Category Archives: Recipes

So apparently the summer is over, now that Labor Day is gone (you know, if you ignore the fact that its still 90 degrees outside) and even though I’m in full-fledged denial (don’t even talk to me about that “w” word) I have started eating my favorite cold-weather treat.

I know that it’s generally known as a summer dessert, but warm cobbler is just so much better curled up by a fire with a cup of hot cocoa on the side. It’s the quintessential comfort food.

Of course, I did make this one with some summery fruits, because I know you’re not quite ready to move on either.

And because the peaches right now are kind of insane. I guess there’s at least one good thing about the summer coming to an end…

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Mark and I officially discovered the Pisco Sour on our honeymoon in Peru, and were immediately hooked.

We’d heard of the drink before, but since pisco isn’t all that common in the U.S., we’d never had one — and beyond the name, we pretty much had no idea what we were getting into.

Pisco is made with grapes, like a brandy, but to me, it tastes more like a tequila. In fact my first thought on the sour was that it tasted a little bit like a frothy margarita.

That is, until it knocked me on my ass.

Turns out, a Pisco Sour is more akin to a martini than a margarita in that it’s nearly all alcohol. The difference is that you’d never know.

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Usually, when I cook, I try to think about the things that Mark and I both like — he hates olives, for example, so it’s pretty rare that we snack on a muffaletta.

But this weekend, when nothing sounded better than a goat cheese and honey popsicle (two evil elements that I love — and that come together just perfectly in these pops) I decided that the best part about making something only I’ll dare to eat might just be that I get to keep it all to myself.

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Oh you guys, where did my Monday go? Mark and I drove back from Folk Fest late Sunday night (okay all Sunday night) and, unsurprisingly, played zombie all day on our last day off.

I’m just coming back to reality now, though I have to admit I’m still on a little bit of a cloud, and I can’t wait to share all of our pictures and stories from the weekend soon. For the time, though, lets talk about this tasty sandwich…

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