Recipes for Fall and Football Season

Published: Fri, 09/30/22

The Cooking Mom
September 30, 2022
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Hi Cooking Moms, Dads & Friends,

Happy Friday! I hope you had a great week. We’re home from Italy. It was hard to say goodbye to all that delicious Italian food and wine but there’s no place like home. After a long flight, my own bed never felt so good! My daughter, Ireland was home for a quick visit so it was wonderful to see her and our dog Arlo too. He was super excited to have us back home!

We had a fantastic trip! There were 45 people on my group culinary vacation. We stayed in such a beautiful Italian Villa resort and we ate our way around Tuscany all week. We got to taste the best gelato in the world. We went truffle hunting and then got to enjoy an all-truffle meal. The homemade truffle pasta was AMAZING. We even took three different cooking classes! We learned how to make authentic Italian dishes like focaccia, tomato and chicken bruschetta, meat ragu, homemade pasta, the best ever lasagna, roasted pork, Italian beans, and the most wonderful Italian desserts like almond biscotti and tiramisu! After Tuscany, we spent the last 3 days of the trip on the Amalfi coast of Italy. It is so gorgeous! Besides the beautiful, colorful seaside towns, there are huge lemon trees with lemons everywhere and loads of limoncello to drink, too. It truly was the trip of a lifetime!

Who wants to go with me to Italy next September? Click Culinary Vacations with The Cooking Mom to find out more about what makes my group trips special and different from the rest! Email me at [email protected] and let me know if you are interested in going with me to Italy next September. It’s the best time of the year to visit Italy! I’ll be announcing next year's details and pricing VERY SOON. Stay tuned!

I’m expecting a relaxing weekend at home with no major plans. My only real plans are to go to the farmers market Saturday morning and watch the Packers game on Sunday. My Green Bay Packers play the New England Patriots at Lambeau Field. We aren’t going to the game but we’ll be watching at home. Bring on the football food. I’m already planning my game day spread. My Sweet Little Pigs are always a winner!

I’m all about a good dip, too. My Hot Swiss Almond Dip is perfect for fall! You can throw it together in minutes and bake it when you are ready. I serve it with crackers or French bread for dipping. You just gotta try it. It’s heavenly! Click Appetizers for more delicious dips and appetizer recipes.

You gotta serve a big messy sandwich. It’s a game day MUST! My Slow Cooker Hot Beef Sandwiches are THE BEST EVER! Click Sandwiches and Slow Cooker for more satisfying recipes.

On the side, if you are a bacon lover you can’t go wrong with my Broccoli Bacon Salad!

It’s slow cooker season. Why not make my Baked Beans in the Slow Cooker this weekend? They are DELISH! You can easily cut the recipe in half or freeze the leftovers.

Did you know you can do Mac ’n Cheese in your slow cooker? You don’t even have to boil the macaroni. Click Slow Cooker Mac ’n Cheese for the recipe. Who knew it could be that easy and cheesy? Here’s an idea! For game day why not set up a mac ’n cheese bar? Put out fun fixin's like bacon, sliced smoked sausage, green onions, hot sauce and of course extra shredded cheese. Everybody can pile on toppings to create their own mac ’n cheese masterpiece. Now that's fun! Click Sides for more fun ideas and recipes.

I’m the Queen of Casseroles! Fall is in the air here in Wisconsin. When the nights get chilly, I crave casseroles and comfort food! My Smothered Chicken Casserole is one of my family’s favorites. We love it with wild rice on the side and a great big beautiful salad like my pretty Pear and Walnut Salad. It’s the perfect salad for fall. We love making this meal for a date night in. Click Casseroles, Dinner and Salads for more of my fall FAVES.

For dessert, it’s pumpkin spice time. My Pumpkin Bars with cream cheese frosting are THE BEST EVER. You just gotta try them. So easy and yummy!

For game day, this Cookies and Cream Cheese Ball is so cute. It’s easy to shape it into a football. Have the kids help decorate it. Not only is it an easy no-bake dessert but it serves as a centerpiece for your game day spread too. Click Desserts for more decadent but easy breezy desserts.

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Join Me in Puerto Vallarta This Winter! Time is Running Out!

Let’s beat the winter blues and spend a week in one of my favorite cities, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico! We’ll escape the cold for warm, sunny Mexico! We fly out January 15th and spend 7 nights in a small gorgeous 4-diamond luxury beach front resort. All of your gourmet food and wine and top shelf cocktails at the resort are included This is gonna be a relaxing trip filled with AMAZING Mexican food and margaritas! We’ve got a SUPER FUN group going. Join me!

We’ll also join local foodies in search of Puerto Vallarta’s freshly made warm tortillas, the ultimate street tacos, fresh seafood, and fabulous cocktails too. It will be whale watching season during this trip. So many whales! Baby whales too! TIME IS RUNNING OUT! Click The Cooking Mom’s Culinary Trip to Puerto Vallarta to see pictures and get lots more details. Call Bon Voyage Boutique Travel at 920-725-2880 TODAY for pricing and more!

Join Amy Summer 2023 on Mackinac Island for Lilac Fest! JUST TWO ROOMS LEFT!

I’m so excited to be hosting group culinary vacations! We’re going back to Mackinac Island, Michigan in the summer of 2023. It’s one of my favorite places! There are no cars on the island, just bikes and horses and carriages. It’s so charming, like you’ve stepped back in time. We’re staying at my favorite resort, Mission Point Resort, voted one of the BEST on the island and in the Midwest. It’s AMAZING! We’ll be there for 4 magical nights June 12-16, 2023 during Lilac Festival. The whole Island is covered in lilacs. It’s so gorgeous! It smells beautiful too! Click Join The Cooking Mom on Mackinac Island to get pricing and see lots of pictures. Read all about the fun we’re going to have and the delicious food we are going to eat.

Hotel rates on the island have sky rocketed but my trips are group trips and because of that we can negotiate the best deals. We worked hard to get the absolute BEST rates possible for lots of included things, like your ferry ride to the island, gourmet cooked-to-order breakfasts every morning at the resort, a wine tasting and lunch on our drive to get to the island, a big wine and cheese party, a delicious welcome dinner and more! It’s going to be a blast! You can get pricing and book directly by clicking on this link Book Your Spot!.

Or call Sara from Rose Travel at 720-884-7913 or email her at [email protected] if you’re interested! We ONLY have two rooms left. I hope you’ll join me!

Join Amy on a River Cruise in France in April 2023!

Bring on lots of wine tasting, gourmet meals, fresh croissants and pastries and so much more! Join me on a river cruise through Southern France from Burgundy to Provence. In April of 2023, we’ll cruise the Rhone river on a gorgeous new boutique ship with only 150 passengers! It’s first class all the way and it’s a true ALL-INCLUSIVE river cruise, meaning all your food, drinks, and excursions are included. Gratuity too!

Plus, you’ll have the option to stay a couple days after the cruise to experience Paris. It will be spring and the blossoms will be in full bloom. It’s going to be stunning!

Click Join The Cooking Mom on a French River Cruise to get all the dates and details. This trip is going to be so wonderful. Join me!

My trips are so special and different from the rest! To find out more about my trips and what makes them so unique click Culinary Vacations with The Cooking Mom. I’m planning AMAZING trips for 2023 and 2024 right now! Email me at info@thecookingmom and let me know if you want to get on my list for exclusive early trip announcements! I want to know where you want to go, too! Let me know!

Gotta run!I still need to unpack from my trip to Italy.

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I hope you all have a great weekend. Cook up some memories!

Take care,
Amy, The Cooking Mom

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