Pumpkin Spice Everything
A quick PSA: Have you realized how many pumpkin spiced things there are these days? It all started 10 years ago, when Starbucks launched their very first Pumpkin Spice flavored latte. They expected a...
View ArticleSUGAR, SPICE, & MAPLE ICED PUMPKIN CINNAMON ROLLS
Rain and gloom and foggy afternoons that pair perfectly with a cup of tea and a stack of food magazines. These are a few of my favorite New England things. Add to this list a bevy of other little...
View ArticleROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH-O’-LANTERN + KALE SALAD
Around this time of year I can’t help but think of my fictional hero, Linus van Pelt from the Peanuts. First of all, he prides comfort over all things, so much so that he carries his favorite blanket...
View ArticlePOPPY SEED PUMPKIN BREAD
Sometimes things don’t really seem to go together. Black belt with brown shoes. Avocado and toast. Cats and hot showers. PhD research and recipe writing. But to all you naysayers, I just want to point...
View ArticlePUMPKIN PAN DULCE
There are officially 14 days left until my due date. While that means essentially nothing since the little one could arrive any time she pleases, I’m focused, prepared, and feeling like the boyscout I...
View ArticlePUMPKIN QUESADILLAS WITH GARLIC PEPITA GUACAMOLE
You know those smells that make you feel like the holidays are really here? The spices, the spruce, the sugar. Well for me, it’s hot cast-iron. The big cauldron burning away on the stove means soups,...
View ArticleHALLOWEEN IN JULY | ALL THINGS PUMPKIN
If given the opportunity, I would spend my rent money on pumpkins. I would gather them around me, piled on top of each other, and create a little squash igloo. There’d be a pie pumpkin tea kettle and...
View ArticleHALVAH PUMPKIN PIE
“Promises and pie crust are made to be broken.” – Jonathon Swift I promised myself that I would get all my work done last week and enjoy the weekend with my kitchen assistants. And when that didn’t...
View ArticleSPICY PUMPKIN + GOAT CHEESE SHAKSHUKA
Exactly one year ago I was heavily pregnant, happy as a possum in a crate full of fermented mountain apples, and over the moon excited to welcome my little one into the glorious season that is fall. We...
View ArticlePUMPKIN SNACK CAKE W/ A SCARY AMOUNT OF BUTTERCREAM
Life lesson: Buttercream soothes burnout. Unlike butter, which does not soothe burns (that’s cool water or, in extreme cases, professional medical attention), buttercream has quite an impact on...
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