I wanted to sneak in one more Thanksgiving recipe before all cooks hit the kitchen for the few days of preparation! In our house the cooking goes on for at least two days and the turkey brining begins before that. I always marvel at the disproportion of preparation time and meal consumption time. I think…
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Yankee Beware Soup
Today is World Diabetes Day and at the prompting of fellow writer/blogger Carolyn Ketchum, author of the blog All Day I Dream About Food, I am participating in an effort to raise awareness about Diabetes through sharing information and a recipe. Carolyn herself is diabetic and I’ve marveled at her nimble ease with integrating alternative…
Pine Cone Firestarter Place Card Holders
Thanksgiving feels very rustic to me and I love to adorn the dining table with organic elements. I’ve always loved repurposing things, DIY’ing and this has long been one of my favorite projects. This organic place card holder will designate your guest’s spot and then play a second role as a firestarter for your fireplace,…
The Best Butternut Squash Curry
A sure sign of a great dish for me is when I’m editing photos of it for a blog post I can’t wait to eat it again. That is the case for this Butternut Squash Curry. Like mouth watering ‘excuse me for a second’ while I have a serving now kind of ‘can’t wait’. I…
Candy Cane Cocktail with Homemade Candy Cane Infused Vodka
Homemade Candy Cane Infused Vodka makes a great gift as well as a staple peppermint vodka for wintertime cocktails. The Candy Cane Cocktail will be the hit of your winter entertaining too! Pulling off a seasonal cocktail to WOW doesn’t have to be hard. In fact you can infuse your own liquor to make it…
Reflections & Recipes for the Best Gluten Free Thanksgiving {Spicy Honey Cranberry Sauce}
Having eaten gluten up until 7 years ago, the only peril at the extended family Thanksgiving prior was dodging the ‘orange juice potatoes’ (what I thought the sweet potatoes with marshmallows were). It was not until I became gluten free, as well did my young children, that I realized all that is woven through a…
Seckel Pear Soft Shelled Creme Tart
Sometime last month I waltzed into my local neighborhood food market expecting to dash in and out, retrieving the few items I needed and to quickly flee. I was however stopped dead in my tracks upon entering the store. There in front of me was a collection of the most dainty, diminutive pears I’d ever…
