This butternut squash, spinach and feta pizza will be a major hit at your next fall pizza party!
butternut squash, spinach and feta pizza

My dad’s bus driver came to his wake.

Amidst coworkers, family, friends, people we hadn’t seen or heard from in years. There was the MTA bus driver who facilitated his commute from Queens to Manhattan every day.

I will never know how he found out and I will almost certainly never see him again. But the fact that he was so moved to go out of his way to stop by and pay his condolences will forever be a testament to me of the kind of guy my father really was.

He touched the lives of everyone he encountered. With every passing interaction he changed you a little. Made you feel comfortable. Made you smile. Made your day a little bit better.

He was one of the great ones. Of that I am certain.

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This fall-inspired pasta dish is filled with sweet, spicy, and buttery delicious flavor.
orecchiette with squash chiles and hazelnuts

Road trips, especially those where one ends up stuck on the New Jersey Turnpike Extension for an hour with little to no forward movement and a very narrow window of time in which one must traverse the 100+ miles between New York City and Wilmington, Delaware, require caffeinated beverages with all the frills.

And that, my friends, is how I lost my pumpkin spice latte virginity this weekend.

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There is cinnamon, spice and everything nice in these cinnamon-apple cupcakes!
cinnamon-apple cupcakes

So if we were going to rate excuses on a scale of one to ten, “my camera ate it” would fall…

…above “my dog ate it” but below “my prepubescent brother ate it”? In terms of plausibility?

But, you guys. IT DID.

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Caramelized roasted cauliflower is paired with a white bean salad and curried raisin jam in this farmer’s market inspired meal.
roasted cauliflower with white beans and curried raisin jam

The.Boy and I have a little inside joke when it comes to chain restaurants.

Except….it’s more of an inside argument.

Which is really more of an inside Cold War.

Which is really mostly an inside screaming match.

So. We agree to disagree. (Except that I’m totally right.)

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sweet potato galettes

So. We’re getting dangerously close to this crazy thing called “the holiday season”.

And if you, like me, are already freaking out about what show-stopping meal you’re going to serve to future guests that won’t leave you pulling your hair out or growing gray ones…then you NEED to stop, drop, and head on over to Culinary Covers to check out my post on these sweet potato galettes! Covered in all the good things in life (roasted sweet potatoes, goat cheese, and pistachios) they are sure to impress and are kind of crazy delicious. Do it.

(And I’m submitting them to this week’s I Heart Cooking Clubs!)

A hearty and healthy Mediterranean stew filled with eggplant, tomatoes, spinach, orzo, and a sprinkling of feta on top.
eggplant mykonos

So I’m beginning to think this boyfriend of mine is a bad influence.

This weekend he pretty much forced me to watch the new Miley Cyrus video. And the uncensored Robin Thicke video.

The two of which, combined, have pretty much enough nipple action to fill a soft-core porn video.

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