Pumpkin Tortellini with Pumpkin Alfredo Sauce

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Pumpkin and cheese stuffed tortellini and kale get tossed in a decadent pumpkin alfredo sauce making for an indulgent but delicious fall meal.

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by DairyPure Milk. As always, my thoughts and opinions are my own.
pumpkin tortellini with pumpkin alfredo sauce

There are times when it’s really a best life choice to ignore your cravings. For instance, when passing by the Reese’s aisle of the convenience store on your way to buying toothpaste. GOOD JOB.

And then there are times when resistance is not only futile, but pointless! Why should we be the only thing standing between ourselves and creamy pasta weeknight dinner eternal happiness?!?!

Never again.

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Maple Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

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The flavors of fall come alive in these utterly autumnal maple cupcakes with maple cream cheese frosting.
maple cupcakes with maple cream cheese frosting

You guys remember cupcakes, right?

That most perfect of all baked goods with an ideal frosting:cake ratio that we used to really love before we became obsessed with macarons and frying laminated dough.

Am I ringing any bells?

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Delicata Squash and Tofu Thai Red Curry

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Sweet roasted squash brings out the spice in this delicata squash and tofu thai red curry.
delicata squash and tofu thai red curry

You know what’s funny?

The.boy could (and does…) eat the same leftovers for DAYS and DAYS (and sometimes DAYS). But suggest that we get the same kind of takeout two weeks in a row?

….

That sound is him dry heaving in a corner.

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Queso and Pepper Arepas with Kale Salad and Chimichurri

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Bring a taste of authentic Venezuelan cuisine into your home with these delicious queso and pepper arepas served with kale salad and chumichurri sauce!

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Blue Apron. As always, my thoughts and opinions are my own. Keep reading to find out how you can get an AWESOME discount on your first order!
queso and pepper arepas

You never forget your first arepa.

I first encountered these absolutely delectable corn cake sliders in college when my roommate and I vowed to spend our senior year eating our way around the world (and through Boston), landing us in a Venezuelan restaurant where we ordered almost every variety on the menu and proceeded to eat ourselves stuffed. I’ve since sought out these little lovelies every chance I get, including dragging the.boy across Manhattan on his birthday a few years ago just so that I could get my fix. Hey, a girl has needs.

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Best Buttermilk Pancakes

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Need a reason to wake up in the morning? These buttermilk pancakes are light, fluffy, and go from griddle to table within minutes!
best buttermilk pancakes

We had a wool sock morning kind of weekend, and those kinds of days can only call for one thing…PANCAKES!

Not that one ever really needs an excuse to pancake, but when it’s 40F degrees outside and your building’s super hasn’t designated that cold enough to turn on your heat yet…

…electric griddle == makeshift space heater.

YES.

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Bread

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Pumpkin spice and everything chocolate are what this pumpkin chocolate chunk bread is all about!

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by International Delight®. As always, my thoughts and opinions are my own.

pumpkin chocolate chunk bread

I held back as long as I could, but the floodgates are now WIDE.OPEN.

Let the pumpkin-ing begin.

I’ve actually heard rumors that there is going to be a pumpkin shortage this year, so what I need you to do is head to your nearest grocery store and stock up!!!!

(Unless you go to my local grocery store…in which case, walk away quickly with your hands behind your back and no one will get hurt.)

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