Marrons Glacés Cake – Candied Chestnut Cake (gluten-free)
Candied Chestnut Cake – recipe in post Last night, for the first time in a long time, The Fiancé and I had friends over for dinner. With the new floors installed, and the walls (mostly) painted, the house is finally acceptable for hosting. Finally! It’s been a long time coming, and I was so excited […]
Chestnuts, Chestnuts, Chestnuts! How to prepare them, and what to do with them
Chestnuts – how to roast, boil, and shell them, and what to do with them after Growing up, I always thought of chestnuts as a bit of a luxury. Every year my step dad would take on the job of roasting and peeling them to add to the Thanksgiving stuffing, and every year I would […]
Curry Chicken Soup with Rice – happy once, happy twice
Curry Chicken Soup with Rice – recipe in post This Chicken Soup doesn’t really have anything to do with your traditional chicken soup with rice… but in the colder weather, I just can’t help gravitating towards spices – holiday spices, for sure, but also curry. As the temperatures dropped, and I started stuffing my pockets […]
Pumpkin Round-Up – my top 6 pumpkin recipes
links to recipes in post Who doesn’t love pumpkin? According to my page-views, you guys are game for just about anything with the word ‘pumpkin’ in it. That is to say, you’re my kind of people! The past couple months have been full of pumpkin, but with Turkey Day upon us I foresee a need […]
Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal, 3 ways
Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal, 3 ways – recipes in post It’s the week of Thanksgiving, and despite all the pumpkin packed foods I’m still all revved up! I thought I would share with you one last pumpkin recipe before the holidays, and what has been my breakfast for many of the chilly mornings this month. Pumpkin […]
Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Streusel Topping – plus, the secret to making the perfect pumpkin pie
Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Streusel Topping – recipe in post I’m thankful for so many things this year. I’m thankful for my family, my friends; the roof over my head and the food in my belly… I am rich with love, and happiness, and all kinds of luxuries, which I hope never to take for […]
Rum and Coke Cupcakes – release the Kraken!
Rum and Coke Cupcakes, with Rum and Coke Swiss Meringue Buttercream and Rum Spiked Caramel Sauce – recipe in post Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday dear Brother… Happy birthday to you! As an outsider, downtown Pittsburgh is nothing short of a nightmare to navigate – in some areas, the ramps […]
Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Meringue Cookies
Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Meringue Cookies – recipe in post Leave it to me to take a wonderful, naturally fat-free treat and put a swirl of peanut butter through it and dip it in chocolate. I swear, I’ll do it to anything. “Hey, that’s a nice recipe you have there… have you considered adding peanut […]
Black Bean & Butternut Squash Chili – here’s to comfort
Black Bean & Butternut Squash Chili – vegan – recipe in post It was cold and windy here in Michigan this past week. Gusts of air blown in from the South-West, mere fragments of the storm raging there. I think it’s safe to say that Hurricane Sandy, and all the people effected by it, have […]
Nightmare Before Christmas Cupcakes – vegan, gluten-free, nut-free – trick, or treat?
Dark Chocolate Cupcakes – vegan, gluten-free, nut-free – recipe in post Boys and girls of every age, would you like to see something strange? Come with us and you will see… this our town of Halloween. This is Halloween, this is Halloween – Halloween! Halloween! Darkness falls across the blogosphere – the days get short […]
World’s Best Pumpkin Gingerbread Bundt Cake, with Toffee Sauce
Pumpkin Gingerbread Cake with Toffee Sauce – recipe in post “It’s bigger than love. Brighter than all the stars combined. Dwarfing the sun, burning within my heart and mind.” – Ben Gibbard, “Bigger than Love”, (based on letters between F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda) Do you ever have those moments when you’re thinking about something, trying […]
Pumpkin Ravioli with Hazelnut Brown Butter Sauce and Balsamic Drizzle
Pumpkin Ravioli with Hazelnut Brown Butter Sauce – recipe in post “I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.” – Augusten Burroughs I am made up of flaws. A compilation of failures and mistakes, and innumerable disappointments. My body is battered from all the leaps I’ve taken, hoping to fly… But […]