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Spiced Sweet Potato Fries with Maple Mustard Dip

I cant believe that November is almost over! In just a few days it will be Thanksgiving, then Christmas will be here before we know it. The end of the month also means it’s time for another Secret Recipe Club Reveal for Group D. What’s The Secret Recipe Club you ask? Why, just the original and most fun Secret Santa of the food blog world! Members of the club are assigned another members blog each month. They pick any recipe from that blogger’s site, make it and write about it. Who has who is a secret until reveal day though (today!). There’s also a link hop at the end of the post so that I (and you) can check out all the other participating blogs and the great recipes they made.

Secret Recipe Club

My assignment this month was The Wimpy Vegetarian, a blog written by Susan, a former sales and marketing professional who retired early and decided to go to culinary school. Some people would freak at changing careers so late in the game, but not Susan. She had a dream and went for it. Her cooking style is what is called Flexitarian, a diet that is plant-based with the occasional inclusion of meat products. Very similar to my eating style. She’s a cooking contest winner too, with recipes that include Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Chimichurri and Poblano Creme Fraiche, Rosemary Ciabatta with Stout Beer, Orange Ricotta Pillows with Lillet Kumquat Compote, Crispy Delicata Rings with Currant, Fennel and Apple Relish, and Farmhouse Harvest Soup. Quite an accomplishment!

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Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes are often served for holiday meals, but are a delicious side dish or main course anytime. Sweet Potato Pancakes, Sweet Potato Pie, or this delicious Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes recipe I’m about to share with you are just a few of the ways you can serve this versatile vegetable. They have a great texture and will add a welcome splash of color to your Thanksgiving spread.

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Pumpkin Spice Creamer

How do you like your coffee? Usually I just add plain creamer to mine, decaf please. But when the cooler weather of Fall sets in, and the holidays along with it, I like to get a little festive and use flavored creamers instead. We’re enjoying some beautiful Fall like temps in Southern Indiana right now. That, along with all of the delicious pumpkin recipes that are starting to show up on blogs, put me in the mood for some pumpkin spice creamer.

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Maple Syrup Pancake Muffins

I’m a big freezer cooking fanatic. I love making extra portions of whatever I’m cooking and freezing them for later use. Having pre-cooked ground beef and chopped veggies in the freezer has saved my butt more then once when I was running late and needed something fast to feed my hungry family.

Maple Syrup Pancake Muffins

The last time I made homemade pancakes, I thought how great it would be to have them in a grab and go size for a on the run breakfast. Thus, the pancake muffin was born. All of the flavor of a fluffy pancake, syrup included, in a convenient little package. Plus, they freeze great. If your eating them at home, you can dip them in a little extra maple syrup if you’d like, but it isn’t necessary at all. They taste great just the way they are, and are the perfect busy morning breakfast. » Read more