I love pumpkin! Here’s a simple pumpkin cake that is nice to eat with a mug of hot tea or apple cider. It’s easy to throw together, and it smells SO good. To make this cake, preheat your oven to 350°F. Beat together 1 cup of room-temperature butter (2 sticks) and 1 cup of sugar. Then mix in 1 egg and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract. Mix in 1 cup of pumpkin purée. Then, mix in 2 cups of flour, 1 … Continue reading
This one-pot chicken and rice meal is pretty interesting. The cooking process is somewhat similar to making a paella, but the outcomes are totally different. In both, you simmer vegetables, protein, rice, and stock together until everything is cooked. But this chicken meal is distinctly less Spanish and full of more cold-weather comfort. It’s also filled with vitamin-rich vegetables to make you feel really good and healthy. Start off by browning one chicken hindquarter (thigh and leg) per person in … Continue reading
Stella took this picture last year. She has a doggie cam. It attaches to her collar and is set to automatically take a picture every minute or so. This is my favorite picture she snapped because her chin puts the shot into perspective. I love getting to see the world from Stella’s point of view! Just a few feet lower really makes a difference. I also like this picture because you can see Stella’s weird chin whiskers. The puppy cam … Continue reading