On Wednesday, for some reason, I felt the deep need to make pumpkin bread. I also, for some strange reason, felt the deep need to make everything up as I go and NOT use a recipe.
That’s a risky move when it comes to baking. 
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Recipes
Pot Roast Casserole
Spoiler Alert: You’re going to need a cooked pot roast complete with vegetables to make this recipe. I don’t have one of those on the blog mostly because I usually just throw something together on the fly or use Pioneer Woman’s recipe.
No matter what pot roast recipe you use, you’ll need an already cooked one for this casserole. 
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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Banana Bread
You know what we need more of in this life? Banana bread. It’s really such a simple common thing, but I had almost forgotten how good it tasted. I made a bunch of baked goods for our vacation this past weekend and banana bread was one of the requested items.
But there were a few caveats: it had to have chocolate chips and it had to taste yummy. 
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Slow Cooker Season
I think it’s safe to say soup/stew/casserole season is upon us. Chicago had one last sweltering day yesterday, but today it seems there is a touch of Fall in the air.
And that means slow cooker season. 
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Pasta Please!
For the past week, the only thing that I really want is pasta. I crave giant bowls of it. I want to swim to the bottom of a vat of pasta and eat my way out of it.
Yes, that’s weird but when it comes to pasta, I don’t care. 
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Life Healthfully Lived 