Olive a rainy night…when I don’t have to go out into it, and the pot boils wildly on the stove like soup-scented soap, shot from a cannon. (Insert your own caffeine-fueled, fall-related metaphors of mishap and merriment here.) Inspired by a seemingly ordinary dinner roll and cup-of-soup combo while on vacation, I ripped my kitchen… Continue reading Olive My Love Olive Rolls and Chicken Corn Soup
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A Fall Playlist for Your Sweater
Sweaters won’t unravel themselves during a fall fest, so I’m cranking up the volume with a playlist that says, “Read the room, cardigans and sit this one out. Only sturdy cable-knits will do.” Like most life forms out there, when I see a fiery forest of golden and crimson leaves, I want to run my… Continue reading A Fall Playlist for Your Sweater
Pumpkin Spice Burns So Good: Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin Beer
The Great Habanero just rose from the pumpkin patch and demanded a beer. That’s when the Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin Beer variety appeared. According to anonymous sources, Linus of the Peanuts gang was very confused. He shouted something about the Great Pumpkin not being what he expected at all before passing out. I, however, am… Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Burns So Good: Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin Beer
This is THE Pumpkin Soup, This Time, I Swear
Ghosts of pumpkins past have dared to voice the horrors I’ve unleashed upon them. Every year, about this time, I try to make a pumpkin soup, and it sort of kind of turns out okay. Mediocre pumpkin soup is a crime I’ve committed over and over again. Chalk outlines of pumpkins line my front doorstep.… Continue reading This is THE Pumpkin Soup, This Time, I Swear
