Fall is by far our favorite season. The cool air, falling leaves and comfort foods make it pretty hard for any other season to compete. Perhaps it is our location here in New England where fall is just part of our DNA. Perhaps it is the coziness of sweater weather. Regardless, it is our happiest […]
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Pumpkin Chocolate Cheesecake with Roasted Sea Salt Pumpkin Seeds
The weather in New England has been very unpredictable lately- going from muggy summer like humidity to crisp autumn days all in the course of a week. We have been holding off on cooking with pumpkins because it just has not felt terribly fall like for more than a day or two in a row. […]
Pumpkin, Port & Gingerbread
I know I’ve mentioned that back in college I belonged to a cookbook club. One of those scams you could easily join by pulling out a card from a food magazine (probably Gourmet because if we really go back that far there were only two…) and pick ten cookbooks for free….so long as you paid […]
Pumpkin Pistachio Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Frosting
Last weekend we set out to make applesauce cupcakes. We had the perfect red cupcake holders. The perfect idea for how to photograph the finished cupcake. The car was packed with all of our baking supplies and we headed out on our hour long drive for a weekend away only to arrive and find there […]
Pumpkin White Chocolate Cheesecake with Mast Brothers Maple Chocolate Shavings
We are starting our third week without a kitchen. We are making progress, though! A wall went up today and the old floor came out. The windows are ready to be replaced and we have decided on cabinets…so although the end is not really in sight it is at least being imagined. In the meantime, […]
Roasted Pumpkin & Goat Cheese Spread with Spanish Marcona Almonds
It was the night before Thanksgiving and I found myself all alone – kids asleep and designated snack maker at work….so I cozied up on our (new and finally comfortable) couch about to take part in my traditional viewing of Trains, Planes & Automobiles when I thought it would be great to have a little […]