Cocoa bombs are relatively new on the food scene, but their popularity means you can find a variety in stores this season. However, they're not very hard to make at home! A cocoa bomb is a simple concept: a hollow chocolate sphere encapsulating cocoa mix and marshmallows. When you submerge the "bomb" in a mug … Continue reading Cocoa Bombs
Autumn
Setting Our Thanksgiving Table
I absolutely love tablescapes! However, I'm not so good at all those formal dining rules: this fork here, this plate there. I'm just too impatient for that, and who wants to do extra dishes afterward? As a result, I aim to keep things relatively casual while still making it special for all the guests around … Continue reading Setting Our Thanksgiving Table
Savory Pumpkin Soup
Pumpkin Soup is one of my favorite parts of Thanksgiving. I serve it as a starter every year! But this is not your grandma's strangely sweet yet weirdly bland pumpkin soup. My recipe is different than most, as I omit all the traditional sweeter spices. No ginger, no cinnamon, no nutmeg. I'm after a bowl … Continue reading Savory Pumpkin Soup
Classic Pumpkin Pie with Mascarpone Whipped Cream
Pumpkin Pie. Can we have Thanksgiving without it? This is my recipe for a simple Classic Pumpkin Pie, but it's a little different than others. Mine doesn't include cloves and substitutes a bit of brown sugar for the traditional white. I will also confess that I have yet to master pastry. It outsmarts me every … Continue reading Classic Pumpkin Pie with Mascarpone Whipped Cream
Dalgona Coffee for the Holiday Season
If you've fallen in love with the Dalgona coffee fad, you'll be thrilled to know how easy it is to incorporate this delicious drink into your seasonal celebrations! For fall and Thanksgiving, whip up Apple Pie Dalgona Coffee. With one easy substitution, you can make Pumpkin Pie Dalgona Coffee, as well. At Christmas, try Egg … Continue reading Dalgona Coffee for the Holiday Season
Felt Pie Garland
When a friend posted her pumpkin pie garland hanging on her mantel, I fell in love and knew I had to have one in my home! A quick internet search revealed many premade options available for purchase. However, I was determined to save my pennies and decided to head to the craft store to try … Continue reading Felt Pie Garland
Pumpkin Spice Syrup
Homemade pumpkin spice syrup is a clean, homemade, money-saving option to popular pumpkin spice goodness! Or choose to make it with your preferred sugar substitute and alcohol-free extract to make it sugar-free and low carb! This base works like a thicker version of a flavoring syrup, the kind you find in coffee shops. You can … Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Syrup
Baked Apple Cider Donuts with Cinnamon Maple Glaze
There are a handful of recipe developers that reduce me to fangirling. Cooks whose cookbooks I will faithfully purchase sight unseen. Chefs who release such consistently delicious food, you think they might be made of magic. One of those is Tieghan Gerard at Half Baked Harvest. Don't let her humble, unassuming demeanor fool you; she … Continue reading Baked Apple Cider Donuts with Cinnamon Maple Glaze
Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
If you think Chicken Noodle Soup is boring, this post is for you! As we come into the colder autumn/winter weather, this hearty, creamy soup is so cozy and satisfying, not to mention, absolutely delicious! It takes chicken noodle soup to a whole new level. My suggestion of using tagliatelle noodles creates a thicker, heartier … Continue reading Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
Savory Roasted Acorn Squash, Two Ways
Mmmm, fall and winter squash season! The majority of fall/winter squash recipes have a sweeter flavor profile. It's common to dress them up with brown sugar, maple sugar, cinnamon, and allspice, even the ever-popular marshmallow topping on Thanksgiving yams and sweet potatoes. Here's where I admit my unpopular opinion. Unless the squash is being used … Continue reading Savory Roasted Acorn Squash, Two Ways
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