Our Favorite Apple Salad Recipe!

Who doesn't love a salad that includes fresh seasonal ingredients? Many of us are baking with those delicious seasonal fall apples (making apple crisp, apple pie or apple cobbler) but those juicy apples are also such great addition to savory recipes (like this autumn sheet pan chicken dinner) and side salads like this.

Apples are the crowing star of the show in this salad and they are highlighted beautifully by the other ingredients like the tangy feta and rich smoky bacon. Bacon makes everything better though right?

This salad is simple enough to be an addition to weeknight meal but it's also delicious enough to be served at a holiday gathering or a weekend party.

If you want to make it a main dish just add some chopped rotisserie chicken to it for more protein or consider tossing in a grain like farro, barley or even seedy tri color quinoa.

So much to love about this colorful, vibrant, sweet and savory salad!

Autumn Apple Pecan Chicken Salad

A crisp, apple studded, protein rich chicken salad that's perfect for a hearty autumn lunch or even a simple weeknight dinner that won't weigh you down.

It's made healthier with a combination of Greek yogurt and a little mayo, and it pairs beautifully with a hearty whole grain bread. Or you can serve it lower carb over lettuce leaves for another nutritious option.

This version is made with rotisserie chicken but you can use leftover cooked chicken breasts as well. I just recommend that you avoid canned chicken for a better chicken salad.

It's simple to make and worthy of your recipe collection!

Try serving it with baked sweet potato fries or sweet potato chips for a colorful fall pairing.

What are Cowboy Cookies?

We are all familiar with the classic chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, sugar cookies and snickerdoodles but what exactly are cowboy cookies?

They are a cookie similar to oatmeal cookies as they include oats but what makes them unique is that they also include additions of shredded coconut, chocolate chips, pecans and cinnamon.

Some say they were created and attained their name in being a a good pack along cookie that held up well in a saddlebag, while others believe they originated in Texas and are named after the cowboys.

People of all ages love these cookies and they are a welcome change from the traditional cookies with one main flavor. These are tempting blend of so many cookies in one!

What's not to love about these highly textural cookies? It's a decadent cookie brimming to the max with all the best things!

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Individual Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes

The process you'll follow here is simple. Orange flesh sweet potatoes are baked until nicely tender then they are hallowed out into boat-like shapes. From there, the sweet potato filling is mashed and blended with butter, cream, maple syrup and a hint of spices.

Then you return the mashed sweet potatoes to the skins, cover them with a pecan streusel topping and bake until it's satisfyingly crisp. And last but not least they are finished with melty, broiled and beautiful browned mini marshmallows.

Such a treat to enjoy year round, not just on Thanksgiving!

These are made with a medium sweetness to them but you can easily adjust it to taste by drizzling in more maple syrup as you mix.

And if you want you can prepare them a day ahead as directed below.

A Quick and Easy Granola Recipe!

Sometimes I just don't have the patience for how long a lengthy-cook time granola traditionally takes in the oven. And so I set out to test granola over the stovetop to see if I could get a similar result in a fraction of the time.

And believe it or not it works! It's sweet, nutty, crisp, toasty, made with nutritious ingredients, and deliciously fresh. In other words much better than what you buy in a box or bag.

Plus it makes a smaller batch because you may not always need a big batch of granola.

There are endless ways to use it, or you can simply snack on it plain because it's completely irresistible!

Ways to Use This Homemade Granola

• Add to yogurt or finish it over berry parfaits.
• Toss into a berry salad instead of croutons (love this one!).
• Bake some diced, lightly sweetened fruit and use this for a finish.
• Add to grilled fruit, such as peaches with mascarpone.
• Sprinkle over ice cream, a banana split, or pudding.
• Dip fruit into a fruit dip or caramel dip then dunk in the granola.

What is a Nanaimo Bar?

Some of you are likely asking, what are Nanaimo Bars? They are a popular Canadian confection, basically a layered bar cookie, that to me tastes very similar to a richly chocolaty, loaded fudge. They are named after the west coast city of Nanaimo, British Columbia.

They consist of 3 layers, a cracker crumb and chocolate base, a custard flavored icing and then they're finished with a chocolate coating.

The instructions for these treats may appear to be long and tedious but these tasty treats are surprisingly super simple to make. They are a no-bake bar, after all.

After one taste you'll be wondering where these delicacies have been your whole life!

What do they taste like?

To me they are reminiscent of fudge, or an Almond Joy - but much better of course. It's something about the chocolate, almond coconut combo. A great combination!

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A New Exciting Chicken Recipe!

How many chicken recipes do you have? You can never have too many right? Especially when they are as good as this honey mustard and pecan chicken!

Right now as we are home cooking our meals it's nice to turn to pantry staple ingredients and make something with the basics that is is still so flavorful and a dinner everyone in the family can agree on.

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This recipe is made using my favorite - Fisher Pecan Halves. They are a ingredient I always have on hand since they are nutritious and super versatile.

I know we may often think of them for snacking, adding to a bowl of oatmeal, tossing in a side salad or throwing into a dessert but they also make delicious savory dinner recipes as well. This chicken is proof of that!

The buttery flavor and crunchy texture of the pecans works wonders here!

A simple dish made with everyday ingredients that packs a whole lot of satisfying flavor!

And during this stay at home time (and as always) Fisher nuts are available for purchase online for your convenience through Amazon so you can have them delivered to your door.

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Slice and Bake Cream Cheese Pecan Cookies

During the holidays you can never have too many cookie recipes, especially when they're as good as these Cream Cheese Pecan Cookies! And they're just something about the holidays where it's fitting to make pecan and walnut recipes. They add such a delicious flavor and texture to any dish.

They're great for parties and gifts because everyone always loves them, and of course they make the best midday snack!

Easy Candied Pecans Recipe

Lets just start out by saying these Candied Pecans are dangerous! Who knew such simple ingredients could make something so tempting and addictive?

I started making the cinnamon sugar almonds like 10 years ago and I hadn't even tried any other nut until today. Because I was out of almonds :).

And guess what? I actually like the pecans even better because they have a more delicate and melt-away crunch than the almonds do and they have more cracks and crevices for the sugar mixture to coat.

I basically guarantee if you take these to a party they will be gone in no time. They're cinnamon caramel flavor coating is insanely delicious. And you're going to love how quick the prep is.

No candy thermometer required and tending to a hot bubbling syrup, instead here we just coat with a simple mixture and oven bake them for an hour.

Short list of ingredients, simple yet incredible flavor, easy prep - we could all use more recipes like this during the holidays, right? Just try not to eat half the batch before you get around to gifting them (I really have a hard time with that one).

My Favorite Alfajores Recipe

I first discovered these gourmet cookies thanks to my Husband. He lived in Argentina for a few years and they were one of his favorite treats there so of course I had to learn how to make them.

I can't understand why these delicious dulce de leche filled, shortbread-like cookies aren't super popular here in the United States. These cookies melt in your mouth!

Surprisingly enough I like these cookies best the second day. Just after adding the dulce de leche to cookies are still nice and crisp but after resting the moisture of the dulce de leche soaks into the cookies and makes them deliciously tender. Which would you prefer crisp or soft and tender?