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creamy leek & pumpkin soup
1 large pumpkin, pureed, or two large cans of pumpkin puree 1 pack of maple smoked bacon butter or olive oil 1 large onion, chopped 6 cloves of garlic, chopped 5 large leeks, mostly white part,...
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delicious. oxymorons. (sugar-free sugar cookies)
These little guys are sugar free, gluten free, low carb and terribly festive :D It wouldn’t be christmastime without sugar cookies, so I had to come up with a version we could all indulge in and not...
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mom’s cheese pie.
“Mom’s cheese pie.” sounds pretty quaint, right? well I didn’t grow up with this recipe, my mom didn’t make it, it’s pretty random. and unfortunately I think overdosed on it, because I’ve got a...
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chocolate covered cherries
we had a loooooooovely valentines weekend. noah and I saw Valentine’s Day (cute, not amazing, no surprise there though). and we had a nice dinner at cracker barrel, I had spicy catfish and he had...
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not bread sticks
Oh sure…. they might look like breadsticks. They might smell just like the kind from little caesar’s…….. they might even TASTE somewhat bread-like and they are definitely stick-shaped. But really…...
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welcoming autumn. and a spinach & cheese pie.
Of course, the weather was in the 80′s today…. but no matter, this warm weather is slowly and surely starting to fade. To be replaced with chilly breezes, some grey skies, and crisp orange leaves....
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Chicken, Ham & Swiss Roulade
………..or Chicken Cordon Bleu. One of my favorite dishes as a kid. Tender chicken, creamy cheese, sweet ham… what a great combination. I tried making this version today, and it turned out excellent....
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Celeriac and Turnip Puree
I said I was going to post about some of my favorite root vegetable dishes this fall, and now I am making good on my word. This is a creamy puree that works well with roast meat, braised pork, and...
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pumpkin-cranberry-almond loaf
It’s the Great Pumpkin Loaf, Charlie, Brown! Last week, my mom, Maggie & I had cupcakes from Sprinkles. I had their November-Only pumpkin cupcake, fresh from the oven. Moist, not to sweet,...
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celebration & no-bake chocolate ganache tarte
celebrations are fun. we celebrated noah’s birthday last night with christmas leftovers turned into a salad (bacon, ham, bleu cheese & pecan) and a turtle tart–dark chocolate ganache on an...
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