Cooking Thursday

Our church has a table set up from mid-summer to Fall with produce people bring from their garden to share.  Last week someone brought a large amount of different types of peppers. There were still quite a few left after church and the family that brought them told me to take them home and make stuffed peppers.  They also said we had to try the banana peppers and promised they weren't too hot!  I've never had them before, but decided this was the time to try them.  I used the banana peppers, but also a few regular green peppers and some mini sweet peppers.  This recipe isn't the typical red sauce stuffed peppers, but uses cream cheese and makes a cheesy, creamy filling.
They were really good and the leftovers heated up well too. The recipe said the filling froze nicely, so I froze half and will be having stuffed peppers again.

Cheesy Stuffed Banana Peppers

1 pound Italian sausage, browned and drained
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups shredded, cheddar cheese
salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste
banana peppers  (I also used green peppers and mini sweet peppers - use whatever you have)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Slice peppers in half and remove seeds and membrane.  If you are using small peppers, just core and remove seeds.
Brown sausage and drain, stir in cream cheese, cheddar cheese and seasoning.
Lay peppers in a row and fill or stuff each pepper.
Place peppers on a baking sheet or pan, bake for 25-30 minutes until slightly browned or pepper is soft.

*If you have leftover filling, it freezes well. Just remove and thaw when you have more peppers to use.

Wordless Wednesday

 

Fall Decor

Yesterday I told you I was embracing the season and doing my decorating. Today I'll show you what it looks like around our home.

Here's the front porch...

and here's what's on it. The wire basket filled with gourds and small pumpkins was an egg basket from my Dad's farm. The pumpkins and gourds in it and on the porch are from Bob's stepdad's family who have a small flower farm where you can cut your own bouquets and get all these fun pumpkins.  The black milk can by the door is also from my Dad's farm.  It makes me happy to see these things from my childhood being used to decorate!

In the back entry, I hung this little Fall wreath.

Here's the dining room; a glass display cannister with a pumpkin and leaves in it, is on the table. I changed out my pictures that hang on the wall to fall leaves and gourds. Then I added some pumpkins and other things to the shelf.

A few things on the shelf

This is on a side table in the living room.  The acorns are some that I collected and painted with Alaina and Ruby last Fall.

This is on the wall in the living room

Last but not least is the fireplace mantle.  I changed out everything in my dough bowl.

Here's a few new finds.  I thought those tiny pumpkins were so cute!  They're clay, and that hedgehog is cast iron.

I think that's it. I'll leave it like this until it's time for Christmas decorations to come out.

Happy Fall!