It's the LAST day of our month-long Bake it Happen campaign for breast cancer research. My sister and I are completely overwhelmed from the mass participation this year. It's so meaningful for us to have received pictures of Bake it Happens from complete strangers from all over the country. From cheer leading squads to play dates, Starbuck's Baristas to high schoolteachers, everyone has enjoyed baking one of mom's famed baked goods, all in the name of breast cancer research. There's still one day left, to Bake it Happen. … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2014
Beef Stew
October 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
There's a little chill in the air. It's the kind that makes you want to lay around on a lazy Sunday afternoon. While I can't imagine having a lazy afternoon until my kids are in college, the next best thing would be to slow cook, or to make a big pot of nourishing soup-- the ultimate comfort food. Last week my daughter and I make some very tasty Butternut Squash Soup. She was surprised to find that something so easy to make can taste so good. So, we're on a soup roll. In fact, another soup was requested to appear somewhere on this week's … [Read more...]
Butternut Squash Soup
October 23, 2014 By Leave a Comment
I feel out of sorts posting about a soup without my friend Seriously Soupy talking about it After all, she's been preaching to us for years how easy it is to make soup. Last night for dinner my daughter and I made some Butternut Squash Soup (for the first time), and it was amazing. Let me clarify, it was restaurant-quality, according to my 9-year old son who had just last weekend, ordered a bowl of Butternut Squash soup at a local restaurant. I could not believe how simple it was to prepare the soup. And, I even cheated and bought the … [Read more...]
Stuffed Acorn Squash
October 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
We've got tons of pumpkins and gourds from the fall festivals we hit last weekend. I find this time of year I get so excited to pick apples and pumpkins that's while I'm in the moment, at the farm stands or roaming through the orchards, it's fun. Then, when I'm back at home, staring down the pumpkins and dozens of apples that definitely won't get eaten (and subsequently take up too much room in my apartment kitchen) , I begin to stress. Same goes for all of the beautiful fall vegetables that adorn all of the grocery stands along the … [Read more...]
