The Butler’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

I was inspired by a post from Barbara at A Chelsea Morning to try again to get puffy chocolate chip cookies. She got some advice and provided a recipe that gave her great cookies. Would it work for me?
Here’s what they looked like:

They were definitely puffier than the chewey King Arthur Flour version [...]

Pumpkin Spice Bread

This is a Taste of Home recipe

3 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 cup water

In a large bowl, combine sugar, oil and eggs.

Add pumpkin and [...]

Chipped Beef.

I am almost ashamed to admit how much I love creamy chipped beef. I grew up eating the Stouffers version – just pull out of the freezer, nuke for a few minutes and enjoy over toast.
Then I got older and learned about things like preservatives and hydrogenated fats and excessive amounts of sodium. [...]