Recipes

Petite Spiced Pumpkin Scones


These Petite Spiced Pumpkin Scones have two (2!) glaze options. First, a nice maple schmooey that screams fall. Second, an anise schmooey for those of you that want to wake up your taste buds a bit. This latter schmooey adds a nice kick to the smooth, warm flavors of the pumpkin scones. I did some maple (for my kids), some anise (for me)…

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Pecan + Tart Cherry Granola


cherry + pecan autumn granola { pretend sweater time } Somewhere, people are putting on sweaters. Thick, wooly, itchy sweaters. And socks so dense they need to go up a shoe size. These people are thinking about mittens and sleds, knowing that they’re not too far off into the future. As I’m typing this, those same people are prepping all-day-in-the-oven stews, filling the…

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Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies


I know, I know. Just what the world needs…another ‘the world’s best’ chocolate chip cookie recipe. But in fact, that’s exactly what we need. When was the last time you took a bite of a chocolate chip cookie and then went and had a crappy day? Or sunk your teeth into a still warm, ooey gooey cookie and it didn’t…

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Fresh Fig + Toasted Pecan Fall Salad


fresh fig + toasted pecan fall salad{ ahhh } I can feel fall…it’s just a stone’s-through away. Things just sound different right now…maybe it’s the lack of fans blowing, AC’s humming and kids squealing down the street because they’re all blissfully back in school. It feels and sounds like the seasons are changing. Let’s not talk about the fact that the thermostat…

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Breakfast Crack Cookies


Ahhh…you know what that sound is? Do you hear it? It’s the last of my kids starting school. I love love love summer. I love spending time with my kids, hanging out, no schedules. But by the end of August, projects aren’t getting done, bank accounts are depleted and I’m ready to get back into some sort of a routine.…

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