Last week Zara’s preschool went on a field trip to an apple orchard. I, being the paranoid parent that I am tagged along. We had a TON of fun! Picture this, 17 kids, a lot of parents, several siblings and 3 teachers (not to mention the afternoon class) plus all the apples you could eat … Continue reading Apple Ginger Scones
While chatting with a friend in London (how flippantly can that be written?) we delved into the topic of community, how in western communities it seems that while we have the larger amount of wealth and individualism in the west- a lot of the time we have lessened our sense of community. When someone is … Continue reading Insanely Good Dark Chocolate Brownies
As you may have guessed, I love squash of all kinds. Since it is ’tis the season of squash-every time I go to the grocery store I get a little giddy (dorky I know) to see the mounds of squash on display right up front. I usually let Zara choose what she wants to cook/eat … Continue reading Greek Stuffed Butternut Squash
Every year when pumpkin season begins I get over zealous and make a week’s worth of pumpkin recipes – saving the seeds to roast in the oven. Last week I had two pumpkins worth of seeds in the fridge and some people coming over and figured I would roast them as an appetizer and to … Continue reading Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
I love pumpkins. I’m actually one of those weird people who doesn’t really like sweet pumpkin recipes (although every year I bake a few delicious ones) I much prefer savory. I shared my all time favorite stuffed pumpkin recipe, and tonight I wanted to try to stuff the tiny sugar pumpkin my mom gave me … Continue reading Pumpkin Stuffed Another Way
We’ve all been there. You’ve planted some beautiful herbs, diligently cut and used them all summer long. But it got a little colder outside…kids went (back) to school… you went on vacation…you stopped using your backyard because your friends hosted better parties. I get it. I too fall into some of these categories- your herbs … Continue reading Herb Flower Pesto
A few days ago Jared and I lost our car. Most ridiculously, a shredded tire resulted in wires everywhere and a totaled vehicle. We then towed said car back to Philly and experienced a second ordeal. Our tow truck driver was wasted. So it was intense. The next day while at the grocery store I … Continue reading Tasha’s Corner: Orzo with Butternut Squash Italian Style
