Welcome to Day #1 of Appetizer Week, a multi-blogger event co-hosted by Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and Kristen from Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker. With the big football game coming up, we wanted to make sure you had plenty of ideas for your game day spread. Each day we will be dishing […]
Spiced Maple Roasted Nuts
Sugar…Spice…and everything nuts! (Cue the groans from that awful pun). Chris’ incessant love for puns is starting to rub off on me. But for real, these spiced maple roasted nuts are a wonderful blend of sugar, spice, and crunch that’s perfect for snacking this holiday season. Or anytime really, but I feel like this is […]
DIY Pumpkin Puree
When I was in high school, a guy called me a hipster behind my back. At the time, I had no idea what a hipster was. I googled it and was instantly offended. Sure, I wore tights and shorts. Sure, I liked wearing sort of weird clothes. But I wore them because I liked them […]
Honey Roasted Peanut Butter
So you guys know that I am pretty much in love with regular ol’ peanut butter. Put it on my toast, crackers, spoon, finger… I love it. I crave it. I need it. And then I discovered natural peanut butter, which is literally just peanuts. WORDS CANNOT EXPLAIN. It is just… mouthgasm. And then I […]
Roasted Tomato and Mushroom Soup
If you’ve been following my blog at all, you may have been made aware that soup is pretty much my favourite form of food. Not just any soup though, I have a weird preference for puréed soups. Minestrone? Bleh. “Chicken” Noodle? (well, veg broth noodle) On occasion, sure. But creamy butternut squash, cauliflower, or kale […]