If you are keeping up around here, you know it has been months since I’ve shared a recipe with you. But I’m sure you are in the same boat as me, surviving Covid with all its emotional weight. Taking pictures of food has been a low priority amidst suddenly homeschooling and battling loneliness and impatience. […]
I may have been somewhat MIA over the last several weeks, but I promise I have not been idle. I have been hard at work on a wedding cake for a good friend of ours! When the idea first came around, it was almost a joke. You see, I have a frustrating tendency to volunteer […]
I just realized that the Superbowl is only a few days away. Not that I actually care about football. To be honest, I don’t even know which teams are playing! But what I do know is that Superbowl Sunday goes perfectly with a large pot of chili. When I was growing up, my mom always […]
When I stepped outside this morning it was cold. Like…really cold. And it smelled like snow! So I made you some soup. (By the way, this soup would be awesome for Thanksgiving. Cuz yeah, it’s that time of year already! And what the heck, make a pumpkin bowl! Use it as a vegetarian centerpiece. How […]
Folks…this recipe and I did not play nicely together. Truly, it wasn’t the recipe’s fault! (And don’t stop reading, because this bread pudding is extremely delicious, I promise, and I will eventually tell you about it!) I think I may have lost my mojo or something. For weeks now, almost everything I lay my hands […]
One of my college friends has a terrific mom. She is such an excellent hostess—she remembers every conversation we’ve ever had, no matter how long ago; she works hard to make sure everyone who comes to her house has something delicious to eat that suits their dietary restrictions; she has a warm, welcoming spirit; and […]
It’s no secret that I love pumpkin things. Sweet or savory, pumpkin has got my attention! I know that Thanksgiving is over and I should be moving on to more wintery flavors, but I just can’t give up on pumpkin for the season yet. Take these awesome pumpkin gnocchi, for example. They are simple to […]
Yay! It’s Fall! Let’s celebrate by eating as much pumpkin-inspired food as possible! Let’s wrap our houses in oranges and reds and put various gourds in our front porches. When I whipped the season’s first can of pumpkin out of my cabinet, the first thing I wanted to make was this pumpkin roll cake. It’s […]
Pumpkin. Cake. Need I say more? (haha, just kidding…you know I’m going to say much, much more…) I know the traditional pumpkin dessert is pie, but honestly I have never really gotten behind pumpkin pie. It’s just something about the cloves…and the oddly moist, yet gelatinous consistency of the pumpkin filling. So what is a […]
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 […]
