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Friendsgiving Gathering

Friendsgiving Gathering
Smashed Sweet Potatoes with Brown Butter + Thyme

Thanksgiving is next week!  Finally!  We’ve made our first big grocery run for our first ever Friendsgiving gathering, and preparations are officially underway in the Adventure.  Gather.  Eat. kitchen.  The…

Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix

Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix
Brown Sugar Bruleed Grapefruit

Bruleed grapefruit is just an ordinary grapefruit that’s been topped with brown sugar and then torched to crispy, caramelly burnt sugar perfection. It’s easily one of the most impressive (yet effortless)…

Chicken Enchiladas with 5-Minute Enchilada Sauce

Say hello to our all time favorite week-night dinner — Chicken Enchiladas.  The spicy shredded chicken comes together in the slow cooker and a homemade enchilada sauce is ready after five…

Honeycrisp + Arugula Salad with Maple + Mustard Vinaigrette

Fresh farmer’s market greens + sweet, Honeycrisp apples + salty feta cheese + peppery candied hazelnuts + an easy homemade mustardy vinaigrette = the best salad you’ll eat this fall. …

Pear + Cardamom Buttermilk Cake
Butternut Squash + Goat Cheese Spread

While everyone else is obsessing over pumpkin-everything, I decided to make the humble butternut squash the star of this versatile, autumn spread.  October is prime squash season when every good gardener…

Root Vegetable Skillet Hash

Root Vegetable Skillet Hash

Another week, another seasonal, farmer’s market inspired recipe in the books.  These lovely veggies need little transformation to become an impressive side-dish — just a drizzle of oil and vinegar,…

Oven Baked Bacon

The secret to perfectly rendered bacon every time?  Your oven.  No mess, no spattering, no half-burnt-half-raw pieces, no need to make 6 different batches.  Just one tray full of perfect…

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