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Jammy Pork Chops with White Beans and Thyme

September 17, 2019 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

Nothing says fall to me like pork chops. I’m ready to start wearing sweaters, but I’m stuck in the south where the heat is still looming. Regardless of temperatures I live in jeans year round because I’m a grown up lady now. Are shorts still worn, and by whom? Not by me, that’s for sure. I tried to wear a pair of light pink shorts this year but ended up looking like I wasn’t wearing pants. This is my life. So I’m back to jeans, and hopefully the temperatures will follow me into fall. These are not the dried out flavorless pork chops you know, but delicious jammy seared pork chops that are seared and then stewed with white beans in a beautiful sauce with fresh thyme leaves.

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Curried Carrot Ginger Soup with Garlic Naan

October 2, 2018 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

I watched “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” about Mr. Rogers this morning and sobbed while I ate my breakfast bagel. What is it about the goodness of this man that touches my heart? A line in particular that keeps coming back to me is “You don’t have to do anything special for someone to love you.” WHOA. Lately, I have been really wrapped up in trying to make my creative endeavors the best they can be, working really hard to push myself and get uncomfortable, and at the end of the day I feel fatigued. But to know that you can just be you and that you are loved for just that–what a reminder to accept and love ourselves right where we are.

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Pumpkin Walnut Muffins

September 13, 2018 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

We have one tree in the backyard that changes colors before all the others. It’s already reddening, which is my cue to start wearing sweaters and suffer through this southern heat, wistfully hoping that fall will make an early appearance this year. I’m trying to trick the weather with my jacket-wearing by baking pumpkin things, and I’m not so sure it’s working. I just burned a pumpkin cedar candle, practiced yoga, and didn’t leave the house all day. Seems like a success in my book, and the essence of celebrating fall. The real tragedy of fall is how short it is here! I’m prepared to make the best of it, and for all you autumn-lovers, I made these Pumpkin Walnut Muffins with a glorious crumb topping. This recipe is nothing to shake a stick at–the muffins have such a fluffy texture with a little added crunch from the chopped walnuts. It’s a celebration of my favorite season. Let’s get started on this recipe!

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