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Pumpkin Mac & Cheese
Up until this year, I had never really roasted a pumpkin. Sure, I’ve cooked butternut squash, delicata squash, acorn squash, spaghetti squash… but those lovely orange pumpkins that start showing up in late September well through the winter? Nah. I … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dinner, Kids, Lunch, Sides, Vegetarian
Tagged baked mac and cheese, canned pumpkin, cheese sauce, creamy cheese sauce with pumpkin, fresh pumpkin puree, mac and cheese, macaroni and cheese, macaroni and cheese recipes, meatlessmonday, meatlessmonday recipes, panko bread crumbs, panko breadcrumbs, panko topped macaroni, pumpkin cheese sauce, pumpkin mac and cheese, pumpkin puree and pasta, vegetarian
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Ancho Chili and Pepita Mole
I believe in the beauty of small things. Don’t gag – I’m completely serious. The little things that make me laugh or smile throughout the day. Gorgeous fall leaves littered across just barely frozen duck ponds. Little kids laughing at … Continue reading
Posted in Gluten-Free, Sauces, Sides, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged ancho and pepita, ancho and pepita mole, ancho chiles, Ancho Chili, ancho chili sauce, Ancho chilis, chili peppers, condiment, condiments, mexican chile sauce, Mexican chili sauce, pepita, sauces, vegan, vegan ancho chili sauce, vegan mole, vegetarian
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Pumpkin Protein Muffins
We are not strangers to the bottomless pit-stomachs of growing kids around here. My 15 year old stepson is now 6’4″, while 8 year old Silas measures in at a few inches shy of 5 feet. Both boys are involved … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Kids, Life, Sides, Snacks, Vegetarian
Tagged baking, brazil nut protein powder, essential living brazil nut protein, fall flavor, high protein baking, kids, kids sports, muffin recipes, muffins, protein muffin recipes, protein muffins, pumpkin bread recipe, pumpkin muffins, Pumpkin Protein Muffins, pumpkin puree, pumpkin recipes, sport snacks, water polo snacks
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Tomato Potato Tart
Having a good, flaky pastry crust in your recipe repertoire is a must. This is advice comes from the same girl who has made her fair share of crusts that shrink down from the all sides of the pan they’re … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Dinner, Kids, Lunch, Sides, Vegetarian
Tagged best flaky pie crusts, brandywine tomatoes, cheese, flaky pastry crust, flaky pie crust, food, herb crust, homemade tomato tart crust, pies and tarts, savory tarts, summer eating, summer tomatoes, tart crust, tomato pie, tomato tart, tomatoes, vegetarian
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Bursted Cherry Tomato Sauce
There are numerous things I enjoy about summer, including long hot days, unexpected rain in still-warm weather (which we could really use around here right now), lazy mornings filled with sleeping in and mid-morning coffee, listening to the hustle and … Continue reading
Ginger Apple Plum Jam
Can we talk about canning? The whole process has fascinated me for quite some time, but until recently I stayed far away from it. I was terrified I’d create jars swarming with bacterial toxins that cause botulism, inevitably killing folks. … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Canning, Gluten-Free, Jams, Sides, Snacks, Vegetarian
Tagged apple ginger jam, ball mason jars, canning, canning at home, ginger, jams, plum jam, plums, small batch jam, summer fruit, summer jam making
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Cashew Basil Pesto
When it comes to summer, one of my favorite widely available ingredients is fresh basil. In the last 6 years, I only successfully grew it once. This year, however, our garden is FILLED with all sorts of basil! Lemon basil, … Continue reading
Potato Macaroni Egg Salad
I’m not a stranger to insomnia. I do some of my best work in the wee morning hours. I have since I was about 12 years old. But sometimes it’s a pain in the ass when you’re wide awake at … Continue reading
Summer Corn Salad
Summer has arrived full-on and I don’t know how the hell it happened. Next week is July? How’d we get here? For the first time in 28 years, I’ve got a garden that is chock-full of produce. Rich two-year-old compost … Continue reading
Smoked Salmon Salad with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette
Sometimes a girl eats too many doughnuts for her birthday. Then chases them down with extravagant fru-fru cocktails, copious amounts of amazing sushi, and inevitably, birthday cake to round it all out. Sometimes the next day, that girl says, “Damn. … Continue reading
Julie Hashimoto-McCreery
