Penne with Pumpkin, Sage, and Sausage

  Starbucks has returned with the Pumpkin Spice Latte, which is how I gauge that it’s time again for cool weather, comfort food.  By November, I’m generally sick of all things pumpkin, but at this time of the year I’m always so optimistic and excited for the never-ending fall recipes I see across the Internet. […]

Savory, Sweet Pumpkin Pecan Spread

A couple of weeks ago, my mom came to Pittsburgh from Michigan to visit for the weekend.  In addition to nice dinners out and decorating the house for Christmas, we also did what we do best.  SHOP. As luck would have it, we wandered in to Williams Sonoma this particular trip.  We were immediately hit […]

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Caramel Buttercream Frosting

I am a huge fan of all things pumpkin, ESPECIALLY when incorporated into some sort of baked good ;-).  So when I saw these cupcakes pop on the Heather Christos Cooks blog, I absolutely HAD to give them a shot. These were seriously phenomenal. I learned a few things about myself and I certainly learned a […]

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Here’s Lucy – isn’t she cute!?  13 weeks old now and getting BIG. Based on the title of this post, you probably were not expecting to see a featured image of my little puppy.   With the arrival of fall and return of all things pumpkin to local stores, I couldn’t resist using pumpkin as […]