Squash Season
Winter squash season is one of my favorite food seasons. I absolutely adore butternut squash in any way it can be cooked. Sadly though, it’s one of those things I have not...
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Erika
Hello November! NaBloPoMo Day 1
It was just twenty minutes ago that I was still sitting here at the computer this morning, debating if I really, honestly and truly wanted to give NaBloPoMo a go. I mean,...
NaBloPoMo?
Every year, about this time, I *think* about the idea of doing NaNoWriMo- the month where you take the time to write something every single day. But the month comes and goes,...
Bridge Soup
We have officially arrived at the wonky weather time of year. One day it’s cold, one day it’s borderline hot, and overall the mornings are much cooler than the evenings. As one...
How Many Shopping Days Until Christmas?
Hello my dear internet friends! Has this been the craziest week for me or what! I’m sure I will work my adventures into a blog post or two in the future, but...
Easy And Spectacular Ratatouille
As the garden has been trickling in, I’ve found myself craving particular dishes made from that garden produce. In particular this week, I just had a HUGE hankering for a great bowl...
Zebra Cake
We had a birthday or two in the house this past weekend. My beautiful little girl is not so little it seems, as she celebrated her 11th birthday this past Saturday. Eleven...
A Love Affair With Pepper Jelly
In the not so distant past, whenever I would hear the words “pepper” and “jelly” in a sentence, my tongue would curl. I would shudder internally as I thought about that crazy...
Flavor Explosion!
Last night was the first time in over two weeks that we were actually able to sit down as a family and enjoy dinner. We celebrated the moment by grilling up some...
Nourishment
It’s been a season of salads and sandwiches for us. Mostly because both things are really easy to throw together- but they’ve also become monotonous and dull. We’ve broken things up with...
Playing With Kale
I have these big beautiful Red Russian Kale plants growing in my vegetable garden. This is my first time growing it- my previous attempts at growing kale was Dinosaur (or Lacinato) Kale. ...
Meal Kits For Camping
It feels like 104ºF outside right now. It’s been hot all week, and as you can imagine, there isn’t much cooking going on. We’ve been existing on salad and melon all week. ...