Squash is such a perfectly autumnal vegetable, signaling the end of harvest season for much of the country, not to mention its historical value as a nutrient-dense food. According to the American Library of Congress: “Squashes are one of the oldest known crops–10,000 years by some estimates of sites in Mexico. Since squashes are gourds, they…
Category: Appetizers
Recipe Post: Mile-High Cheddar and Green Onion Biscuits
These biscuits are ridonculously delicious. How do I know? My husband, who cares so little for food other than as a fuel source, and often laments why food doesn’t just come in a convenient pill form so he can skip all of the annoying and time-wasting *chewing*…LOVES these. The first time I made these, he…
Recipe Post: Pork and Veal Meatballs
As I mentioned offhand in this post, it is a common thing for me to be asked to make spaghetti and meatballs when I’m up visiting family. Whether it’s because my spag sauce and juicy meat spheres are the best in the land, or that my family is usually just too darn lazy to make…
Recipe Post! Christmas Dinner: Hors D’Oeuvres (Part 2)
This Christmas, my family really pulled out all the stops to make Christmas dinner a feast to remember. We all rallied together in challenging personal circumstances to bring together family and friends for a seating of a nearly a dozen of our nearest and dearest last night. It was wonderful to see those happy, smiling…
Recipe Post! Christmas dinner: Hors-D’Oeuvres (Part 1)
This Christmas, my family really pulled out all the stops to make Christmas dinner a feast to remember. We all rallied together in challenging personal circumstances to bring together family and friends for a seating of a nearly a dozen of our nearest and dearest last night. It was wonderful to see those happy, smiling…
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