Recipes

It’s the Great Pumpkin!

I have never baked a jack-o-lantern pumpkin before last week. I took a moment wondering why and quickly remembered that the inside usually gets yucky after spending an evening or two, carved and stuffed with a candle burning inside of it all evening. So the sad fact that I didn't get to carve my pumpkin… Continue reading It’s the Great Pumpkin!

Recipes

Easy Pasta Sauces

If I had the choice, I'd eat pasta every day. Unfortunately, I don't work out nearly enough to balance my pasta obsession. I have learned to eat pasta only once every two weeks or so and it really made me appreciate it even more. Of course, it helps that my husband doesn't like pasta so… Continue reading Easy Pasta Sauces

Challenges

Saturday Upsides: Overstocking

I have a confession to make: I love buying food. I love going to the local produce market, the small Asian market and, yes, the big supermarket as well. Some weeks, I'm tired and all I want is to get out as soon as I can. But usually, the grocery store becomes my happy bubble.… Continue reading Saturday Upsides: Overstocking

Recipes

Cincinnati Chili on Election Night

If you are American (or living in America), today is a big day. After weeks, if not months, of phone calls, junk mail, and TV harassment from both parties, we will finally know who the president will be for the next four years. If you don't live in the US of A, I simply hope… Continue reading Cincinnati Chili on Election Night