PUMPKIN WEEK: Granola

Because I don’t eat enough granola (I only make it every weekend), I thought the perfect recipe to end pumpkin week with is Pumpkin Granola. Yes it sounds a little funny at first but this is my new favorite fall breakfast. And snack. And dessert. PS for those of you who are not pumpkin fans, … Continue reading →

PUMPKIN WEEK: Finally Fall

This weekend has been the perfect fall weekend. Blue skies, crisp air, and pumpkins. Fall here can’t really compete with fall in New England  but my roommate and I discovered a cute little farm where everything reminded us of home minus the changing leaves on trees. The farm was about an hour and a half … Continue reading →

Pumpkin Pancakes!

Pumpkin week might have been last week, but I didn’t want Caroline’s pumpkin cupcakes to be lonely and I couldn’t resist making one more pumpkin treat. I saw this recipe for Silver Dollar Pumpkin Pancakes and immediately wanted pumpkin pancakes. It was 8pm at night; pancakes for dessert anyone? However, I was feeling a little lazy … Continue reading →

Sweet Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

After making my pumpkin puree and beautiful jack o’latern,I was left with quite a bit of pumpkin seeds. Surprisingly, I had never had roasted pumpkin seeds before. Growing up, we never carved pumpkins. I think the first time I carved a pumpkin was in high school. Maybe it had to do with all the sharp … Continue reading →

WHOOPIE!!!

Eating whoopie pies was an essential part of growing up in New England. When I moved to a part of the country where these treats were called gobs, I was appalled. I won’t even get started on what the same people called soda or how they pronounced aunt. That’s getting into a whole other issue. … Continue reading →

Pumpkin Week!

This week at latteissues is PUMPKIN WEEK. What’s that? You’ve never celebrated PUMPKIN WEEK before? Well, like its better known close relative Shark Week, PUMPKIN WEEK is one of the greatest weeks of the year. And it’s even better when you’re unemployed and get to incorporate pumpkin into everything you do/eat. Like my Jack O’Lantern? … Continue reading →

Roasted Acorn Squash

Over the last few weeks, butternut squash has been a staple in our fall menu. This week, my mom bought an acorn squash and requested that I make this recipe courtesy of Melanie in the Middle. When you are unemployed and living at home, cooking dinner for your parents is a way to contribute to … Continue reading →

An Apple A Day…

….keep the unemployment blues away? It’s October and apple season is here so head out to your local orchard and get picking! If you do decide to pick your own, you will spend enough time trying to figure out what to do with all of them that you will forget, at least momentarily, that you do … Continue reading →