By Kristin Helwig
This has been my absolute favorite salad recently. I think I’ve made it 3 times last week. It’s great with roasted chicken too! Mixed greens, quinoa, candied pecans, crisp apples, nutty manchego, roasted brussels sprouts and a maple vinaigrette. I’m obsessed! Maple Vinaigrette Combine everything …
Turkey kale orzo soup in a pumpkin! By roasting the pumpkins a little bit to soften they become the perfect vessel for soup. The inside gets softened so you scoop it out enhancing each bite. Making it such a fun eating experience especially for the …
It’s that time of year again, and my garden is full of all the little pumpkins! I roasted off a a couple of the pumpkins for puree and made muffins. These are sweetened with maple syrup, and lots of warm spices. A little sprinkle of …
Nothing says fall comfort more than a big plate of pumpkin ravioli! Especially on these chilly nights. It’s a pumpkin pasta with a three cheese pumpkin filling, and all the warm spices. Sautéed with lacinato kale, maple brown butter, herbs, and a little grated manchego. …
This is one of my absolute favorite apple pies. The crust is buttery and flakey piled high with spiced apples and then topped with the best oat crisp. The apples are perfectly tender, I love McIntosh but pick your favorite. Also you can use a …
These little whoopie pies are fully embracing the fall season with so much apple. There’s reduced apple cider, apple butter, warm spices and then a luscious maple cream cheese filling. Reducing the cider really brings out the beautiful natural sweetness of the apples! Ingredients Maple …
I was trying to go back and forth on whether these would be considered muffins or a cake. I used a jumbo muffin tin so they were really big. But you could definitely put it in a 8×8 pan and make it a cake. Doesn’t …
In this special thanksgiving pie the corn syrup is replaced with maple syrup making it a little more wholesome and just as delicious. Adding the pure maple syrup along with a little bit of flour and the eggs the pie is able to hold up …
With all the heavy comfort food sometimes it’s nice to lighten things up. This salad is my new fall favorite. When persimmons are in season they are not to be missed. They are a sweet little fruit with no seeds and similar in texture to …
This wild rice bowl is all about the flavors of fall. Really healthy and vegetarian! The acorn squash and mushrooms are roasted together and then topped with seared halloumi and tossed together with a sweet herb maple vinaigrette drizzled over the top! DID YOU MAKE …
I am so excited for fall and all things pumpkin! This pumpkin ravioli is a perfect dinner when you have a little extra time on a Sunday and want to make the pasta! There really is nothing better than homemade pasta. Otherwise of course you …
Apple Butter Pop tarts! Bringing out the inner child, but so much better than store bought! These are soo easy to make and perfect for any breakfast or a quick snack. I use either leftover pie crust dough or store bought and you can make …
To say I’m a little excited for fall is an understatement! I absolutely love it and everything about it, making this apple butter is so comforting and warming and makes the whole house smell absolutely amazing like apples and spices. There is actually no butter …
It started to snow here today, and for some reason curry is just so comforting I think when it’s freezing outside! So I played around a little bit and instead of just doing traditional curry I put some pumpkin puree in it, and it was …
This is just like a traditional pumpkin pie but with a twist! It’s so much fun to make, I mean look at those layers! I did an amaretto cookie crust, spiced pumpkin pastry cream and then topped with a sour cream spiked whipped cream with …
What really is more comforting than a beautiful crock of French onion soup with sourdough bread and melted cheese?! I put a little sugar on the onions just to help them caramelize to that rich golden and bring out the sweetness, balanced with the rich …
Now you can’t have Thanksgiving with out the traditional pies! Apple pies are always a must! I gave this one a little twist and added caramel inside the pie and topped it with a little crisp topping! You can’t go wrong here! The apples are …