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Have I ever told you how much I love Kristan at Confessions of a Cookbook Queen? She is an amazing baker and blogger, and it seems like so often we are on the same page on flavors. She recently posted a recipe for an Apple Cider Spice Cake, the flavors of which, just spoke to [...]
When fall rolls around, I start thinking about cooler weather and soup. Since I live in the desert southwest, though, soup weather generally doesn’t come around until the end of October. This year, though, we’ve had an abundance of rain and cooler weather, which, by the way, is making me question exactly how global warming [...]
Many people look at a pumpkin and think “Jack-O-Lantern”. That’s fine, especially if you’re crazy about Halloween. But when I look at a pumpkin, I think “Food!”, and when my son looks at a pumpkin, he thinks “PIE!!!” I started cooking and pureeing my own pumpkins years ago, and I actually prefer it to canned [...]
Pesto is one of my favorite things to eat. There is just something so refreshing about it. However, I do NOT have a green thumb, and I can’t grow basil for anything. And basil is super expensive at my local grocery store – when they even have it. What’s a girl to do? Punt. That’s [...]
