Crock Pot Pot Roast

Early Sunday Ramblings...with Apple Ricotta Pancakes

Chocolate Coconut Walnut Scones

Thanksgiving Menu & Tidbits
I’ve been gearing up for Thanksgiving for the last few weeks.  I scoped out the bird (a lovely 13 and a half pounder from Groff’s Content Farm), sent out the evites to my peeps and I’m really, really looking forward to Thursday.  In case you’re trying to do a local Thanksgiving in DC, you can still pick up your ingredients at the Tuesday and Wednesday

Roasted Butternut Squash Cheesecake
Leave it to me to run straight to dessert in my quest for a great Thanksgiving meal. I wanted to try a different take on dessert but still wanted it to celebrate the Fall season. After eating my fair share of roasted butternut squash the last few weeks, a light bulb went off in my head. “You know what? This would make a great dessert,” I said to myself one day while eating chunks of roasted squash. I may or may not ha

Five Spice Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Ahhh Thanksgiving…it’s like the Super Bowl for foodies.  And it can also bring about hours of undue stress on those brave enough to host Thanksgiving dinner.  This year, we’re having friends over for the big day…some of whom are serious foodies.  No pressure there at all.  I’ve already ordered the turkey (from Groff’s Content Farm) and have opted to use

Roasted Butternut Squash Buttermilk Pancakes
I don’t care about the plans you thought you had for Sunday breakfast/brunch.  These pancakes trump them all and they must be made…NOW!  Why the sense of urgency you may ask? Because ladies and gentlemen, I have finally found a way to combine breakfast with dessert.  May I present to you (for your breakfast enjoyment), pie on a plate!  With the addition of spiced and roasted butternut squash, these aren’t just fluffy buttermilk pancakes any

Pumpkin Chocolate Swirl Pound Cake
It’s quite possible I have gone a tad bit pumpkin crazy this season.  And to understand my almost obsessive love for pumpkins, we need to go back to my childhood.  See, I was the kid whose mother wouldn’t celebrate Halloween.  Convinced it was a bad holiday, my mom didn’t want us to dress up or go trick or treating.  It didn’t help that every year the local news blared stories of tainted Halloween candy (thanks WJBF and you’r