Soup!

Totally forgot I had this!!

Toasted Orzo Leftover Soup

I changed the name of this soup slightly to accommodate the changes I made to the recipe. It should be Toasted Orzo Chicken Soup but I used leftover turkey from Thanksgiving (I had frozen it, Pat was absolutely appalled because he thought it had been in the refrigerator since November...) and I didn't have zucchini so I used celery. I think it's a really good soup but the best addition is the lemon zest you add at the end, it really gives it the extra flavor it needs!

Soup!

Mom and Dad told me to post this for them  if they hadn't done it within a day or two! Theme of the month is soup!

Christmas Treats!!

I saw this recipe on Pinterest and had to make it because it looked really good and it's called Christmas Crack. Because it's made with crackers or because it's addictive - yes to both! (I used graham crackers instead of saltines.)

Pumpkin Pie Spice Love

I made mini pumpkin pies and very uncharacteristically did not take a picture of them! They were very cute and very good! (Link to the recipe/someone else's pictures)

Let me tell you a little bit about the spice I used. Pumpkin Pie Spice. I used to think buying pumpkin pie spice was a waste because I could just combine the spices I had to make it. I mean, it's really just a mix of other spices. Pumpkin Pie Spice does not grow anywhere (alas.). But it's my most favorite spice (right now). It's all the best spices combined.

Nutmeg

I thought I would be doing a bit more cooking on my day off but I worked so late the night before that, well, I didn't do much of anything. So this is as festive as it gets. A pumpkin spiced latte with a dash of nutmeg. I used the pumpkin spiced syrup I got from Williams-Sonoma with Kim. It tastes like actual pumpkin so it's not really sweet. And therefore it needed whipped cream, as most pumpkin pie does...

Spices!!