Growing up, my family was all about traditions during the holiday season. If we did it once, we had to do it every year. We used the same old flannel shirt of my dad’s to make the scarecrow for Halloween, the same dressing recipe for Thanksgiving, and we watch the recorded cartoon How the Grinch…
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Christmas Cookies
Every year when I was young, I looked forward to my Christmas cookie marathon. For weeks before, I would scour cookie recipe books picking the perfect combination. One chocolate mint, one oatmeal chocolate cherry for my mom, a challenging stained glass butter cookie, and a sliced peppermint. I’d get so carried away that we would…
Tex-Mex Stuffed Acorn Squash
Texas was hit with a cold front this week. A haul in the fig tree and succulents kind of cold front. It was glorious. We made a fire in the backyard, got to wear our cozy once-a-year flannel, and made this delicious fall-inspired dish. If you have not tried acorn squash, and are not too…
Bacon Wrapped Brussels Sprouts
Introducing: your new favorite way to eat Brussels sprouts. I barely had time to take pictures before my husband and I ate all of these little gems. The bacon gets perfectly crispy, the Brussels sprout gets soft with a few crackling leaves poking out, and the tangy dipping sauce ties this dish together. Need I…
Tourtière
A delicious French Acadian meat pie sure to please your in-laws.
Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches
Recently, I went through a period of hyper-organization when it comes to food. Only later did I realize this was nesting, and it may not last. These freezer breakfast sandwiches were a product of my extreme productivity during my second trimester. My husband joined a gym near work, and started swimming before work. With his…
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
There is something that feels very old world, waste not want not about roasting the pumpkin seeds that came out of your carving pumpkins. I love getting pumpkins as soon as October hits, and waiting (im)patiently to carve them. I was not as patient as I should have been this year. We carved them too…
Budget Smoothies
Smoothies may seem like a luxurious breakfast, especially when smoothie joints charge you $5+ for a serving. However, at home, they can be a cheap, easy way to nourish yourself in the morning or as an afternoon snack. One of my favorite aspects of regularly doing smoothies is that it can be an excellent way…
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