Recipe Club and Potluck: October 2025

We enjoyed a variety of delicious fall recipes for this month's Recipe Club and Potluck program! Participants shared fresh apple cake, pumpkin bread, cinnamon applesauce, and other dishes. Whether you're craving a cozy dinner or a sweet dessert, you're sure to find a great new recipe below! 

Don't forget to join us for November's Recipe Club and Potluck program on Friday, November 14 @ 1:00 pm. Registration for November programs is open now, so visit our online calendar for details and to sign up! 

Spaghetti Pie 

Ingredients 

This recipe consists of a meat sauce, a spaghetti layer, a cheese layer, and a topping layer baked into a pie. See the full ingredient list here! 

Details 

Spaghetti pie is a great weeknight dinner that puts a fresh twist on classic spaghetti! This easy-to-make casserole combines pasta with a delicious garlic tomato meat sauce and a ricotta and Romano layer with fresh herbs, and is topped with mozzarella and fresh parsley. See the full recipe, including ingredients and instructions, at Ask Chef Dennis!

Classic Stuffing 

Ingredients

• 12 cups bread cubes
• ¾ cup unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
• 1 sweet onion chopped
• 3 celery stalks chopped
• 6 garlic cloves minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 2 large eggs

Details 

This classic stuffing recipe is rich, savory, and buttery. Serve it as a side dish for any cozy fall meal, stuff it into squash, or make it into stuffing muffins or hash! This stuffing comes together easily and features wonderful flavors of celery and onion with sage, rosemary, thyme, parsley, and other aromatic herbs. Get the full recipe and details from Preppy Kitchen! 

Easy Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce 

Ingredients 

• 12 apples, peeled, cored and chopped
• 1½ cups water
• Juice of ½ lemon
• ¾ cups sugar
• ¾ Tbsp. cinnamon

Details 

If you've never made your own fresh applesauce, don't miss this wonderful seasonal opportunity to do so! Homemade applesauce is packed with fresh flavor, and this recipe uses a little lemon juice to brighten up the warm, cinnamon flavors of the applesauce. You can vary the recipe to your taste by using a variety of apples for a more flavorful sauce, replacing the lemon juice with orange juice for a subtle flavor difference, and substituting the sugar for maple syrup. See the full recipe and details from Atta Girl Says! 

Baklava Thumbprint Cookies 

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
  Topping:
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup honey
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Details 

These chewy Baklava-inspired cookies feature the wonderful fall flavors of cinnamon, honey, and walnuts as a topping, and the almond and vanilla extract round out the flavor of the cookie. This is a great recipe to mix up the day before and bake fresh the next day for company. Get the full recipe and details from Taste of Home!

Fresh Apple Cake 

Ingredients 

Wet Ingredients

• 3 cups diced apples gala, honey crisp, granny smith
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup pecans or walnuts chopped
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  
  Dry Ingredients
   
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar optional garnish

Details 

This recipe is truly the best of autumn baking, combining the freshness of fall apples with the cozy flavors of cinnamon and vanilla! It comes together very easily, and doesn't require a mixer or other baking equipment. Get the full recipe and details from Miss in the Kitchen!

Pumpkin Bread 

Ingredients 

• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup oil, canola or other
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/3 tsp. salt
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 2/3 cup orange juice
• 3 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, optional

Details 

Tis the season for the delicious fall flavor of pumpkin spice! This classic pumpkin bread recipe is brightened up with the addition of a little orange juice, and features the homey flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg that we know and love. Add chopped walnuts or pecans to add a slightly nutty flavor and a little crunch to this fluffy pumpkin bread. This recipe is made by greasing two regular-sized loaf pans, mixing all ingredients together, transferring them into the loaf pans, and baking at 350 degrees F for about one hour. Cool the loaves in the pans for 15 minutes before removing, and allow them to cool completely before slicing. Enjoy!