Is there ever a time when stealing is okay? Asking for a friend. Okay, okay, I’m that friend. Honestly, I’m currently staring out of my office window at my neighbor’s tree. It’s loaded down with ripe persimmons, and this Persimmon-Walnut Muffin recipe is begging to be made with them. But then I think of how embarrassing it…
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Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend: Better Than Store-bought
Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend made with a combination of bright, earthy spices is much better than anything you can pick up in the stores. Since I have never been a fan of paying for things I know I can make myself, I started making my own Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend at home. This year, I hadn’t gotten…
Meyer Lemon Curd Filling and Spread
This post is updated with new images because the old ones sucked. I’m just keeping it real with you. The growth has been real over here, my friend. In my growth I realize that all those pictures I used to take, which I thought were fly, are garbage. In two years, I’ll probably look back and think…
10 Kitchen Must Haves for your Favorite Guy
When the Soldier and I tell the story of why we got married, we usually say, “Ours was an arranged marriage. He needed someone to cook for him; I wanted to continue living in a military family. Love came later.” That’s not true, of course, but it makes for great conversation. One thing that is true…
Pumpkin-Pecan Babka with Cinnamon-Maple Glaze
I’ve decided that I’m not going to overdo it on pumpkin this year- well, maybe a little. While pumpkin seems to be the highlight of the fall season; apple, maple, and cranberries deserve some props, too. But, those are for other posts. This Pumpkin-Pecan Babka with Cinnamon-Maple Glaze is something that I love to prepare…
Pureed Pumpkin in 5 Easy Steps
Let’s talk about the reasons why you should make your own Pureed Pumpkin: You’ll know what’s in it. Canned, pureed pumpkin has been in the news lately because it’s been mixed with other squashes. Pureed pumpkin that’s really butternut or acorn squash? Well, that’s not cool! It’s inexpensive. Check out the price of a can…
Butternut Stew with Sausage, Kale, and Farro
I’m the type of friend who you have to send frequent reminders to if you want me to do something. Like a “staple it to my head” type of reminder. It’s not that I don’t care- I just have severe short-term memory issues. My friend Risha asked me for a recipe using farro a looong…
Overnight Apple Pie Steel Cut Oatmeal
Okay, confession time. Even though I’ve been sharing tons of back-to-school recipes- we kinda sorta haven’t started school here. I’m just old-school in my thinking. School shouldn’t start until after Labor Day, in my opinion. And, since we homeschool, I can begin whenever the heck I want to. So, I wait until after the September…
Penne in Pesto Sauce with Grilled Sausage: Dinner in Twenty
Penne pasta in Asiago-Pistachio Pesto Sauce topped with Grilled Sausage AKA “my shortest post yet.” I see some you smart-alecks applauding. You make me sick, LOL!!! No, but this “meal-in-twenty” is so simple and straightforward, even my talkative behind couldn’t make this a big to-do. In the summertime- especially towards the beginning of the week when…
Pesto with Asiago and Pistachio- Ten Minute Sauce
My basil plant has mutated. I know for a fact that I only planted one basil plant. So someone tell me why I now have five plants in my garden bed! Now, I’m a creative chef, so I can figure out a recipe for damn near anything, but this is a lot of pressure. The…
