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Apple Pie Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread

2026-09-12T16:09:29Z

Apple pie cinnamon roll monkey bread is made with cinnamon-sugar-coated pieces of refrigerated cinnamon rolls and apple pie filling baked under a buttery brown sugar sauce until it’s caramelized. Both containers of cinnamon roll icing go over the top while it’s still warm, because there was never any reason to hold back at that point.

Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread with Apple Pie Filling and Brown Sugar Sauce

My biggest irritation with monkey bread has always been the center. I...

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German Plum Cake with Streusel

2026-09-10T17:05:38Z

German plum cake, or Pflaumenkuchen, is made with a thin, buttery yeasted dough covered with plums and lots of streusel before it goes into the oven. I leave the prune plums unsweetened because their tartness is part of what makes this cake so good.

A German Yeast Cake Covered with Plums and Streusel

I grew up with a plum tree in our backyard that produced an absurd amount of fruit, and my grandmother made a cake like this with those plums. I’m Polish, not German, but she knew the baking from...

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Crispy Gnocchi with Sage Brown Butter

2026-09-09T16:40:30Z

Crispy gnocchi with sage brown butter starts with tender potato gnocchi pan-fried until it’s golden, then finished with garlic, nutmeg, toasted walnuts and pecans, Parmesan and crisp sage leaves. Browning the gnocchi, nuts and butter separately gives each one the time it needs before the brown butter is spooned all over the finished dish.

Pan-Fried Potato Gnocchi with Brown Butter, Sage and Toasted Nuts

This crispy gnocchi with sage brown butter is one of the dinners that makes me...

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Baked Apples with Maple-Walnut Sauce

2026-09-07T17:49:17Z

Baked apples with maple syrup and cinnamon are finished with a maple-walnut sauce made from the sweet apple juices left in the pan. The apples stay tender enough to eat with a spoon, while toasted walnuts and lemon keep the sauce from feeling like too much.

Maple Baked Apples with Cinnamon, Maple Sauce and Toasted Walnuts

I have two Granny Smith apple trees, and when those apples start coming off them, they don’t show up in any reasonable quantity. They come in like I’ve somehow agreed to...

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Apple Snickerdoodles

2026-09-06T17:31:56Z

Apple snickerdoodles are thick, soft and chewy, with buttery cinnamon-spiced Honeycrisp apples folded through the dough and lots of cinnamon sugar on the outside. I cook the apples first because I wanted a lot of apple in these cookies without losing everything I love about a classic snickerdoodle.

Apple Snickerdoodles with Buttery Cinnamon-Spiced Apples

I’ve made more classic snickerdoodles for my youngest son than I could ever count. He has loved them since he was little and,...

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Grilled Sausage Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

2026-09-05T15:46:52Z

Grilled sausage stuffed portobello mushrooms turn the big meaty mushroom caps into a full dinner with sweet Italian sausage, mozzarella and Parmesan cooked right on the grill. The mozzarella goes into the cap first, the sausage cooks over it, and everything comes off hot, savory and far removed from the usual vegetarian portobello meal.

Italian Sausage Stuffed Portobellos with Mozzarella and Parmesan

I’ve always loved big portobello mushrooms, but they come with this funny association that...

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Baked Feta Bruschetta Dip

2026-09-04T16:51:46Z

Baked feta bruschetta dip blends feta and cream cheese with lemon until creamy, then bakes it until hot before adding a fresh tomato bruschetta with basil and thyme. The warm feta on the bottom and fresh tomatoes on top keep the two parts distinct until you scoop through both with toasted bread.

Warm Baked Feta Under Fresh Tomato Bruschetta

My baked feta bruschetta dip started with me over-buying Roma tomatoes at the farmers market. I’ve been canning tomato sauce this summer, and after...

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BBQ Chex Snack Mix

2026-09-01T16:19:33Z

BBQ Chex snack mix coats Chex cereal, pretzels, cheese crackers and peanuts in a buttery BBQ sauce seasoned with smoked paprika, garlic and onion. A low oven bakes the sauce onto every piece, leaving a crisp, smoky snack mix made for tailgates, holiday parties and couch surfing through football season.

Homemade BBQ Chex Mix with Pretzels, Cheese Crackers and Peanuts

I’m a snacker, which almost sounds like a confession. But the evidence is real, a handful of this and that, including this BBQ...

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Slow Cooker Chicken Burrito Bowls

2026-08-31T18:54:46Z

Slow cooker chicken burrito bowls cook the chicken, black beans, tomatoes and green chiles together before instant rice goes directly into the Crockpot near the end. The rice absorbs the seasoned cooking liquid while the shredded chicken finishes cooking with it.

Slow Cooker Chicken Burrito Bowls with Rice

These slow cooker chicken burrito bowls are a dinner I leaned on hard once summer was over and schedules got busier. The chicken, salsa, black beans, tomatoes and green chiles could sit in...

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Apple Pie Baked Beans

2026-09-12T16:17:26Z

My apple pie baked beans use a full can of apple pie filling with bacon, smoky barbecue sauce, mustard and cider vinegar. They bake uncovered until the sauce reduces, with a final addition of vinegar to keep the beans from becoming too sweet.

Baked Beans with Apple Pie Filling and Bacon

These apple pie baked beans have been hanging around in one of my recipe journals for almost two decades. I finally finished them with bacon, apple pie filling and a smoky, tangy sauce that reduces right in the...

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