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Vodka Sauce with Sausage
Hearty Vodka Sauce A few months ago, we were traveling and came upon a restaurant that was filled with families, but mysteriously had no kiddie menu. The prices weren’t cheap, and I wasn’t going to order the Tiny Kitchen Assistant an entire adult meal at nearly $20 a pop considering that we had no means […] Read More
Spaetzle
“German Mac and Cheese” It seems appropriate to post this on St. Nicholas Day, the day that the Tiny Kitchen Assistant asks me if St. Nicholas will make the journey from Germany to deliver oranges, nuts and chocolate to him for being a good boy. The Assistant forgets nothing, and he’s been asking about it […] Read More
Cookie Exchange
Favorite Cookie Recipes Now that Thanksgiving has barely passed, the holiday season is officially upon us. Let’s talk about one of my favorite elements of the holiday season: the cookie exchange. Back before the Assistant came along, I hosted a big cookie blowout every year. I would bake no fewer than a dozen varieties of […] Read More
What’s For Thanksgiving Dinner?
A Complete Thanksgiving Meal Betty! Help! I have guests coming over and I have no idea what to make for Thanksgiving dinner! Yes, it’s decorative gourd season! (link is absolutely NSFW, but a classic). “When my guests come over it’s gonna be like, BLAMMO! Check out my shellacked decorative vegetables….” But I digress. I have the perfect […] Read More
Black is Black: My Letter to Nike
Fading Colors Earlier this year, I was awarded my Team in Training Elite jacket. There aren’t words to explain how proud I am to have earned this jacket, a symbol of my three consecutive years of fundraising for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. It’s a Nike jacket, and I love it: it fits well, the […] Read More
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
Delicious Pumpkin Chocolate Bread If there’s anything that makes the Tiny Kitchen Assistant happy, it’s adding chocolate chips to everything: there are no muffins, pancakes or quick breads that are safe from his tinkering. Personally, I think it’s genius. This recipe is no exception. We took a basic family quick bread recipe and added half […] Read More
Pumpkin Pie Bars
Better Than Pumpkin Pie I know that it’s officially fall when the pumpkin pie bars reappear in the pastry case at my local Peet’s Coffee and Tea. I love those things, mostly because I can’t manage to make a decent pumpkin pie at home. Even when I finally nail a decent crust, it gets soggy […] Read More
Pumpkin + Snickerdoodle = Delicious
Fun With Pumpkin Desserts When I posted about roasting my massive pumpkin, I asked for recipe suggestions. Superfantastic Lori lived up to her name and gave me a recipe for pumpkin snickerdoodles. I had never in my life thought of doctoring up a snickerdoodle with pureed orange vegetables, but I’ll be darned, it’s lovely. Being me, […] Read More
Training: Off Kilter
Bad Virus, Bad! Two weeks ago, I had a rockin’ cold. I very rarely get colds at all, but this was a joyous symphony of congestion, sneezing and general malaise. The bike remained parked in the shed because I felt so lousy. And then, about a week into it, the symptoms vanished. Poof! Naturally, I […] Read More
Roast Your Own Pumpkin
Tons of Pumpkin Puree Let’s say, hypothetically, that you got it into your head that you wanted to roast a pumpkin. And again, hypothetically, you figured that if you were going to go through the hassle of roasting said pumpkin that you would purchase the largest gourd that would fit into your bike pannier, a […] Read More