Might I tear you away from Pinterest for a few moments so you can read this post? I know you are getting ready to french braid your hair (sideways) and need to go to the grocery store to buy ingredients for those bacon and cinnamon roll muffins and are in the middle of building that … Continue reading Dark Chocolate and Pumpkin Seed “No Nuts Nutella”
Butternut Squash and Apple Muffins with Pumpkin Seed Streusel
I have received one butternut squash and one dozen eggs every Tuesday for the last three weeks from my CSA. Â Up until yesterday, I had exactly three butternut squashes on my counter and three dozen eggs in my refrigerator. Â I always like to kid myself and say things like "When fall gets here and the … Continue reading Butternut Squash and Apple Muffins with Pumpkin Seed Streusel
Garlic Scape Pesto with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
Garlic Scapes. Who knew they even existed? They are not the kind of thing you generally see on a grocery store shelf and people very rarely know what they are unless they garden or belong to a CSA. I will be completely honest that I had never seen them before joining our farm share -- … Continue reading Garlic Scape Pesto with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
Aunt Cherry’s Rhubarb Cake
This has been a week for appliances and household items to take a shit. Â Our air conditioning broke during a heat wave (of course). Now we find out we need a new furnace and heat pump. Â Our new washing machine began to leak and created a nice little flood in our laundry room (on the … Continue reading Aunt Cherry’s Rhubarb Cake
Springtime Grilled Chicken Bread Salad with Roasted Asparagus and Fennel
There are certain recipes that have nearly cult followings online, and the Zuni Cafe Roast Chicken and Bread Salad is one of them. I've never had it in person, but have heard so many people rave about it that I recently decided to put my own spin on it. It seemed fitting -- fresh, small … Continue reading Springtime Grilled Chicken Bread Salad with Roasted Asparagus and Fennel
Quick African Chicken Stew with Sweet Potatoes and Pumpkin Seeds
For the fifth meal of the Cuizoo Arsenal, I was planning to do a hearty soup. Because this time of year especially, it is a fantastic one pot meal for cold days. I thought I'd do something with beans and maybe some sausage, because that is an almost weekly occurrence for us. But after doing … Continue reading Quick African Chicken Stew with Sweet Potatoes and Pumpkin Seeds
Crispy Calamari Chopped Salad
Mark Bittman has me thinking again. He has a way of doing that. After reading his latest NYT piece, "Chop, Fry, Boil: Eating for One, or 6 Billion," I once again realize that people who like to cook have a way of making things way too complicated for those who don't (Bittman is not one … Continue reading Crispy Calamari Chopped Salad
Rum Balls
I planned to write this post detailing how it included my favorite things -- rum and balls, of course. And then I was going to integrate how appropriate Rum Balls are during the holiday season because of the infamous Pete Schweddy's Balls. And then I planned to go into the typical territory that we all … Continue reading Rum Balls
Trail Mix Banana Bread
I wish I had anything interesting to say. But I don't. Feel free to scan straight to the recipe because what follows will be riveting. We've been doing some Christmas decorating. And a lot of our lights don't work. And we bought them new just last year! At Wal-Mart! Because it was 10 PM and … Continue reading Trail Mix Banana Bread
Brown Butter Non-Pecan Pie
Before I had kids, I imagined my life with them only in scenes with a Barbara Walters interview softening glow. And I imagined babies -- never toddlers or tweens or teens. I'm sure that I knew it wouldn't be easy, but the beauty and magic of it all consistently put a filter on my imagined … Continue reading Brown Butter Non-Pecan Pie