Posts Tagged ‘Pumpkin’

Terrible Tuesday

Tuesday was a bit of a life-ruiner today, no? Did anyone else have a bad day? I hate to be a grump, but it was one thing on top of another on top of another all the day long. Eesh.
As such, I’m not in the best mood and I’m not feeling the positive and calming [...]

The “Oh!” in Risotto

Lately I’ve been eating a lot of meals on the go.  It’s been leaving a big hole in my stomach for something hearty and filling.
The ultimate comfort food to me is my mother’s risotto.  Good heavens, that woman can cook a risotto that tastes like pulling a warm blanket over you on a chilly afternoon. [...]

Little Thanksgiving

Sometimes The Boyfriend is very sweet.  Like last Sunday night when he suddenly said, “We should have Thanksgiving dinner Tuesday night for our little family.  You know, so we can all celebrate together.”
Since the three of us actually have real families in different cities, we won’t see each other on Thanksgiving.  But together we are still [...]

Scratch Bakery, I Blame This On You

Some people dream about alien abductions.  Some people dream about the wedding of their dreams.  Some dream about showing up to work in their underwear.  I dream about cake.  We are all unique in our own way.
Specifically, I’ve been dreaming about this cake:

That would be the pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting I had at [...]

Scratch Bakery Cafe

I had the afternoon off on Wednesday, so I went to the laundromat.  I really know how to have a good time, I know.  To sweeten the deal a little, The Boyfriend and I got lunch across the street at Scratch Bakery Cafe.

Scratch just looks so cute from the outside that I’ve been wanting to [...]