Writing this blog has taught me a lot about my cooking style, I’ve found. I tend to throw dishes together, using a recipe as a starting point and not an unimpeachable truth. I’ve also found that I substitute things like crazy…and that it usually works out deliciously anyway. And the latest thing that I’ve…
Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Brown Butter and Sage
Ok, so I’m lying in bed typing up this post and dreaming of the MOST delicious meal that I made yesterday: Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Brown Butter and Sage. Doesn’t it sound all glamorously foodie-like? Well, it tastes even better! A few years ago I went to Italy and I ate some gnocchi in brown…
Harvest Apple Crumble — Eat it Fast, It Won’t Last Long!
The DH brought home a grocery bag full of apples the other day. Apparently some Scouts or so had been selling them at his work. I knew right away what I wanted to make with them: my yummy Harvest Apple Crumble! I had done a test recipe for that when a few friends had come…
Vegan Thanksgiving Spice Cake and Fall Hikes with Family
I made this spice cake for a bake sale recently, and it always conjures up a host of memories for me. When I was a kid, my mom would take my sisters and I for a nice, long walk through a park on Thanksgiving weekend, and she often packed this spice cake for a snack….
Memories of Meals Past: Caramel Corn and Community
I work in a medical clinic and at this time of year we take part in a fundraising initiative for a charity called The Farley Foundation. This very worthy organization helps provide people who are on a fixed income, such as seniors, or women fleeing abuse, help to pay for veterinary care for beloved furry animal family…