Pumpkin Season Has Arrived

Happy Wednesday!

I don’t know about you but I can’t believe that it’s almost October! If you’re familiar with my blog then you know I absolutely love to cook seasonal…

Don’t get me wrong I love pumpkin pie maybe twice a year but I’m just not a dessert person. So I decided to make a savory pumpkin dish that’s fancy but certainly easy.

what you need:

what you do:

1. Heat olive oil in a skillet (one about two inches high) on medium, add in the onion and simmer until transparent. Then add in garlic and sage and cook for a couple seconds but don’t let the garlic brown.

2. Add in the rice and let it cook until it starts looking a little translucent but again don’t let it brown. Add wine.

3. Little by little add a cup at a time of the chicken broth and let it absorb. This may take a little but be patient (I cleaned the kitchen and meal prepped while the rice was cooking because I can’t sit still haha!).

4. Once the rice is cooked add in pumpkin and Parmesan until both are well mixed. Remove from heat and garnish with more Parmesan and sage.

This is the perfect Fall recipe if you’re looking for a way to use some pumpkin and don’t want to make sweets.

Enjoy the day!

A Tasty Trio

Happy First Day of September!!

I’m bringing you all the carbs this fine Wednesday.

This might be one of my favorite food posts ever because let me let you in on a little secret…I freaking love sandwiches. Like in my soul. However, I don’t eat them often because carbs so doing this post was a very real treat for me. I chose three easy classic sandwiches and I’m showing you what drink to pair them with.

Give these tasty pairings a try next time you’re craving some carbs!

For the grilled cheese I used Fontina cheese since it pairs well with Chardonnay. My favorite combo? As much as I love all of these I really liked the PB & J pairing!

I hope your day is full of carbs and fun!

Fancy & Seasonal

Hey Friends!

Last week on my IG stories I asked you if you more wanted to see “Fancy Made Easy” or “Seasonal & Delish”. Fancy Made Easy won but it was a close call so I decided to do both. Since there is a pretty obviously shift in September and this is the last Wednesday of August, “Seasonal & Delish” will probably be my last full blown summer recipe. I mean we have pumpkins to think about.
So “Fancy Made Easy” is but first. You know I’m going to tell you or add this to brunch with some champagne so we’ll skip that part. This one looks hard but really isn’t.

what you do:

This is before being baked.

1. Press your dough into a greased pie dish.

2. Mix together cream cheese, brown sugar, and a good drizzle of honey and spread onto the dough.

3. Start slicing your pears very thin. I sliced as I went so I could determine how I wanted the colors to look. Keep going in a circle until you cover the cream cheese mixture.

4. Bake on 400 degrees for about 20 minutes. Serve with a drizzle of honey.

One thing I always wanted to make was a Summer Spring Roll and since summer is in the title I thought this was the perfect seasonal recipe for summer. Another one that isn’t too difficult. This was my first time working with the rice paper. I was a little intimidated but after making one roll, that went away quickly.

what you do:

1. Cook the noodles according to the package (boil for a couple minutes).

2. Cut everything else into thin sticks.

3. In a shallow bowl full of warm water submerge a spring roll until playable, dab with paper towel.

4. You’re going to wrap it like you would a burrito. Start making a neat pile in the middle of your rice paper. Once complete fold in sides and tightly roll.

5. Cut in half and serve!

On to the sauce!

Mix all of the below ingredients together!

I definitely need practice on rolling tighter rolls but I was thrilled with the outcome! Also if you don’t like spicy things you can skip the garlic chili sauce but I think it makes the dip just right. I might add a little more next time.

Thanks for stopping by! I appreciate you!