This beautiful squash is packed with vitamins and packed with flavor! Rich and buttery, it feels decadent even in it’s simplest form. I’m kind of obsessed with stuffing these special squashes right now. The texture of wild rice and the slight salt of the cheese coupled with the natural sweetness of the squash is astounding….
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Pumpkin Thai Curry Soup
You want soup? I’ll give you soup! I knew the minute that I began to prep the pumpkins that I would be making soup with some. I knew I wanted it to be sweet and a bit spicy with Thai flavors. What I did not know, was that it would be SO stinkin’ easy! Seriously…
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
As you may recall, I pureed some fresh pumpkin last week and I am trying to make good use of it! I’ve made quite a few things, this is the first I will share with you. The Snickerdoodle is a classic cookie. It always seems to be a wintery feeling cookie to me. The cinnamon…
Potato Corn Chowder
It’s just started to get cold here in LA. What does “cold” mean to me now? It means that we have dipped into the 60s during the day and the 40s at night! Clutch my pearls! The 60s!!!! OK, so it isn’t THAT cold, but it’s colder than it was and the weather change got…
Dear Diary, I was sad today…
Dear Diary, I was sad today and I decided that it was ok. Ok, you aren’t my diary and most of you probably don’t care too terribly much about my mood, but I’m certain of one thing… You’ve all been sad. Chances are, you’ve also been told “cheer up!” Or “don’t be sad!”. Don’t be…
Perfectly Mashed Potatoes
You all must be wondering why I see fit to post about something as simple as mashed potatoes. I mean, don’t I know that everyone knows how to “mash” potatoes? Well, I have experienced less than amazing smooshed spuds and I’m here to set the record straight. Cool your heels, people! Stop trying to reinvent…
Holiday Roasted Brussels Sprouts
When the Rock Star and I started dating, he had a serious aversion to Brussels sprouts. I mean, making gagging sounds and the whole bit. Turns out his mom, like so many others, had ruined him for a myriad of vegetables by serving them as boiled to mush, flavorless nightmares. It wasn’t until I put…
Pumpkin Purée
Just a quickie here. We had two small sugar pumpkins that we used as part of some games we played with the kiddos at our Halloween party. I decided not to let them go to waste and get some pumpkin purée made just in time for the holidays! I remember buying canned and can hear…
The Perfect Bloody Mary
When I have a Bloody Mary, I want it to look like a salad and taste like a steak. Steak and salad, you say? Why, yes. Yes I do. This trend of food in and on the Bloody Mary is not a bad idea! I’ve seen bacon fairly commonly used in the past few years,…
The Fattest Girl in the Room
What’s it like to be the fattest girl in the room… like, every room… all the time. Well, I guess it would be devastating for some. Maybe it would make some girls become introverts. Maybe in some cases, it would make a girl become a recluse. In my case, I often forget that I am,…
My Grandma’s Yams: A Fat Tuesday Memory
Yams are a common addition to a holiday table. There are a TON of ways to prepare them… Perfectly toasted marshmallows on top, “candied” with brown sugar and butter, sweetened with maple syrup… But none are quite as good as the yams my grandma made. I didn’t have her recipe, but I had made them…
Autumn Inspired Roasted Butternut Squash
This Thanksgiving, impress your guests with this amazing roasted squash. My girlfriends were coming over and I decided to test the theory of this idea on them. I know I’m not the first person to stuff and roast a squash, but I had never seen a recipe with the combo of ingredients and flavors that…
The Swearing Mom's Guide To Life 