Tag: fall

Sweet Potato Gratin with Sage and Garlic

If there’s a holiday that makes me feel warm and happy and nostalgic, it’s Thanksgiving.  I feel about Thanksgiving the way that most people reserve for Christmas.  Some of my happiest childhood memories revolve around Thanksgiving.  Because of the food, yes.  And because of big 

Stuffed Carnival Squash with Wild Rice, Cheddar, and Apples

Can we talk about kitchen disasters?  About food experiments gone awry?  And things that in theory, should be delicious, but just aren’t? Those things happen to everyone who attempts to cook, whether they’re a pro or a novice.  Sometimes even more often when you’re an 

Pork Chops with Apples, Onion, and Thyme

A lot of quick meals happen in this house.  Have I mentioned that there are TWO tiny little humans here who both need my completely undivided attention, without fail, about twenty minutes before we should be eating dinner?  It’s perfectly delightful I assure you, but 

Apple Pie Biscuits

Everyone has their favorite fall thing. Pumpkin is a biggie.  Sweet potato is another one.  Mine is apples.  Come autumn, I want apple everything.  I love how versatile they are, how perfect raw or baked.  I feel the same way about apples in the fall 

Zwetschgenkuchen (German Plum Cake)

It’s an interesting thing when you realize that your kid might just be even stranger than you are.  When I made this discovery, I was filled with a mixture of terror and pride.  Figure that one out, Freud. This latest realization came on the last