In case no one has told you, this is the apple cider time of year. You could probably tell by the large displays of cider in the grocery store, but I didn’t want you to pass those displays without a proper appreciation of the awesomeness of the apple cider time of year. Now you know. …
Proof of Improvement
There are some things I’m truly terrible at doing. One of those things is watering plants on our porch or anywhere that I don’t see the plants several times a day. I probably need to see a plant wilting at least five times before I will remember to water it. If I only see a…
Popovers (or Popunders)
Do you ever get a weird, out of nowhere craving for something you haven’t eaten in years? I do. My most recent nostalgic food craving was for popovers. Have you had them before? Popovers are the fluffiest bread morsels you’ll ever find. Probably. I haven’t tried every single type of bread product in the world,…
Fall + Broccoli and Sausage Quick-n-Awesome
That’s the view from our front door this morning. I really really like it. The trees in the background are a beautiful mixture of green, yellow, and orange-ish brown. And then there’s our one tree that turns colors. Purdy. You know what else I’m enjoying? Some delicious leftovers. We made sausage and broccoli the other…
Pumpkin Spice Coffee
I think most people like Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte, right? But lately, there’s been a flurry of articles about how bad the ingredients are in the famed PSL. I’m not exactly scared to drink a PSL, but reading about carcinogens in a tasty drink doesn’t make me want to buy one immediately either. So what…
See-What’s-In-the-House Tuesday
I came home last night to a very exciting scene. This is what the bottom half of our staircase looks like: This is what the top half looks like: Do you like how I didn’t vacuum the carpet for months so the before picture looks really really grimy? Yeah, that was on purpose. Seriously though,…
Pumpkin Doodles
Snickerdoodles have been one of my favorite cookies for years. Do I like sugar cookies? No, not really. Do I love sugar cookies that are rolled in cinnamon sugar and therefore are called snickerdoodles? Yes! Do I especially love snickerdoodles that are laced with pumpkin and nutmeg? Definitely yes. You can tell how excited I…
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