fall

Last weekend, I harvested carrots. Lots of carrots. Tiny carrots. I always have problems with vanishing seedlings when I try seeding directly in my raised beds, so last fall…

It’s no secret: I’m excited about spring. Super excited! While the weather and sunshine and longer days are nice, it’s the gardening that I’m really psyched about. Last summer…

A typical weekend breakfast in our household involves microwaved muffins or string cheese. We’re always busy on the weekends and it seems like from Saturday morning to dinnertime on…

Photos by Emily Caruso When I was growing up, I was quite the Chicken McNugget aficionado. Other fast food restaurants had their versions of nuggets, but I liked the…

Sometimes I have an idea so brilliant that I need to stop whatever it is I’m doing and start working on that idea right away. This week, I had…

Tender roasted butternut squash, fresh mozzarella cheese and ribbons of sage make a unique (and delicious!) filling for this fall-inspired panini.…

Photos by Emily Caruso I love the idea of apple cider doughnuts, but whenever I’ve gotten them, they’re far too cakey and dense for my liking. I want my…

As I mentioned yesterday, this was the first Thanksgiving that I cooked myself. And it was my first time making cranberry sauce. And we have lots of cranberry sauce…

So tell me, how was your Thanksgiving weekend? Did you eat a lot of food? Are you feeling a little bit sick right now? Need something light and healthy…

The nice thing about moving from the frigid Midwest to the South is that you can gloat to all your family and friends back home about the weather when…