Start November off with these turkey meatballs flavored with fresh sage, rosemary, and thyme. Serve with mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce if you want to gear up for Thanksgiving
Pumpkin adds a nice element of flavor to so many autumnal dishes. Puréed pumpkin can be added to pancake batter, quick bread recipes, cakes, cobblers, crisps, rice puddings, bread puddings, muffins, crepes, and cookies.
In autumn, when I’m at my Massachusetts home, I always like to pick up fresh cranberries. There’s nothing quite like seeing the cranberry bogs and experiencing the delightful tartness of New England’s prized red berry. I’ve created a very easy to make cranberry jam with chunks of oranges that you and your family can enjoy throughout the autumn and winter.
Chai makes a great alternative to coffee and this fall-flavored drink is delicious either hot or cold.
For a simple, but sublime dessert, infuse in-season pears with wine. Serve poached pears with berries, pistachios or mascarpone.
For those of you who are pumpkin fans or are just reveling in the newfound crispness in the air, try out this easy pumpkin bread recipe and revel in the autumnal flavors of this delicious bread.
I had plenty of leftover bread that I didn’t want to throw away and had a few “just picked” pears so I decided to make a delicious bread pudding. I made this bread pudding yesterday and the house still smells divine.
I grew up making popcorn balls with my mother. Halloween just wasn’t the same if we didn’t have these delicious treats. Feel free to mix in 1 cup of mini chocolate chips, candy corn, or any other fun additions.
The dough in this recipe can be made and shaped the night before you serve them. All you need to do is put them in the oven. A delicious vanilla icing offers the finishing touch by adding just the right amount of sweetness to the just baked rolls.
Pumpkin purée gives this skillet cornbread a nice fall twist. Serve alongside soups, chili, or stews. You can also serve this as at Thanksgiving dinner. If you don’t have a cast iron skillet then just use a 9-inch square or round baking pan. This recipe also makes great cornbread muffins.
