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
This pasta dish is festive, healthy, seasonal, and delicious. The pumpkin sauce is so good that I gave my bowl a little lick. I can’t wait to make this pasta again… likely on Halloween! You’ve got to give it a try. Pumpkin lovers will be obsessed and non-pumpkin lovers will like it anyway. To make this tasty meal, cook some pasta until it is al dente. I made 8 ounces. Also prepare whatever add-ons you want to include in the pasta. I … Continue reading