 6 oz container of frozen (concentrated) orange juice
Fruit for dipping (strawberries, mango, grapes, pineapple, etc)
Combine: Mix the first three ingredients together. Add a little water to thin out to desired consistency, if needed.
Shirley Temple
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/4 ounces grenadine
- 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ice
- 3 ounces club soda
- 2 maraschino cherries