The days are getting shorter, the afternoon cooler, and the weekends are spent doing fun Fall activities like picking apples, watching football and carving pumpkins. This weather and season naturally makes you crave comfort, and there’s nothing cozier than a morning spent with your loved ones and adorable kiddos, baking a batch of this golden,…
Instagram Inspired
There is no escaping what is happening and the mixed emotions our country is facing these past few days. I myself have been feeling low too, but mostly at all the negativity. This blog of mine has been an outlet for inspiration and all things pretty and delicious, for not only you, my readers, but myself…
3 Perfect Popcorn & Wine Pairings for a TV Night In
Our favorite fall TV shows are slowly starting again, are you television obsessed yet? When it comes to watching your weekly favorite shows or binging Netflix, you can’t do it without snacks. Have you heard of the wine and popcorn craze. Yes, it’s a thing, and it’s the most delicious way to enjoy your favorite shows. I hear it was…
Sweet Potato & Mushroom Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie
When it comes to feeling the warmth and comfort around the Thanksgiving table, nothing beats a hearty casserole. With so many delicious fall produce, it’s hard not to create a vegetable side dish that pleases the entire family. With sweet potatoes, mushrooms, beets, kale, and sage, the ingredients and flavors in this vegetarian take on…
Bourbon Ice Cream w. Maple Roasted Apples
Every Fall I make a signature seasonal ice cream flavor. Last year it involved Caramel Apples and Cheesecake, and the year before that, Chocolate Pumpkin Chai. The weather was just perfect here in New Jersey last week, perfect for apple picking! And it’s exactly what J and I did Saturday afternoon, so of course apples were again the inspiration…
Butternut Squash, Sweet Potato & Carrot Fall Soup {Sopa da Avo}
The first time I made this soup a few weeks ago, I instantly tasted her. I know weird, but I was reminded of my grandmother, her cooking, and my love for her. Growing up, whenever I was in Portugal there wasn’t a day that our house didn’t have soup. If there wasn’t, either we had been…
Favorite Fall Dishes
Was it just me, or did the second Halloween was over, stores filled up with Christmas decor and commercials sang about the season’s best gifts. It’s like the holidays have gotten into overhaul, and there isn’t much time to take in the change of the holiday. The holidays are a great season, but it is also a…
Spiced Butternut Squash & Apple Soup
It just isn’t Fall without a good comforting bowl of soup, especially when it’s made with one of the season’s staple vegetable, butternut squash. I haven’t been feeling my best lately and was waiting for things to calm a bit at work to start the 28 Day Mind and Body Challenge once more. I just…
