My childhood friend Jim recently shared a recipe with me for a roasted beet spread he has been making for his family. I’m a huge fan of roasted beets and have been known to convert more than a few formerly beet-averse folks into beet lovers with my roasted beet salad. I decided to have a…
Autumn Harvest Breakfast Cookies
This is the time of year when I start having trouble getting out of bed in the morning. It’s cool in the house, toasty under the covers and daylight arrives late. But the lure of these breakfast cookies is enough to pull me out of bed. Is that bad to admit that food entices me…
Twelve Months of Healthy Eating: Pumpkin Kale Chili in the Crockpot
Brrr! We’re having a snow day here. There’s really nothing better than a crockpot full of chili on a cold, snowy day! Last month I shared this post with you about my calendar project. I brought a calendar home from my favorite little grocery store in Key West and am re-making each month’s featured recipe…
Thanksgiving Leftovers: Roasted Stuffed Pumpkin
Thanksgiving night we had friends and neighbors over for dessert. It’s such a nice way to wrap up the holiday, a low-key evening with lots of sweet treats. The conversation always turns to what we ate earlier in the day, followed by how we are going to re-purpose them for the next several days. One…
Pumpkin Chocolate Cookies
My dear friend Suzanne recently told me she had indulged in the best pumpkin cookies EVER. She got them at a bake sale. As Suzanne does so well, she made friends with the gal who had baked them and got a copy of the recipe. The recipe landed in my inbox with a request to…
Pumpkin Alfredo with Sweet Potato Noodles
I am a bit enamored with the spiral cutter. It started with zucchini. We had spaghetti, lemon almond pesto, pasta salad…so many dishes that I almost got tired of zucchini noodles. It was time to branch out… On to the sweet potato. I was unsure how I would like this uncooked. Turns out it makes…