Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

Ahhh serenity.  Coffee, cookies, sunlight.  (Insert here: car coming to a screeching halt noise)

This is a moment in the day, but definitely not my EVERY MOMENT.  These cookies came through much hard work crossing a late night shift and a morning baking session.  It's what a mom's gotta do to get some baking done.  And YES, it's always worth it.

Pumpkin Maple Muffins

It all started over text.

My girlfriend tells me she has "too much pumpkin leftover."  I gladly told her I would take it off her hands.  So there I was, dreaming up what I could make, as my parents were coming into town for the weekend.

The morning she was supposed to bring it over, I get a text apologizing that the puree had gone bad! Noooo!

I was already committed and drooling over the muffin recipe I wanted to try.  I adapted it a bit based on what I had in my pantry and was so pleased with the result.  Really guys, you HAVE to make these.

Turkey with Adobo Meatballs with Avocado Dipping Sauce

It guess it's time to start solids soon based on this picture.  This was an unintentional photo bomb, by the way.

I've concluded a few things about cooking (and food blogging) with a baby:

1) Experimental cooking will only happen on the weekends when my husband can distract baby for longer periods of time in case of missed ingredient, forgotten timer, kitchen fire...etc.

2) Ingredient photos are over-rated.  Gone are the days where I have time to set everything up before hand.

Summer Veggie Enchiladas!

Summer came and went.  So did my time!  I have been wanting to share this recipe with you though!  This is such a good recipe for wrapping up your summer veggies!  These enchiladas are a little different, but that's why I like them.  Super flavorful and packed with summer squash and zucchini!  On my third time making them (and actually getting out my camera) I added chicken too.  Omit that part if you want to keep them vegetarian.

Pear Tomato Bruschetta

My garden has been producing so many tomatoes.  I am in bruschetta heaven!

There are so many variations of bruschetta out there.  Everything from traditional to wacky.  My favorite version stems more on the traditional side but there are a few key elements to note.