Pumpkin Recipe Roundup!

My LOVE of all things pumpkin is well documented. I know I am not alone. I just read a blog post titled 20 Signs Your Pumpkin Addiction is Out of Control!  It actually makes me look tame!  In fact, while I have posted pumpkin recipes on here before, this is the first time I have ever put all ten of my fav pumpkin recipes together on one post. My little Halloween treat for you!  I don’t need to say much else, because, well, I just want to gaze at the photos and drool!  And I hope your taste buds get tantalized too! Continue reading

Recipe: Healthy & Free Pumpkin Cookies

For all those dreading Halloween because of the deliciously naughty temptations, I have a quick fix.  However, you may like it so much that this recipe could be one for the long haul.  It contains pumpkin, one of my all time favorite flavors!  But this recipe is gluten free, dairy free and sugar free!  It seems all my other pumpkin dessert recipes on here are naughty indeed! Thankfully this has redeemed me from myself! Continue reading

Recipe: Woman Crush Wednesday

Wednesday, well hello beautiful friend!  And thanks to all of you for joining me as I shower another female chef with some love and admiration! No offense to the men out there doing their thing in the culinary world. But this is the day for gourmet girl power here on Yankee Doodle Paddy! I will be recreating a recipe by the honoree live on Snapchat (username blissbakery) if you’d like to watch.  It is going to be a good one because the 69th WCW recipient is the incredible Nancy Silverton! Continue reading

Recipe: Monday Sunshine Lemon Lavender Loaf

As I have mentioned on here before, I am amused when I hear people complain about Mondays.  I think they are great. Fresh start to the week and all.  But it does help set things straight when you take some tasty homebaked treats to work to share with your coworkers. It brings a bit of sunshine into a grey day when folks are still wishing they were in their pjs. This treat, however, isn’t an ordinary one. It is a lemony loaf with a touch of lavender. You know that yummy smelling stuff in your bubblebath? Well, this is edible lavender.  So you can eat this treat and feel like you’re still chilling in the weekend spa! Continue reading