Cranberry Cider Recipe with Fennel and Orange
Yesterday I introduced my Winter Warmers Series, all about warm things to sip on through the holidays. Today I’m sharing a Hot Cranberry Cider Recipe with Fennel and Orange. Don’t miss any of my hot holiday drinks. Get the recipes delivered to your email inbox by subscribing
Read More...The Drink Makes The Party: Apple Cider Recipe
I’m kicking the holiday season off with my favorite Hot Apple Cider Recipe. Why? Read on… We’re standing on the Welcome Mat, knees shaking with cold and excitement. We can almost identify the song twinkling from the stereo inside. Through the window we see the shadows
Read More...Sweet Potato Crisp Recipe at Bob’s Red Mill
I’m starting to get excited about Thanksgiving. This surprises me because I don’t really think of American Thanksgiving as my own holiday. But somehow over the years it has weedled its way into our life. And so have some of the traditional recipes. We tried Green Bean Casserole
Read More...Easy Pie Recipe: Chocolate Raspberrry Cream Pies
We’ve talked about this before. I’m not a baker. In fact, I suck at it. And I don’t even enjoy the process. But every now and then I come up with a dessert idea that gets me excited. Today’s exciting idea is for a really easy pie recipe: Individual Chocolate Raspberry Cream Pies
Read More...Easy Appetizer Recipe: Mozzarella in Puff Pastry
Having friends over this weekend? Here’s the perfect easy appetizer recipe. It’s fresh mozzarella with sun-dried tomatoes and roasted peppers in flaky puff pastry. Fill the dough ahead of time and then chill them in the fridge until your company arrives, bake and eat.
Read More...An Easy Asparagus Appetizer Recipe
This asparagus appetizer recipe (which serves double-duty as a fabulous side dish to add to your repertoire) is as easy as it is delicious. Not only will you love it but your friends will be asking for the recipe. Tell them it’s from Christine at Cook the Story. I’d love to have your friends visit [...]
Read More...Sweet & Sticky Sriracha Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Halloween is TOMORROW! Are you carving your pumpkin tonight? If so, I’ve got the best roasted pumpkin seed recipe for you to whip up while the carving is going down. These guys are totally different from the usual pumpkin seed but so much more addictive.
Read More...Salty Sweet Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
We carved our pumpkins last night meaning that I had another lovely roasted pumpkin seed feast. This time I didn’t stray too far from the traditional though. I used steak seasoning for an easy blend of salt and spice. To that I added some brown sugar to help bring out the pumpkinny flavor. The result [...]
Read More...An Italian Friend & Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Here in North America we tend to associate pumpkins with dessert. When I was in grad school I had an Italian friend who found the idea of Pumpkin Pie strange and, well, kind of gross (?!?) but LOVED pumpkin in all kinds of savory preparations. You know, things like
Read More...Maple & Pumpkin Pie Spice Pumpkin Seeds
There have been a lot of traditions in my life but none of them have shown up as regularly as pumpkin seeds. As a kid we always carved pumpkins while munching on pumpkin seeds. This continued through my teen years. In college I hosted numerous pumpkin carving parties
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