Pumpkin Cream Horns

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Pumpkin Cream Horns are a simple dessert that’s perfect for the season! You’ll love the light and fluffy filling full of delicious spices!

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Over the summer I made these Strawberry Shortcake Horns and during that time I had already had in mind wanting to do something that would coincide with the fall season. Pumpkin was just something I naturally needed to try next. Pumpkin is such a fun ingredient to use and it is so taboo to use it any other time of the year even though you can find it in grocery stores all year long.

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Italian Butter Cookies

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Italian Butter Cookies are just like what you would find in Italian bakeries! Dipped in chocolate and sprinkles, they’re a spectacular treat.

 

Italian Butter Cookies on white plate

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It’s that time of year where everyone is making all of the cookies! These chocolate crinkle cookies look pretty fabulous to me.

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Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage Butter Sauce

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Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage Butter Sauce will have you licking the bowl! That sauce is so tasty and good! Made with roasted pumpkin, sage and butter!

Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage Butter Sauce in white bowl

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If we were in Italy, gnocchi would be considered a first course meal just like pasta, then we would have a second dish of meat and salad.

Typically at home we make gnocchi as a main dish for dinner. With two little ones in the house, it is all they can manage to eat.

Because I am making gnocchi as a main dish, I like to add great flavor to it, but make something that is also hearty and filling.

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Cheesy Tomato Pasta Bake

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This Cheesy Tomato Pasta Bake is an irresistible casserole the whole family will nosh! It’s vegetarian-friendly, and oh so good. Look at that bubbly cheese.

My mother in law will tell you that pasta bakes or pasta al forno is the perfect way to use up leftovers. I couldn’t agree more!

Cheesy Tomato Pasta Bake on white plate

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We like to repurpose leftover pasta, top it with cheese and you have a brand new dish and an easy dinner!

Lasagna is about the only baked pasta I ever had growing up, but I try to show my kids that you can basically take any ingredients and turn it into a pasta bake.

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Steak Gorgonzola Pasta

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Steak Gorgonzola Pasta is boldly flavorful. This easy supper will be a new family favorite, we’re sure of it. Perfect for any night of the week!

Steak Gorgonzola Pasta in blue bowl

 

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Grilling season is still almost coming to an end depending on where you live! I’m thinking this pasta should be the next thing you make! I told you lately we’ve been making some pasta dishes that came from a cookbook my husband’s cousin gave us.

Basically, I’ve been going through these books and getting lots of inspiration from typical ingredients you find in pasta dishes in Italy. One of them being gorgonzola.

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Bucatini with Tomatoes

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Bucatini with Tomatoes is a simple supper you won’t be able to resist. Full of fresh tomatoes and pancetta you will love this easy weeknight meal!

Bucatini with Tomatoes in grey bowl

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Hey guys! I am back with another easy to make, yet fabulous pasta dish!

I am incredibly excited about this one because it is inspired by lots of different types of pasta dishes that I ate while our family was in Italy over the summer.

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