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Pumpkin Streusel Muffins: An Invitation to Autumn Fall is in the air, friends! Well, not really. It is actually hot on Long Island this weekend. It is fall in spirit, however, and we must celebrate accordingly. These pumpkin streusel muffins are my first autumn bake …
Pate à choux: the building block of a town My mother-in-law has a house in the middle of nowhere France. It is beautiful, but there is nothing. A train station, a tiny grocery store, a bakery, and two hairdressers – TWO! – make up the …
Beyond Healthy-ish: Mediterranean Salad I usually think of myself as a healthy-ish eater. We don’t eat out often, don’t eat fast food, and don’t eat prepared foods. We eat multiple fruits and vegetables over the course of the day. Sounds pretty good, right? That’s what …
Ratatouille: Not Just a Chef Ratatouille, in addition to being a talented rodent chef, is also a traditional French dish. We ate a ton of it this summer, to my husband’s great displeasure. Ratatouille was the vegetable rich staple of his childhood and not a …
No Churn Pumpkin Ice Cream: Summer & Fall at Once As we come to the end of August, I have been thinking about autumn quite a lot. And there are enough memes about people who are already decorating for Halloween, that I know I am …
Fall is Almost Here! Time for Salted Caramel Sauce It is the end of August which means I have been ready for autumn for at least four weeks now. I am not a summer person – especially not a heat person. I have a super …
Cooking Math: Chocolate & Chocolate = Super Fudgy Brownies The first thing I ever learned to bake were brownies from a box. I mixed the powder together with water, eggs, and oil, straining my super weak, skinny arms with endless stirring. Then I spread the …
Summer Produce: Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes The end of summer – and my vacation – is rapidly approaching. I can’t believe I am already going back to school on Monday! One thing that isn’t ending, though, is a supply of farm fresh produce. Yesterday a …
The Best “Coffee-Flavored Milk?” Espresso Chip Ice Cream I don’t really like coffee. This entire summer I have had two cups of coffee and only drink it during the school year because I get up at 4:40. My favorite ice cream, though? Coffee. I LOVE …
Light Summer Eating: Chilled Zucchini Soup From the looks of the weather around the world, it has been hot where you are. I don’t know how you feel about this, but I hate it. I have the fairest of complexions and I’m not much of …
