Fall is really, really here, which means apples are at their peak right. I want to share my Apple-Cranberry Dumplings recipe- made with my homemade Puff Pastry– with you to celebrate. While you can use store-bought puff pastry, I’d like to encourage you to try your hand at the made-from-scratch version. What are Apple-Cranberry Dumplings?…
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Zucchini Bread- Easy and Freezer-Friendly
My children humble me on an almost daily basis. Case in point: my son told me this past weekend, “I really love zucchini.” Me, being the humble person I am, thought, “Well, clearly I’m an amazing mother. He loves vegetables and has a love of healthy food. He takes after me.” Come to find out,…
Meat Spice Blend for Pork, Beef, and Poultry
I’m notoriously cheap. Don’t get me wrong, your girl loves her some clothes, shoes, and quality kitchen tools. But, the thought of paying for something that I know I can make at home destroys my soul. That may be a smidge dramatic, but it’s true. I can’t fathom paying loads of money for the same…
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…
Amba: Pickled Mango Chutney (Vegetarian and Vegan)
Look at it. That bright orange Amba sitting innocently in that mason jar is the stuff dreams are made of. This pickled-salted-fermented sauce is something that shouldn’t make sense but, clearly, it does. It’s the drunk uncle at the family reunion who you should avoid, but can’t. His stories are too good to walk away from….
Middle Eastern Spice Blend
A great amount of controversy surrounds this Middle Eastern Spice Blend recipe. Okay, not a great amount. Maybe not even a significant amount…okay, okay! I actually don’t know if anyone knows this is a thing. When I first started cooking Middle Eastern food, I discovered a spice mixture that I grew to know as Lebanese 7…
Turmeric-Almond Milk Tea
Yep! This was a picture the Soldier snapped this past Monday. Why, no, friend. I’m NOT getting my splint removed. What you see here is me getting a NEW flippin’ splint put on!! Not just any splint, either!! The orthopedic surgeon told the Ortho tech at our post’s hospital to put me in a cast!! RIGHT!?! Can…
Garam Masala Spice Blend
Garam Masala means “Hot Spices”. But, the reality is, as with most languages, something gets lost in translation. So, I drilled my Indian friend for a reliable translation because “hot”, to me, means “spicy”. She explained and it’s not so much “Hot”, but more “mellow, or warming”. Considering the fact that very few of the…
Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte: Autumn’s Officially Here!
You know those food bloggers who have the perky, joyous blog posts that inspire you to go out and conquer the world? I’m totally not going to be that chick for you right now. Right now I need you to sit with me and hold me. Tell me that life won’t suck this bad in…
DIY Mexican Spice Blend: Cinco de Mayo and Beyond!
Even as long-winded as I like to be, I can’t draw this one out…but, I’m gonna try!! I love DIY’ing my own spice blends. Do you remember how I’ve spoken about developing my Middle Eastern Spice Blend? Well, somewhere along my culinary journey, I created this recipe for a Mexican Spice Blend. One thing that I’ve heard…
