back to “school”
Starting a new training cycle feels like back-to-school time for adults. Nervous excitement. Unknowns. New outfits.
Tag Archives: fall
spaghetti squash nests with moroccan spices
Seasons are now things of the past. Figments of memory, slices of lives lived farther north. With brisk days and crisp leaves behind me, I must now try to notice the small changes around me…
buttercup squash soup
Squash is a rather deceiving name for the vegetable to which it refers. With pudgy approachability and even cuteness, the squash family is far from cushy. Take, for example, this buttercup. Looks delightful enough. With…
silky pumpkin pie
Yet another winner from the folks at Cook's Illustrated, this is pumpkin pie as if it's gone through all the rounds of America's Next Top Model.
grown-up cranberry sauce
It’s kind of sad that I don’t get a full-fledged Thanksgiving this year. I know that every day is a feast with the comparative abundance I enjoy on a daily basis. When you’re living with…
curried pear and butternut soup
I've posted about the silky, meaty butternut before, but today it's back, pureed into a low fat soup with pears and curry powder.
fresh picked applesauce
A few weeks ago, on a Saturday saturated with the smell of fallen leaves baking in the sun, I went apple-picking. For for the first time. Ever. I know, I had a deprived, prairie childhood.…