At The Pumpkin Patch
There can be some late nights at the pumpkin patch. Not just to save the harvest from a frost either…just regular, every day, in the middle of the season, evenings. I drove by one at dusk today and thought that Read More …
Category: food
Lazy Fall Weekend
It is nice to have a lazy fall weekend after a long busy week of travel and meetings. On top of that, it is sort of nice to see that there are still signs of summer lingering. I actually, even, Read More …
Pumpkin Dinner
Pretty sure that no one has ever uttered the phrase “winner winner pumpkin dinner“, until now. We made – from “scratch” – roasted pumpkin soup tonight for dinner and it was delicious. The ultimate in farm to table. Especially considering Read More …
5 Kinds of Sugar
Is it really necessary to have 5 kinds of sugar in any one product? I doubt it very much. In fact, any more than 1 or 2 is excessive. Dextrose, fructose, sucrose…all the oses Table sugar Confectioners sugar Brown sugar Read More …
That’s Their Name
Sprinkles. That’s their name. Don’t doubt it for one little second. I know where I live… and yes, I defy the local vernacular and so do many others, even those who are not “transplants” to this little burg. But, really, Read More …
Worth Whipped Cream
If the dessert isn’t worth whipped cream, is it still worth eating? For that matter, is anything worth it, if whipped cream wouldn’t make it better? Chocolate mousse Seasonal, chilled pumpkin pie with flaky, buttery crust Apple crumble a la Read More …
You Get Sticky Fingers
What happens when you make caramel apples? What definitely happens when you have the kids help you…make caramel apples? You get sticky fingers. A small price to pay, right? It is worth the mess. It is worth the hassle. It Read More …
Better with Caramel
Some things are better with caramel… Apples Cheesecake Sea salted and chocolate Popcorn and dark chocolate drizzle Cafe lattes Fall is definitely better with caramel. ~ Dawn aka Hat Girl
I Can Do It
Toddlers start out saying “me can do it…” parents know that, but often think to themselves, I can do it faster and with less mess. The reality is, as parents, we have to let them do it. We have to Read More …
Easy Tech
Companies today try to make things better for their customers, adding easy tech tools to improve the customer experience. If the choices you make, the software and the apps – however – are not working when the client or customer Read More …