roasted garlic potato bisque // scape pesto

i should rename this post "the worlds cheapest soup"

one of the easiest & tastiest soups i have ever made

i could eat this every day and would be a very very happy girl

smelling like garlic may not win me many friends, but at the very least i would have a belly full of warm delicious soup

turtle cheesecake

i think i over did it this thanksgiving

every year i prepare a thanksgiving dinner that would easily feed 15 people, in reality there are only 2 of us ( insert the song just the 2 of us) - we do have an open door policy, anyone who wants to celebrate the best day of the year vegan style is more than welcome to join us

my family is scared of a vegan thanksgiving - they cannot fathom the idea of thanksgiving without a turkey...well actually my uncle mike is all about a vegan t-day however we are lacking in the football category- we have 2 strikes against us

no turkey

no cable for football

but what we do have is delicious turtle cheesecake amongst 3 other desserts, copious amounts of food and a small microbrewery - justins contribution to thanksgiving

delicata rissoles // maple cream

what's a rissole? the name comes from the french word rissoler, meaning "to brown."

don't you feel fancy just seeing that word - sometimes we all need a little fancy in our lives

delicata rissoles were not on my original menu for thanksgiving, however after making & devouring a sample on wednesday they were too good not grace the thanksgiving table

mmm hmmm - i know it is shocking, but i actually deviated from my pre-planned for over a month, strategically assembled thanksgiving menu

potato + arugula pizza // spelt oatmeal crust

did you know that every friday is "pizza friday" at our house

yes i know, we are so exciting

this pizza will definitely excite you - as i am writing this i really wish i polishing off another one of these amazing pizza's

this is definitely not what you consider a normal pizza - thus allowing you to enjoy the entire pizza guilt free; well almost guilt free, it's not as if this is a magical pizza

chocolate pear bundts // frangelico caramel icing

i wasn't quite sure how this recipe was going to turn out

the idea sounded great - chocolate, pears baked into min bundt cakes topped with hazelnuts

these cuties turned out better than i expected - it was love at first bite

butternut squash + apple bisque

for me apples & butternut squash are the epitome of fall

together they form a beautiful & satisfying soup

truth: i would have eaten the entire soup pot had i not restrained myself

yes, yes indeed - this soup is that good

cinnamon spiced whole wheat pancakes

i confess - i tweaked my pancake recipe a bit

...even though i wrote in an earlier post "don't change what works - stick with the classic"

it just so happens this works too - i am allowed one take back aren't i ?

with the addition of whole wheat flour these pancakes pack a bit more nutritional punch 

than just ap flour alone

counter balancing the delicious caramelized apples that are going to top your pancakes

not to mention the pure nh maple syrup you doused them in too

gotta add healthy in there somewhere - apples & whole wheat flour do the job nicely

cinnnamon raisin peanut butter cookies

i write allot about peanut butter - my love for pb has yet to fade

classic peanut butter cookies with a little twist - cinnamon & raisins

certainly if you prefer not to stray away from the classic, regular peanut butter can be used

go on be daring, climb out on a limb, take a chance- go for the little twist

split pea soup

i have been m.i.a

sorry about that - october has been a blur

i usually don't get too personal on this blog....in october i lost my grandfather- this was my very first loss

he was the greatest - we were fortunate to grow up with him living right downstairs from us for the first

8 years of my life

my dad tells me my grandpa would make pea soup with leftover ham bones - he liked to cook

our tradition when i was little was spaghetti dinners - he would let me stir the big pot of sauce and would always make sure to leave the onions out specially for me - my grandpa was good at that, always making me feel special

so this pea soup recipe was made in his honor- he lived a wonderful life, and fought a good fight

...and i must say, i make this pea soup often and this time around the flavors were amazing!