Serve it with twice baked potatoes and cornbread for a classic meat and potatoes dinner.

Slow Cooker Spiral Sliced Ham

One of best ways to cook a (pre-cooked) ham in a crock pot is to cook it on low, covered with a simple glaze to upgrade it, just until it's heated through.

Here a savory smoked ham roast is generously coated with the perfect autumn inspired glaze. It includes apple juice concentrate, maple syrup, brown sugar and mustard. It lightly sweetens the ham and gives it a welcome extra layer of flavor.

At the end of cooking, you can choose the thickness preferred for the glaze. It will be very runny (more like a broth) so you can choose to thicken those juices from the crockpot with some cornstarch, or just keep it as is and spoon some over the sliced ham for added moisture and seasoning.

This is a recipe that is easy to modify to include other flavors you like or use up ingredients you may have on hand. Here are some ideas:

Possible Substitutes

• Try it with pineapple juice concentrate in place of apple juice concentrate.
• Switch out the spice. We went with ginger because I like it with this blend of ingredients but cloves or even cinnamon can be added.
• You could even use fresh ginger here in place of dried (add a few teaspoons).
• If you don't have real maple syrup try it with honey.
• Dijon Mustard will work for spicy brown mustard. Add more mustard if you want more tangy flavor.

Love fruity syrups? Also try my tempting Strawberry Syrup.

The Best Blueberry Syrup Recipe!

When I first really got into cooking, this was one of the first things I made. I would probably dub blueberries my favorite fruit (or top 3, I have a hard time picking absolute favorites), so that only makes sense.

Back then, I used to use water in place of the fruit juice. One day, I realized when you use water in recipes like this, it just waters things down. So why not replace that with something more flavorful that doesn't drown out that blueberry flavor?

When I want to splurge I use blueberry juice (for a more concentrated blueberry flavor) but it's pretty pricey for a small bottle. So grape juice or apple juice are great options too.

This homemade blueberry syrup is fresh, fruity, sweet, flavorful, exceptionally delicious and super easy to make. And it's one of the ultimate upgrades to your weekend and holiday breakfasts.

Plus there are endless ways to use it too, it's not just for pancakes. See the links below (near the recipe box), for ideas. Just remember the whipped cream for most of them!

Once you try this you'll realize that there's so much more to breakfast than maple syrup. Plus it's a hundred times better than the bottled blueberry syrup at the store.

Baste over grilled chicken and pair with easiest coleslaw and grilled corn on the cob to complete the meal!

Easy BBQ Sauce

Here you blend pantry staples with those refrigerator door condiments to create an incredibly flavorful and crave-able barbecue sauce everyone will request again and again!

BBQ sauce is a classic summertime staple and when you top your next grilled dinner with a this easy homemade bbq sauce you may just never look back to store-bought.

It's likely to take over you're new favorite spot beating out those famous grocery store brands like Sweet Baby Rays, Stubbs and Bull's Eye.

All it takes is a bit of measuring and simmering on the stove and you’ve got the perfect DIY sauce. Then from there you've got endless possibilities of ways to use it up (scroll down for some ideas).

Easy Baked Apple Recipe

Nothing says fall quite like an irresistibly delicious autumn apple recipe like so! Simple and old fashioned recipes like this that take you back home are just the best!

These fresh baked apples are the perfect ending to any meal, especially this cozy Slow Cooker Pot Roast or Slow Cooker Beef Stew!

It's soon to be sweater weather and I can't hardly wait because that entails comforting soups paired with homemade breads, the best pumpkin and apple desserts in abundance (meaning real cinnamon spice aroma filling the house!), gorgeous, warm fall sunsets, rich hot cocoa and spiced apple cider to warm those breezy fall walks, a rainbow of color blanketing the trees, fairytale-like pumpkin patch visits and so much more!

Isn't it just one of the best seasons? Start it out with these homemade baked apples, they're such a great way to welcome fall!

Grilled Pork Chops Recipe

Everyone who tries these grilled pork chops loves them, including picky eaters. Even the kids will polish these off. They're amazingly flavorful and super easy to make! Plus they're inexpensive since we use the thinner cuts.

It's just a bit of whisking and being sure to allow time to soak up the pork chop marinade, then a brief cook time on the grill (with these thinner cuts).

You could even make the grilled pork chop marinade the night before then add the chops the next day and let them soak while you're at work.

Keep in mind this grilled pork chop marinade not only adds a a lightly sweet and tangy flavor, but it's also salty so it will help keep the pork chops juicy and helps tenderize them. Allow enough time to marinate (at least 2 hours), don't skip it.

Homemade Acai Bowl Recipe

These acai berry bowls are one of the ultimate ice cold, refreshing treats on a hot day! They count as both a superfood-packed breakfast or a healthy dessert and they're incredibly filling.

I was first introduced to these on a trip to Hawaii and I've been hooked ever since. Now I try to make at least one a week for my family.

Believe it or not you'll pay upward of $12 - $15 for one bowl so making them at home is a cheaper alternative, and they taste equally as good!

And it's such a straightforward, fool-proof recipe. The blender or food processor does most of the work.

These homemade muffins are brimming with those tasty autumn spices and plenty of pumpkin flavor. They're deliciously tender and no one can resist!

The Best Pumpkin Muffins!

If you are like me when fall rolls around you are adding pumpkin to just about every treat out there. And of course breakfast is no exception.

Pumpkin Pancakes and Pumpkin French Toast, and Pumpkin Scones are a fall necessities (lol yes necessities :), and I'm thinking we ought to add these Pumpkin Muffins to that list too.

They're easy to make and they have all those fall flavors we love!

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Recipe

So what makes this my favorite pulled pork recipe?

• A simple homemade dry rub (the seasoning mixture that's rubbed over the roast).
• A slightly sweet, tangy, smokey broth mixture the roast soaks and cooks in for 8 hours.
• I love that since it's cooked in the slow cooker it's super tender.
• And I also like the shortcut of a store-bought bbq sauce here, making it doable for busy days (but feel free to use homemade if you got some on hand).

Then for me it's not complete without a side of coleslaw. The two just go hand in hand right?

My coleslaw of choice for pulled pork sandwiches is this simple recipe HERE, but I do like to add blue cheese crumbles when pairing it with pulled pork. It takes it over the top.

This post is sponsored by Mirum however all opinions are 100% my own.

Granola Parfaits

I adapted these parfait's from this RECIPE from Sam's Club Recipe Hub. While you're there, check out some of their other delicious recipes, like this Fan Favorite Broccoli Salad or this yummy dip!

These parfaits are made up of three perfectly delicious layers, each layer complimenting the other.

First you get a layer of lightly sweetened, tangy Greek yogurt that's flavored with cinnamon and nutmeg.

Then you layer over fresh apples which have been simmered and sweetened with apple juice until they're softened and the juice has thickened (it just works).

And then they are complete with a layer of crunchy oat granola. Trust me these parfaits are dreamy!

The Best Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

This is how you welcome fall. And in my opinion this is the perfect loaf of Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread!

It has a blend of oil and butter, oil for moisture because it creates a more moist crumb than butter does but then we need some butter for flavor.

Then there's a fair amount of cinnamon here and just enough nutmeg, ginger and cloves. Because pumpkin bread wouldn't be pumpkin bread without those autumn spices!

And I like the blend of white sugar and brown sugar for flavor. A hint of molasses with pumpkin is always a good thing (the molasses being that from the brown sugar).