Maple Buttercream Maple Cupcakes
When I turned 25 I was on a business trip in Detroit. I decided that to celebrate I was going to upgrade my car to a Crown Victoria and I was going to go to Canada. I hear Canada is nice, clean and pretty. Lets say that Windsor, Canada didn’t leave me with the best impression. I guess its like when people drive through far West Texas and think the whole state is barren land. It’s not really representative of the rest of the State (or country). I made the Maple Cupc

Pumpkin Seed Brittle Recipe
Typically when I think of myself and food, I think I’m pretty open to a lot of different flavors and textures. In reality, I know I have quite a few food quarks. I’m a texture eater rarely will you ever find me dipping my bread in gravy (soggy) and I’d never ever never order tres leches. I’m also not a fan of sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds. My intention with pumpkin seed brittle was to use all of the pumpkin I had roasted to make pumpkin butter. I relied on my official taste testers (my co-workers) and I received nice reviews. In my opinion its not as good as the prepackaged pumpkin brittle you can buy at Williams Sonoma.

snap!
I’ve found myself too busy this whole year really. I’ve taken at least 10 personal trips out of state this year and I have two more planned before 2010. I’m so thankful that I’ve been able to visit family and friends during important events in their lives this year and I want to make sure that I take the time to appreciate everyone. I got to take my Mamaw and Raynee to see the new Cowboys Stadium.

I’m getting a new kitchen
If I could I would bottle up the welcome I received when I went to visit friends in Dallasa few weeks ago. It was one of those reunions where you are sorry so much time went by between visits and phone calls and so happy that true friendship endures. We were all together again for a friend’s wedding and it was amazing to have friends from Texas and California all together. October for me is the gateway into the Holiday season and this season I’ve got some ideas cooking in

Pumpkin Butter
Warning: The FDA does not recommend canning pumpkin. That was a small footnote on the bottom of a long recipe I found online for making pumpkin butter. It was a footnote I wish I would have noticed before I peeled three pumpkins with a potato peeler. One I wish I would have read before I pan roasted the pumpkin and before I cooked and pureed it for four hours to turn it into pumpkin butter. For anyone who has canned, the sound of a POP is the best sound in the world. The pop i