My aunt sent me the funniest text message the other night. It was a picture of acorn squash captioned, “What do normal people do with these?” I laughed. It’s the million dollar question, isn’t it? Clearly, they’re not as popular as pumpkin or butternut squash, which obviously dominates the season. Care…
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oven roasted sun gold tomatoes
Our resilient sun golds refuse to give up. Although the seasonal calendar says fall, they’re still multiplying by the day. It’s quite impressive. I picked the last of them on a recent sunny afternoon, and they’ve been nesting in a bowl ever since. Waiting for me.
Busy Morning Breakfast Cookies
Ah, yes… the infamous morning routine (with kids). Just when you think you’ve figured it all out: the lunches, the homework, the outfits, the commute- your world gets thrown upside down, right? One child wakes up with a mysterious rash, your other child refuses to get off the toilet, and suddenly, you’ve slept…
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10 minute sun gold salsa {for the freezer}
We’ve got a ton of sun gold tomatoes growing in our garden at the moment. Our neighbor gifted us 2 plants, and they’ve been shooting up like weeds! Next to the weeds! Admittedly, I’m not the best at keeping a garden (it’s like having one extra room to clean). But I’m amazed at their resilience. Seeing…
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whole grain zucchini bread with honey & walnuts
I’ve spent the entire summer upping my game in the zucchini bread department. To say my loaf is perfect is subjective; my criteria was that it had to be different. I wanted whole grain flour and honey, and possibly a crunchy top that you could pick at while the loaf cooled. And because…
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