The pumpkin love continues. I've still got a brioche idea packed away, but in the meantime, I've been creating new uses for the pumpkin purée that we made. This time we're going for homemade pumpkin pie fruit roll-ups. My kids like fruit snacks. There. I said it. I mean, … [Read more...] about Pumpkin Pie Fruit Roll(Up)s
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Mustard-Crusted Turkey: Virtual Progressive Thanksgiving Dinner
We are talking turkey today of the mustard-crusted variety. It may not be as traditional as your favorite roasted one, but it's juicy and delicious, and it fits in with all the traditional Thanksgiving fare perfectly, livening up your table and giving those relatives something … [Read more...] about Mustard-Crusted Turkey: Virtual Progressive Thanksgiving Dinner
Pumpkin Bread and Cinnamon Cheesecake Spread
I've been enjoying having two of my children sent out the door every morning, waiting to catch a big yellow school bus at the end of the driveway with backpacks and school lunches packed neatly in bento boxes and thermal containers. The day begins for the younger two then, as … [Read more...] about Pumpkin Bread and Cinnamon Cheesecake Spread
Perfect One-Dish Dinners: Steamed Broccoli Vinaigrette
We sit in the pediatrician's office, the five of us, my four kids and me. They've put us in the corner room where there's a bit more space to roam about as they know I show up with my brood of kids and cramming us into a standard exam room would be near impossible, especially … [Read more...] about Perfect One-Dish Dinners: Steamed Broccoli Vinaigrette
Salted Caramel Ice Cream with Chocolate-Covered Pretzels
Fall somehow made its entrance last week, and then just yesterday it was October. I am suddenly feeling the push to tell you about pumpkin, apples, baked squash dishes and, well, Halloween treats, but I'm still in ice cream mode. Salted caramel ice cream, to be exact, which … [Read more...] about Salted Caramel Ice Cream with Chocolate-Covered Pretzels