autumn

Oven-Caramelized Sweet Potatoes

November 6, 2012

My consumption of sweet potatoes goes up ten-fold in the colder months. I just find them so comforting, and so versatile from a cooking perspective. My husband doesn’t share my love of sweet potatoes. He tolerates them, but I’m constantly trying to find ways to include them that both of us enjoy. I’ve found the [...]

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Spiced sweet potato walnut loaf

November 29, 2011

I’m sort of an impulsive person. If I want to go somewhere, without thinking into it I will make it happen ASAP. If I decide I want something, it turns into I need this thing and will go to extended lengths of begging, budgeting and planning to make it happen as soon as possible. Nick [...]

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Comfy Chicken Soup

November 22, 2011

Is there anything more comforting than a steaming bowl of chicken soup in the dark, cold winter? I don’t think so. That’s why, even though there are a million-plus recipes for chicken soup out there, I’ve decided to share this one with you. Because it may not be unique, but it is easy, comforting and [...]

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Creamy butternut squash tofu curry

November 15, 2011

This was another recipe I came up with for the CNE certification program I’ve been doing. It was my attempt at making a recipe that would be ideal for a pregnant woman (that’s not a hint at anything- just my topic of choice for the project!) while using seasonal ingredients and inventing a new, different [...]

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{Monday Mentions} November 14

November 14, 2011

It’s been a while since I did a Monday Mentions post, hasn’t it? Well, I’ve been working hard on coming up with a new, more regular posting schedule for the blog this winter and I think I’ve gotten it down to five days a week- taking the weekends off- so Monday Mentions are here to [...]

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Cinnamon Honey Roasted Root Veggies

November 9, 2011

Ladies and gentleman, this recipe is it. The recipe that made the day I never thought I would see happen. The day my husband ate brussels sprouts… and liked it. I don’t know what it is about the crispy, smoky roasted roots combined with the wintery cinnamon and sticky sweet honey, but this one won [...]

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Apple Pie Smoothie

November 2, 2011

I am definitely a pie girl. Hand me a slice of {gluten-free} chocolate cake and I’ll scarf it down, and like it- but tell me later there was apple pie instead? I’ll be heartbroken, let me tell you. I love my chocolate, but there’s nothing like an ooey-gooey piece of hot apple (or cherry, or [...]

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