Does this happen to you? October hits and I can’t get enough apple, butternut squash and pumpkin into my recipe rotation. Here I combined a few fellow bloggers’ creations with my own spin on salad to create a “season pleasing” pairing. A Taste of Fall Soup & Salad: Soup: Knitstamatic’s Roasted Butternut Squash & Apple Soup …

After a cold snap the end of September, during which I too hastily put away all kids’ short-sleeved-attire, the days here in Chicago have turned warmish. My poor children are roasting; requests for “a cool drink of water” are frequent. But the nights are still chilly. And once my three young ones are in bed, …

This month’s Recipe ReDux theme is “Dressing For Success” (condiments, spreads and salad dressings) and almost immediately I knew I wanted to make caponata. Caponata is a sweet and sour type of relish from Sicily traditionally featuring eggplant, onions, celery, olives, capers, olive oil and vinegar. I fell in love with Sicilian cuisine during my …