Tag: fall

Sunday Sweets: Apple-Pecan Cake

Apple season is the best season. Did you go apple-picking in the last few weeks and now you have 5 pounds of apples waiting around to be eaten? Well, you’re in luck, because one of the best ways to eat apples (other than out of hand) is in apple cake. I actually have another version [...]

October 21, 2012 // By : amybites //

Lentil Soup

The top three reasons I love fall so much are sweaters, scarves, and soup. And only one of those is edible, so you can guess which one is my favorite. Since the first signs of fall appeared a few weeks ago, I’ve been eating soup for lunch almost every day. A bowl of hearty soup [...]

October 2, 2012 // By : amybites //

Pumpkin Pecan Chocolate Chip Bars

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m not a big pumpkin fan. I don’t get excited when Starbucks brings back the pumpkin latte—in fact, I was just mad the mocha coconut Frappucino went into hibernation for the winter. I don’t run out to the store as soon as pumpkin season hits and [...]

September 27, 2012 // By : amybites //

Pumpkin Cornbread

Remember the lentil chili I posted a while ago? I made this cornbread to go with it. It was a match made in heaven. Hearty cornbread with pumpkin spice and the subtle sweetness of molasses and brown sugar, perfect for soaking up soup or eating with a little butter or honey. It’s super easy, too—easy [...]

December 1, 2011 // By : amybites //

Sunday Sweets: Pumpkin Pecan Snickerdoodles

I’m not much of a pumpkin person. I used to refuse to eat anything that was even slightly pumpkin-laced, but in the past couple years I’ve been discovering more and more pumpkin foods that I actually enjoy. I’d been seeing pumpkin snickerdoodles everywhere for a few weeks, and I finally decided to make them because [...]

October 23, 2011 // By : amybites //