Delicious Fall Chili Recipe Although it is a bit warmer than it would normally be this time of year, it's getting cool enough to enjoy this fabulous Smoky Turkey Chili! We like things spicy around here, and since the flavor of turkey is not quite as distinctive as, say the steak I used in my Chuck Steak Chili, it is the perfect match for some strong spices and a nice smoky flavor that really compliments the turkey and beans. I used canned beans in this, and a nice variety of ... Read More about Smoky Turkey Chili
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Whole Wheat Gingerbread Brownies
Fun with Brownies These fantastic Whole Wheat Gingerbread Brownies are the result of what I like to call kitchen shenanigans. I know not everyone regards cooking and baking quite the same way that I do. To me, it's an adventure. The only limit is my imagination. Well, total failure is a bit of a limiter, but we don't need to talk about that right now, do we? What if... What if I sub in whole wheat flour? It will be nuttier, richer, and maybe a little more dry, because whole wheat ... Read More about Whole Wheat Gingerbread Brownies
How to Cook a Fresh Pumpkin
Cooking a fresh pumpkin for baking - it's easy! September and October are always SO busy for us. We become slaves to the garden and the freezer and canner. Have to get all that fresh produce, including fresh pumpkin, taken care of! It makes for a lot of very tasty eating over the winter months. Still, I sometimes ask myself just who had the bright idea of planting all this stuff? On the other hand, it is awfully nice to look around on a January morning and find that we have all I need to ... Read More about How to Cook a Fresh Pumpkin
Double Apple Bourbon Cake
Summer is really losing its grip here in the Northeast. The temperature has cooled off a lot - we have days of mellow sunshine and the beginnings of fall colors. It's the perfect time to make this Double Bourbon Apple Cake. When apples are just beginning to get ripe, nearly any variety is good for baking. Later in the season, everyone wants Granny Smiths and Northern Spies, but in September and October, my favorites are Cortlands. Cortland apples, developed about 20 minutes from my ... Read More about Double Apple Bourbon Cake
Fresh Tomato Vinaigrette
You will love the flavor in this Fresh Tomato Vinaigrette! As I've mentioned in a few recent posts, we've not had the best gardening summer. Regardless, we have plenty of veggies making their way into the house still. It makes for busy days, getting everything preserved for the winter, so that nothing goes to waste. This Fresh Tomato Vinaigrette is the result of a few extra tomatoes lying on the kitchen counter at dinner time. It just makes sense - a vinaigrette is mainly an ... Read More about Fresh Tomato Vinaigrette
Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is one of the first new recipes I ever posted on The Creekside Cook. It only seems appropriate that I bring Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies back to the top to celebrate a new design. It had become increasingly evident that my old blog wasn't working all that well anymore. That is no surprise since I created the design back in the Middle Ages of the internet. Technology has changed a lot since then. I'm loving the new look, and I hope that you do as well. You can let me know in the ... Read More about Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sweet Corn Pancakes
Take Advantage of Late-season Corn It's late summer here in Upstate NY, and the end-of-season sweet corn is just coming into its own. Typically, the best corn of the year is the last to ripen, and that is what we have right now. It's amazing no matter how you prepare it. We love Fresh Corn Fritters which are a more savory dish than these Sweet Corn Pancakes. My husband is particularly fond of pancakes with corn in them, maybe because sweet corn was a big crop when he was growing up on his ... Read More about Sweet Corn Pancakes
Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles
Bread and Butter Pickles you don't have to can! When I originally published this recipe, an unbelievable 10 years ago, I was an avowed Bread and Butter Pickle hater. Haters gonna hate, am I right? But not anymore. I changed my tune, I switched horses in mid-stream, and I turned over a new leaf. I can admit when I have been wrong, and I was SO wrong about this. What, you might ask is all of this drama about? It was Bread and Butter Pickles that I disliked. I would have said hated, ... Read More about Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles
Warm Green Bean Tomato Salad
Salads don't have to be cold This Warm Green Bean Tomato Salad proves that point very nicely. Full of garden fresh veggies, topped with a lively vinaigrette - it's good eats, summer-style. Our favorite kind of food! If you don't have a garden of your own, just about every Farmer's Market in the country will have all of these veggies right now, so getting ahold of the ingredients won't be too difficult. Great for picnics This would be great to take to a cookout or picnic this weekend ... Read More about Warm Green Bean Tomato Salad
Easy Tomato Sauce for Canning & Freezing
An Easy Tomato Sauce is a must if you garden It's that time of year with which I have a love/hate relationship. The tomatoes are starting to come in the back door in multiple 5-gallon buckets now. That means that no matter what else is going on, I have to deal with them. Mostly because we only have so many buckets, and there are plenty more tomatoes where those came from. This easy sauce method helps me get through a lot of tomatoes quickly. It's been a challenging year in the ... Read More about Easy Tomato Sauce for Canning & Freezing
Chai Zucchini Quick Bread
I know that this Chai Zucchini Quick Bread might be a little surprising. In August, here in Upstate NY, we sometimes have no zucchini, because bad weather, and the bugs got to it. Or, more likely, we have a ton of zucchini. I'm not kidding - a literal ton. It's a lot, Consequently, thrifty people are looking for ways to make sure it doesn't go to waste, which is where zucchini bread often comes in. As I mentioned last week, there's an actual evening dedicated to unloading your ... Read More about Chai Zucchini Quick Bread
Mediterranean Orzo Salad
I'm bringing this delightful Mediterranean Orzo Salad recipe up from where it formerly appeared. It remains a huge favorite of ours, and I've had a few emails lately from people trying to find it. They couldn't remember the name, so for those folks, here is it, right up at the front of the blog again. This is a great salad to make on a busy weekend morning because you can get it put together in the morning, and consequently, it is in the fridge, waiting for you at dinner time. Great ... Read More about Mediterranean Orzo Salad