In the Kitchen: Autumn Cooking and Baking

Autumn cooking and baking is the best! Sharing a few from my kitchen from the past few weeks/months. 

A new recipe for me in recent weeks ... Chicken Parmesan. I had made a different Chicken Parmesan recipe in the past, but this one from a favorite food blogger caught my attention, and it did not disappoint! It was delicious, and I think it looks especially beautiful during the autumn months.

Soup season is here! I usually try to serve a soup menu once each week during the fall and winter. My very first one for this season was Best-Ever Potato Soup! I often even double the recipe for just the two of us, as we like to freeze it in meal-sized portions to use on days when I don't have the time to cook a meal from scratch. 

I haven't prepared this delicious Hot Spiced Cider yet this season, but just had to share it here. Whenever I serve it, it fills the kitchen with the warm aroma of autumn ... and tastes like autumn, as well.

The Apple Coffee Cake with Cream Cheese Filling shown above is made in my kitchen most every year at this time. We enjoy it as a dessert, often served with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream on top, or sometimes a dollup of Cool Whip.

Pumpkin Squares are a dessert that I make every autumn season, as well. It tastes just as delicious as pumpkin pie, and is even easier to make than the pie. I make a 9x13 pan of it to serve for guests, and then freeze the remainder in meal-sized portions for the two of us.