I know I haven’t posted in a while.  I have a bunch of photos of things I want to post about, but I just haven’t been able to get the posts done.  I have a lot going on at home right now. Today, you are probably all busy with Thanksgiving preparations, as I am.  I spent hours yesterday baking and pureeing pumpkins.  Today, I am making pumpkin bread,...

It has been so rainy and cold here the past few days.  Perfect weather for this slow-cooked Sweet Potato Lentil Stew I made using the last of the sweet potatoes I had left over from my last farm share pick up of the season.  It’s vegetarian/vegan, too. Sweet Potato Lentil Stew 4 cups vegetable broth 3 cups peeled and cubed sweet potatoes 1 1/2 cups lentils,...

Pumpkin and maple, two flavors that are just meant to live together in coffee cake bliss. This cake combines the warm deliciousness of pumpkin and spice with the traditional awesomeness of coffee cake.  The pumpkin puree makes it extra moist. Pumpkin Coffee Cake with Maple Glaze For the streusel 1/2 cup flour 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 3 T...

Nestle Toll House is having a contest on facebook for a Halloween baking activity.  That is a project that uses cookies, frosting, candies, and/or other readily available edible materials. Here is the entry I came up with.  It is supposed to be “unpublished” so I don’t want to post the details here, not yet anyway! Next Wednesday, they announce...

I got a bunch of leeks with my farm share last week, so I decided to make Potato Leek Soup.  I wasn’t crazy about any of the recipes I found online, so I decided to wing it and come up with my own.  I have never had Potato Leek Soup before, so I have nothing to compare it to, but I thought it was delicious, as did my husband. First, I prepped all of my...

Is October 3 too early to start thinking about your Thanksgiving side dishes?  Nah! Last week, I got some yummy sweet potatoes in my farm share, so I made these Caramelized Sweet Potato Wedges from Martha Stewart.  They have a sweet orange taste reminiscent of orange sweet rolls. I think these would make a wonderful alternative to the traditional marshmallow-topped...

I am working on a bunch of new soap projects, which I will be sharing with you very soon.  In the meantime, I wanted to share with you my experience with a new product.  (I was not given this product or paid for a review!) In the fall, I often like to make my hair a little darker red, to get rid of the blonde highlights from summer.  I have always used Clairol...

This post originally appeared last November on my old blog All Things Hold Together. A few weeks ago, I tried the Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks and was instantly in love. The very next day, A Year of Slowcooking posted a link to a Pumpkin Spice Latte slowcooker recipe. I had to try. It was yum! I thought it was a wee bit heavy on the pumpkin, so I halved it...

Ever since I saw the video on Soap Queen TV about how to make tattoo soaps, I have wanted to try it. In anticipation of the season 3 premiere of Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network, I decided to make some soap using Clone Wars...

The cooler fall weather makes me want to make things. Today, I have a harvest soup in my crockpot. I made it using only vegetables from the farm share – zucchini, summer squash, broccoli, onion, garlic, green and wax beans, edamame, carrots, and tomatoes – along with some beef broth, herbs, and barley. (Yes, my farm share is awesome!)  I will be...