There’s something to be said about a solidly delicious pie after Thanksgiving dinner. It’s classic and comforting. Seeing as I’m not a pumpkin girl, I decided to go with an apple pie. I hear it’s American or something. Well, I American’d it up some more by adding some bourbon caramel to it. (Any excuse, right?) It’s…
I completely wanted to make this as a joke. I love pumpkin spice, but it’s becoming so popular that the act of hating it is becoming even more popular. But… hot damn. Pumpkin spice candied bacon is autumn heaven in pork form. I used Southern Tier Warlock (a pumpkin imperial stout that has a great balance of…
Perhaps my favorite fall flavor combo is sage and butternut squash. Following this blog might result in a bit of overkill with it. Too bad, deal with it! Here, we have a classic chicken pot pie… that has an amazing punch from black forest bacon… then the warm flavors of butternut squash and sage crisped…
I have a knack for taking awesome healthy ingredients and making them taste good. Don’t be confused, they are no longer healthy when I am done with them. This dish is freaking amazing. It makes a lot and I didn’t get sick of eating it all week. I took a nice, healthy spaghetti squash and…
When I was 10 years old, I knew I was “big city”-bound. My whole life I grew up in rural Ohio. Going to the Toledo Museum of Art or the Toledo Zoo was a big deal to me. I would visit places, and was determined to move to Chicago or New York. When I was…
I know the internet has it’s panties in a bunch about America’s pumpkin spice invasion. Is there an increasingly excessive amount of pumpkin spice products on the market each fall? Hell yes there are. But guess what… and brace yourself, because you won’t believe this… you don’t have to buy them. But you do have…
I have to say, I’ve never seen nor read Charlotte’s Web. But I couldn’t resist a fun title that alludes to eating something that you all love so much. Not to mention the double meaning of the word fall. BOOM. Oh wait, did you actually want to hear about the food itself and not my…
I realize EVERYTHING is pumpkin right now. It has taken over every restaurant and grocery store in the country. I say this as I sip my Dunkin Donuts Pumpkin Coffee with Coffee-mate Pumpkin Spice Creamer. I’m completely guilty of being sucked into the pumpkin craze. But this one is a little better than the “force…
Oh my god. Are you ready to love me? You’re going to love me. This is the easiest impressive-looking, impressive-tasting dessert that you will ever see. It takes 25 minutes from start to finish. And there are NO dirty dishes involved. And you don’t have to tell ANYONE how easy it was. Ridiculously Easy Chocolate…