When I was little, I hated pumpkin (gasp!). So the first time my mom made this bread, I absolutely refused to eat it under pain of death, which was pretty ridiculous, given that it tastes just like chocolate cake. How silly we can be as kids, cycling through our untested fears and strengthening them without […]
How do I love Fall squash? Let me count the ways… Or rather, let me show you! Quick, go find the two most beautiful acorn squash in your grocery store and meet me back here! I promise you will love this combination of sweet squash and tangy, garlicky, ever so slightly spicy vinaigrette.
Confession: I have never liked lasagna. There was always just something about the texture and greasiness of ground beef that was off-putting to me…it didn’t match with the smooth noodles and the creamy, stretchy cheese. Even before I became a vegetarian, I never felt quite at home with ground meats. So…imagine my delight when my […]
Oh my gosh. When I found this recipe on Annie’s Eats, I almost died of excitement. And boy, were these cookies good. I’m not sure I would actually call this cookie a snickerdoodle, now that I have tasted them. To me, snickerdoodles are light crunchy and oh-so-buttery disks covered in cinnamon. Their pumpkin friends are […]
My husband loves mushrooms. Possibly the only vegetable in the whole world about which he feels enthusiastic. Unfortunately for both of us, he likes them cooked (and drenched in some kind of sauce) where I prefer them raw on salads. I’ve been working to edit my tastes, and occasionally I find a dish that really […]
I don’t know about you, but I never understood the distaste most of my childhood friends had for oatmeal cookies. The oatmeal cookies that came out of my mom’s kitchen were always chewy and delicious! Yet somehow my friends preferred those rock-hard Chips-Ahoy cookies to anything baked from scratch. Silly friends. I love oatmeal cookies. […]