Pumpkin Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting Last week my 5-year old son announced we should make a pumpkin cake. Not one to argue about such things, I started looking at recipes. A bunch of them were 2 or 3 layer jobs or had ingredient lists a mile long. Way more involved than I was interested in tackling on a Tuesday afternoon. Then I found this recipe from Bon Appetit and knew it was the perfect fit. Basic ingredients, simple steps, and we were eating cake about an hour after we started. Now that's my idea of a good time. The cake is dense without being heavy and moist without being greasy (So many pumpkin recipes start with 1 cup of Keep Reading
Overnight Pumpkin Oats {recipe}
I've been making Overnight Pumpkin Oats for over a year now. There's a good chance that I've had it 300 out of the last 365 days. I'm a big oatmeal lover and creature of habit. Buying my oats in bulk is the best way for me to save. WinCo has a 20 lb bag of organic regular oats for $18-$20. It takes our family 4-6 months to go through. I've even shared a bag here and there with friends to help with the storage. If you're not a big oatmeal lover this may not sell you. These oats are not cooked but rather "soaked". The nutritional benefit of soaking was not my main objective in making these, time was. I whip up a batch the night before and heat for Keep Reading
Butternut Squash Carbonara recipe
Butternut Squash Carbonara If you had told me two years ago that I would post a recipe with the words "butternut squash" in the title, I would have laughed and said you were crazy. I have always hated squash with a passion. If I wanted something soft and sweet, I'd eat a bowl of ice cream. Every September, though, my dad insists we take some squash from their garden. Every September I do. Then I either feed it to my husband or add it to a pile of small pumpkins for a nice fall centerpiece. I love the strange shapes and bright colors of squash. The taste and texture? No thanks. Until I made this recipe, that is. A few years ago, I shared a post Keep Reading
Whole Wheat Shortbread Cookies recipe
Whole Wheat Shortbread Cookies The other day, my mom watched my kids and sent me home with a bag of these Shortbread Cookies. Talk about a good deal. I think the idea was that I was supposed to eat one and share the rest. Hmm. It didn't really work out that way. I ate three and hid the rest for my husband who ate them in hiding while the children were distracted. What can I say? We are giving people. We are also big fans of these cookies. My husband actually said, "Oh, these would be so good with ganache!" Ganache? Who are you and what did you do with my husband? THEN! He proceeded to make the recipe all by himself with said ganache. Martha Keep Reading
How to roast pumpkin seeds
How to Roast Pumpkin Seeds The other night, a friend casually asked me where I had bought pumpkins this year. Um... pumpkins? I don't have any pumpkins. I saw some outside the grocery store last week and seriously considered piling my four children on them and taking pictures, like some weird pumpkin patch outing gone wrong. The thought of being blocked from Instagram was the only thing that kept my grocery cart on the straight and narrow. What is wrong with me?! I love everything about fall. But other than eating a piece of pumpkin pie, I barely even understand it's already October. Is it having toddlers? Coronavirus? Do I just need to buy a new Keep Reading
Beans and Greens {vegetarian meal idea}
Beans and Greens Vegetarian Meal My family and I are cruising along on our new vegetable-based diet and loving it. For the first time in... ever, I have no meat in my refrigerator and only three small packages in my chest freezer. In the past, when I started all of our meal planning with the meat, this would have been a problem. We have nothing to eat! Now I find it strangely liberating to push my cart right past the meat department. It has opened up a whole new world of flavors and a good amount of grocery money. We haven't gone hungry, and we haven't missed meat. We aren't vegetarians by any stretch, as we still eat meat if the craving hits or Keep Reading
How to Create Simple and Meaningful Photo Gifts
We all like giving good gifts, ones that are used and appreciated for years to come. Personal, creative gifts that mean something to those giving and receiving them. However, as much as I would like to be, I am not the crafty, creative type. And trust me, a hot glue gun or crochet hook in the wrong hands does not a meaningful gift make. My blood pressure goes up just thinking about it. But I have always loved the idea of creating personal, meaningful gifts. Enter Shutterfly photo books and calendars. No scissors, no glue, no mess. Once finished, you just click order and wait for the shiny orange and white package to arrive on your (or your loved Keep Reading
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