The past two mornings I’ve left for work it’s been snowing. One morning my car door was actually frozen shut. The next day I was almost late because I sat in my car so long looking at the snow. It’s kind of a big deal here. On these snowy days, by the time I get [...]
Posts tagged cool weather
Another Tomato Soup Recipe
There’s a threat of ice and snow sometime between midnight and 3 am, and when it snows around here everything completely shuts down. (I’m keeping my fingers crossed about work tomorrow.) We really need groceries (like, haven’t bought groceries since before Christmas), but whenever there’s a winter weather warning everyone runs to the [...]
Pumpkin Bread
I decided to use my pumpkin puree to make pumpkin bread! I’ve been working all day every day this week, and while I’d much rather be at home watching movies in my pajamas, my consolation prize has been pumpkin bread and hot coffee in the mornings. This recipe is very simple and almost [...]
Family Dinner: Spaghetti Squash
This Sunday was devoted to our second annual trip to the pumpkin patch, followed by a customary family dinner of spaghetti squash, mulled cider, and front porch pumpkin carving. It was nothing short of divine. I love the pumpkin patch that we visit, because not only do they have more varieties of pumpkins [...]
Roasted Tomato and Carrot Soup
The temperature is steadily dropping around here, and yesterday I decided I wanted something that would warm me up a little. We have a two-day fall break from school this week (I go back tomorrow), which means I actually had time to make this wonderful Roasted Tomato Soup that I saw on Food People [...]
