Cold and snow… where are you? Whomever you’re visiting, we’re jealous. In the meantime, our days are sunny and crisp, so we pull cozies and make favorite soups. In less than seven days, we made two pots of Ancho Black Bean Soup, and there’s only two of us.
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Midnight Baking – Pear Crumb Bars
What time do you bake? Slices of fruit and flour appear between nine and eleven at night. Three out of ten times there’s another Safeway run. Why can’t I get it together the first trip, then I remember, it’s hereditary. With my dad, there were sometimes between one and three Safeway trips a day. I…
Spiced Pear Crumb Bars
The first November weekend in Tahoe is ritualist. The “Pray for Snow” party is a ceremonial celebration. The get together brings food, drinks, and family. While meandering inside and out, we bundle and huddle close around a fire. Then upon hearing the clanking of the (decades past) ski pole pass, pause. Here comes the “Dump…
Espresso Truffle Tangled With Cinnamon Cheesecake
On this 31st day of Halloween, I send true love to you. Espresso Truffle. Tangled Spiders. Cinnamon Cheesecake. Layered together, on the most wonderful holiday of the year.
Spiced Banana Bread
/ Do you experiment with favorite recipes? I get a bee in my bonnet, then tangle with a tried and true.
Open-faced Chickpea Tuna & Egg Salad Sandwich
Egg salad is my favorite. No, chickpea. I played the “favorite” food game until realizing, I can have both!
Vegetable & Fruit Topped Flatbread Crackers
Am I the only one who sometimes struggles with snacks? Does anyone share a similar and redundant pattern…
Apple Poppy Seed Shortbread Squares
Spiced apples atop an almond poppy seed shortbread crust with a walnut oat streusel. A sensation for the season.
Veggie Estufada – Instant Pot
My family is Portuguese, from the tiny island of Macau. Vaca Estufada is a traditional meal passed through generations, with slight variation according to who’s standing the stove.
Hazelnut Raisin Pumpkin Bread
/ Sweeping leaves and changing fall colors whisper… Pumpkin bread.
