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Whole Wheat Butternut Squash, Apple and Hazelnut Muffins

November 1, 2013 by Erica

Whole Wheat Butternut Squash, Apple and Hazelnut Muffins

OMG muffins.

I am trying to concentrate on writing a nice little blog post for you, complete with a description of the flavor and texture of these muffins. But all I can think about is taking a gigantic nutty, squashy, apply bite out of one.

Whole Wheat Butternut Squash, Apple and Hazelnut Muffins

They are so good that all descriptions seem extraneous, and the thoughts swirling around in my head keep getting interrupted by interjections of “MUFFINS!” and “HAZELNUTS!” Funny how I really can’t concentrate on anything, including stringing together a coherent description of these muffins, when presented with the thought of them.

Let’s stick to listing the ingredients – that, I think I can handle. And I should tell you that I am excited about every single one of them.

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Lebanese Lentil-Spinach Soup

October 30, 2013 by Erica

Lebanese Lentil-Spinach Soup

So yesterday I asked on Facebook whether you guys would prefer a soup or muffin recipe today… and somehow soup won. What?! You guys are crazy. But soup it is. Rest assured we’ll do muffins on Friday.

Speaking of choosing soup over pastries… I just found out that a donut shop is going in below my yoga studio. And I’m conflicted.

On the one hand, I like donuts. I can’t say I’m opposed to donut-y aromas wafting up into the studio as I lie in shavasana.

On the other hand, I don’t feel like yoga and donuts really go together. I can’t imagine I’ll want to pick up a donut on my way out of my power class at 8 pm… which is probably a good thing. Just cancel all those chaturangas right out, will ya?

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Homemade Curry Ketchup

October 28, 2013 by Erica

Homemade Curry Ketchup

If you had told me last Monday that I would spend the weekend with a spoon in a jar of ketchup, I would have thought you were nuts. But if you had told me that come Saturday afternoon, I would have known you were telling the truth.

It’s pretty embarrassing, really, especially because I don’t consider myself a condiment person. I’m fine with ketchup and mustard, but I’ve never gotten too excited about them (before this)… and I’ve definitely never eaten them with a spoon (again, before this).

Homemade Curry Ketchup

If you think it’s gross to eat ketchup with a spoon, yes. I agree. When we’re talking about ketchup with high-fructose corn syrup that comes out of a squeeze bottle. And for the record, never have I ever eaten that with a spoon. Gives me the chills just thinking about it.

This ketchup, though, is different. First of all, it’s homemade. With onions, spices, vinegar, and canned tomatoes. Real food! Second of all, it’s not just regular ketchup – it’s curry ketchup.

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Potato-Cheese Soup with Pumpernickel Croutons

October 25, 2013 by Erica

Potato-Cheese Soup with Pumpernickel Croutons

It’s time for another Foulser family soup recipe!

Like Mexican zucchini soup, I grew up slurping potato-cheese soup. And crunching these croutons along with it. Allllways with croutons.

To me, this is the most amazing soup in the world. It may not seem all that exciting, but trust me, these flavors are meant to be together. Potatoes, onions, carrots? Dill? Cheddar? Um, yes. Just add the pumpernickel croutons with their crunch and caraway, and you have my all-time favorite belly-warming fall soup. I guess I shouldn’t underestimate the sway that childhood memories hold over my taste buds, but I think you’ll be sold on this soup the moment you try it, too.

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Pear & Goat Cheese Tartines

October 23, 2013 by Erica

Pear and Goat Cheese Tartines

Here is something I discovered about myself when putting together this post: Apparently I really don’t like sandwiches.

Pear and Goat Cheese Tartines

When I went to file this recipe under “Sandwiches,” I discovered that there was no such category on this site. Not only have I not posted a single sandwich recipe over the past year, but this isn’t even really a sandwich, either. It’s a tartine, toast, open-faced sandwich – whatever you’d like to call it, I’m pretty sure no man would be willing to say this is a sandwich. Hmph.

A blog with no sandwiches is a problem. One that I will remedy in the coming months.

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