Thinking Fruitful

French 75 Cocktail

For our New Year’s gathering, my sister and I decided that we needed a signature cocktail or fun drink for the evening. It is the new year, after all. So, I began searching for a delicious drink that contained Champagne. And I stumbled upon the French 75. This is a drink that contains gin, Champagne, […]

Top 5 of 2012

Happy almost New Year! 2012 has been a fantastic year for me and for the Fruitful blog. This year, Fruitful turned one and I feel like it’s come such a long way since the beginning. This year, I had one of my recipes featured on foodgawker. And this year, I came up with my own […]

Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

A few weeks ago when we were decorating our little apartment with lights and garlands and getting in the Christmas spirit, I got a craving for a delicious cookie. And I didn’t turn to the usual chocolate chip or rich, fudgy brownie that I usual depend on. I was specifically craving an oatey, coconuty, crispy […]

Curried Butternut Squash Soup

It’s hard to believe that today I’m putting up a curry recipe and tomorrow I’ll be on a plane headed to Thailand. (More on the trip when I get back…I can’t wait to show you all of the fun things I’ll be eating.) My husband and I love curry. My husband is more of a […]

Simple Saturday: Spaghetti Squash

Happy Simple Saturday! Sorry that it’s been awhile since I’ve been able to do one of these. I’ve been a busy little lady, and I’m getting ready to go on a two-week trip to Burma next week! Today, I am featuring a vegetable that I hadn’t tried until this year. The lovely spaghetti squash. And […]