Category Archive: Easy

Pumpkin Pie Yogurt Dip

I saw this recipe for pumpkin pie dip from Shugary Sweets which calls for a bunch of crap, like cool whip, but I thought the concept sounded interesting, and I had leftover pumpkin… Continue reading

Cabbage Leek Latkes

Also for the Hanukkah party, in addition to the pear and sweet potato latkes, we made these Whole Foods ones, which are a great alternative if you’re not big into potatoes. We made… Continue reading

Sugared Cranberries

I wanted to bring something to thanksgiving (in addition to brûléed bourbon pumpkin pie – see tomorrow’s post) and I found this incredibly festive recipe for sugared cranberries. They are so pretty it’s… Continue reading

Braised Celery

I needed to bring a vegetable to a pot luck and the most promising thing in my fridge was celery which isn’t the most obvious of candidates. But I found a bunch of… Continue reading

Lazy Pasta with Cheesy Lemon Butter Sauce and Capers

I’d started by googling the 3 things I had in my refrigerator: eggplant, celery, and cranberries, but there didn’t really seem to be any recipes out there with those as the main ingredients.… Continue reading

Paleo Pumpkin Pancakes

I only had 1 egg and I wanted to make pancakes. I found this recipe from Running to the Kitchen that called for 3/4c egg whites, which I decided was probably pretty close.… Continue reading

Dead Vegetable Soup

I had carrots, parsnips, and celery wilting in my fridge, as well as half a thing of diced canned tomatoes (transferred to a jar) leftover from the harvest curry. Soup time! Dead vegetables… Continue reading

Paleo Crêpes

I’m not sure what put the idea in my head that I wanted crêpes, but I’m so glad because these ones from Stupid Easy Paleo were stupid easy, and behaved and tasted so… Continue reading

Harvest Curry with Chickpeas

I had been eyeing this recipe from The Lemon Bowl for a while, and now that I’ve made it and it was so easy and awesome, I think variations of it will be… Continue reading

Slow-cooker Whole Chicken with Orange

While this more-or-less turned out, it’s definitely more of a learning experience than a recipe: I wanted to make another whole chicken in my crockpot, especially because I had just used the dripping… Continue reading