Pumpkin Pear Trifle with Maple Custard
A simplified version of the classic English dessert, Pumpkin Pear Trifle combines pumpkin bread, juicy pears and maple custard for a perfect fall treat. It was a bad weekend…
Read morePear Riesling Sorbet
If ice cream is made for summer, is fruit sorbet—like this Pear Riesling Sorbet–made for fall? Last summer I had a great time testing ice cream recipes from Jeni’s Splendid…
Read moreFall Colors Pavlova Dessert with Sorbet
If you are a locavore, fall is the time to stockpile for winter. Buy a side of pork for the freezer, store some onions in a cool place and fire…
Read moreChicken & Veggies in Spicy Peanut Sauce
Between the seasonal beauty and the bountiful harvest, you have to love autumn. And eating local? A snap. Now the one downside to autumn is that sometimes that bounty part…
Read moreSpiced Cider Syrup (Instant Hot Apple Cider)
Now that we’ve had a few cold days, I can feel winter in the air. I love the change of seasons (especially when it follows a long autumn) with winter’s…
Read moreCheesy Green Bean Gratinata with Cherry Tomatoes
You’ve got to love classic recipes like Green Beans Almondine. Super easy and delicious, who can argue with browned butter! But sometimes you have to shake things up–and this recipe…
Read moreFall into Winter: Russian Mushroom and Potato Soup
It seems like just yesterday when I announced I wasn’t ready for fall. And now fall is preparing to move on–a burst of color and host of pumpkin recipes later. …
Read moreMaple Glazed Whole Wheat Pumpkin Donuts
Is there any such thing as too many pumpkin recipes? Given pumpkin’s great flavor—and super nutritional value, I’d say no! It even comes dressed for fall! My latest recipe is…
Read more(Real) Pumpkin Chai Latte
My oldest daughter is seriously pumpkin obsessed–every fall she goes wild with pumpkin foods and decorations. Since she is also the queen of tea, I was not at all surprised…
Read moreFall Casino Food: Three Sisters Stew
Three Sisters Stew is a delicious and healthful combination of winter squash, sweet corn, beans, tomatoes, peppers and more–clean out that fall produce! Every year, fall rushes in–a brilliant wash…
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