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This moist and fluffy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake is delicious! This easy cake recipe combines ingredients you likely have on hand with canned pumpkin puree and a handful of chocolate chips for a really moist cake. It’s all topped off with a super yummy This is the perfect fall cake and it freezes well too! Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake You likely have most of the ingredients on hand already!This cake is both light and extra moist at the same time....

When the strawberry season comes around, it’s time to look for fun and sweet recipes like a strawberry shortcake in a cup. Sweet, smooth, and cakey, there is so much to love about this dessert! Strawberry Shortcake Cups Bright, sweet, and red berries are the summertime food to buy. There is no better way to use them than in sweet summer desserts. This make-ahead recipe is perfect for summer when it is just too hot to turn the oven on....

Here’s a recipe that takes that last bit of summer zucchini and makes a tasty zucchini toast snack or appetizer! This retake on avocado toast needs just a loaf of crusty bread and a few other ingredients. Zucchini toast is a light appetizer before dinner or a side to rich and creamy tomato soup. It’s also perfect for breakfast or brunch served as is (or topped with a perfectly poached egg)....

Ham (or sausage), veggies and cheese are wrapped in tortillas and topped with a seasoned egg mixture. After resting overnight, it all bakes together for the perfect meal. Top Breakfast Casserole Sometimes breakfast can get into a rut with the same old things every day, & making a hot breakfast seems like a lot of work. That’s why we love this breakfast enchilada recipe. It’s an easy make-ahead breakfast casserole to start the week off right!...

We’ve got you covered with this Cabbage Roll Casserole! Layers of tender cabbage, rice, and meat in a zesty tomato sauce. Made with simple ingredients, this cabbage casserole is so easy to toss together and can be made ahead of time (on the weekend!). The family and the cook will love this simple and comforting dish! A Cozy Cabbage Roll Casserole This casserole is also known as lazy cabbage rolls and it’s so simple to make!...

Not only is this quick meal super easy, but Chicken ala King is delicious too! Chunks of tender chicken are mixed with fresh vegetables and pimentos in a rich and creamy homemade sauce! Serve this over puff pastry, biscuits, rice or potatoes. Why We Love This Chicken ala King Recipe It’s quick to put together and packed with rich creamy flavor.Skip the condensed soup, this chicken a la king recipe is just about as fast made from scratch....

My mom taught me an easy little trick that speeds up the cooking of the potatoes and has them ready on time every time! If you just pop them in boiling water for just a few minutes before you put this together, you will cut down your cooking time by as much as an hour, saving time for delicious main dishes like meatloaf or pork chops! What Are Scalloped Potatoes Scalloped potatoes are a classic side dish made with thinly sliced potatoes layered and baked until hot and bubbly....

This easy ranch seasoning mix is also perfect to make dips, dressings and to add zest to our favorite meals and recipes! Ranch Seasoning is a flavor I love and a pantry staple in my home. I use it to create dressings, dips and to replace ranch dressing packets when I need one in a recipe like Spinach Artichoke Cheese Ball or if I happen to run out of Ranch Dip for veggies!...

How to Store Onions, Garlic & Potatoes Love it? Pin it to SAVE it and SHARE it! Follow Spend With Pennies on Pinterest for more great tips, ideas and recipes! Onions, garlic and potatoes often come in large bags and but only use one or two at a time. Then, the others are left to go bad. They mold, they rot, they turn color and they become inedible and downright yucky....

My kids love pizza and this was a fun take on the usual! These also make great lunches because, just like pizza pockets, the kids can just pop them in their lunch and heat them up for 30 seconds before eating! If you’re putting different ingredients in them, save a tiny piece to put on top and that makes it easy to tell what’s inside of each one! You can use shredded or cubed mozzarella cheese for these!...

This sausage stuffing recipe is a delicious twist on classic stuffing. Ground sausage, bread cubes, and fresh herbs combine with chicken broth to make a moist, savory stuffing that is the perfect side for any feast. Serve it alongside Thanksgiving dinner, stuff it in a turkey, or bake it for any weeknight meal! Classic Thanksgiving Sides Did you make this Sausage Stuffing recipe? Be sure to leave a comment and a rating below!...

The result is a decadent dessert, intensely flavored and totally irresistible! The only thing better than classic baklava is when a cheesecake and crescent rolls are added to the mix! This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Pillsbury. The opinions and text are all mine. What Exactly is Baklava? Baklava is a sticky, Turkish pastry that has become popular worldwide. It has a sweet layer of cinnamon-spiced walnuts sandwiched between two layers of stacked filo dough....

No stove, no oven, and no-bake, these are microwave-ready in minutes! Chocolate Cashew Clusters This is the perfect homemade hack for Costco’s Kirkland brand cashew clusters (and to be honest, they taste even better)! This tasty candy comes with a holiday twist if you add sprinkles but can be made year-round without! All the crunch and texture of a Christmas chocolate cookie but zero baking! Did we also mention that cashews have a healthy dose of nutrition?...

This post originally appeared on Spend With Pennies in October 2013! We’ve made it so many times over the past couple of years that it was time to update the photos for you! If you’d followed my blog for any amount of time, you probably know how much I LOVE recipes where I get to fill things with other things… You know… egg rolls filled with apple pie filling, crispy dough filled with mashed potatoes and cheese and even stuffed mushrooms & Cheeseburger bombs!...

Pork tenderloin is a tender cut of meat to begin with, but the addition of bacon really adds to the tenderness and flavor! By slicing the meat into medallions to serve, there is a little bit of bacon in every bite! Really, bacon wrapped anything is always a good idea! Pork tenderloin is one of my favorite proteins just simply roasted in the oven or stuffed pork tenderloin. It’s incredibly juicy and tender and everyone in my family loves it....

This beefy Taco Pasta Skillet combines tender ground beef, peppers, salsa, and perfectly cooked macaroni noodles with delicious taco seasoning mix to give you an easy at-home meal option this Cinco de Mayo! Who says you need to go out to a Mexican restaurant to get the amazing Mexican flavors you know and love? Creating a fiesta of flavor at home is easy! I have partnered with McCormick to create this beef taco pasta skillet that is sure to bring your at-home fiesta to the next level!...

Ginger beer is not the same drink as ginger ale, it is much spicier. So mixed with dark rum, it’s a drink that’s sure to warm you up, whether after a sleigh ride… or sail over stormy seas! What Is A Dark And Stormy? The Dark and Stormy drink originated in Bermuda and is the official drink there. It’s a lot like a Moscow Mule, but the dark rum is what differentiates it....

One of the best parts about making a big turkey dinner is all of the leftovers. This turkey noodle soup starts with a from-scratch broth using a leftover turkey carcass. The broth is then filled with a handful of veggies, some egg noodles, and lots of leftover turkey for the perfect cozy soup recipe. Prep the broth up to 3 days ahead of time or make it now and freeze it for later....

Turning regular white rice from your pantry into this delicious rice side dish is easy! You’ll need just a few ingredients you probably already have in the kitchen! A Favorite Side Dish We often make rice recipes to accompany our meals and most of the time they’re quick to make from scratch! Homemade Rice is so much more flavorful than boxed versions and you can add or remove seasonings and spices to suit your tastes (plus you can control the salt levels)....

Soft and chewy ginger cookies are stuffed with a hidden caramel surprise in the center! These easy ginger snap cookies are a triple taste threat with the deep molasses flavor, the savory gingerbread bite, and the sweet burst of melted caramel in the center. Make these unforgettable bites for the best cookie platter or treat exchange ever! Caramel Stuffed Ginger Cookies Old fashioned ginger cookies are a favorite cookie, great with coffee or hot chocolate!...