Let’s all take a deep breath, forget about the stresses of life and take a quick trip to Italy, where olive trees abound and rustic food is king. Also, let’s go to Italy because they probably invented combining kale and Parmesan cheese! In Italian cooking, it’s not always bing bang boom to get the complex […]
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Real Pumpkin Pie
Even though I just got back from a glorious seven days of relaxing in the tropics of Mexico (posts to come soon), I’m so ready to get into the Thanksgiving season! I’ve been practicing my pies with my new-found Easy Pie Crust recipe. Fruits, gourds, squashes…I relish in the fact that mostly everything inside a […]
Guest Post: Butternut Squash Gnocchi Sauce
Here’s a guest post from my fabulous blogger friend Elsie over at Richly Rooted. We met each other while studying abroad in Oxford four years ago and we were even in a dinner group together! I am so excited that we are blogger friends now and I get to keep up with all of the […]
Thinking Fruitful: Gift Giving
Today I’m beginning a new series “thinking fruitful” that will hopefully inspire you to look at things through a new lens and give you ideas to make the every day things shine! Today, we tackle gift giving. Guess what season it is? Yes, it’s apple season, but also gift season!
Simple Saturday: Easy Pie Crust
About a year ago, I made a few sub-par homemade pie crusts and I just stopped making pies and quiches until a few weeks ago. I knew I could buy a pre-made crust from the store, but I just felt like I was letting myself down. My mom is like the pie queen and could […]