Showing posts with label autumn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label autumn. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Spiced Butternut Squash and Apple Soup


This week the weather has been cooler, so I decided to jump on the chance to make soup! I just L-O-V-E soup so I browsed some recipes and found this one. I made it last night for my family and am even enjoying some leftover soup today. So good!!

Spiced Butternut Squash and Apple Soup by WholeLiving

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, chopped

1 inch fresh ginger, grated (2 tablespoons)

1/2 teaspoons turmeric

1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon cardamom

Dash ground cloves

2 carrots, peeled and chopped

1 tart apple, peeled, quartered, and chopped

4 cups chopped butternut squash

Coarse salt and pepper

Directions

**I learned that it goes faster if you chop your squash, carrots, and apple first! Just thought I'd share that. =)

Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until tender, 6 to 8 minutes.

Add ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Add carrots, apple, squash, and 3 cups water.

Bring to a boil; cover partially and reduce to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper.

Cook until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Let cool slightly.

Working in batches, puree until smooth in a blender. Adjust seasoning, if necessary.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Pumpkin Patch


Hooray, it finally feels more like Autumn!! The overcast skies, cooler air, and my personal favorite: pumpkins!

We managed to get to a pumpkin patch this weekend, it was at this fantastic farm I had never heard of until I moved to Orange County. It's called Tanaka Farms and all year they have different events open to the public. Strawberry picking, watermelons, Christmas trees but right now it's pumpkins.

They also have a veggie garden where visitors can pick their own veggies.My kids picked green beans, carrots, radishes, and onions. Then we picked some pumpkins, walked the corn maze, and fed a few animals.














Hope your weekend was just as good!

Until next time,

~ S

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Autumn warmth

I've been neglectful of this blog lately, sorry to admit it, but life has been so busy there hasn't been much time to update! So today will be short and sweet. Autumn is everywhere, and I am absolutely in love with it. Here is some of what is on my mind...

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Fire in the trees - Fine art autumn tree photograph

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Ribbed Eternity Scarf - SAFFRON in the MEDITERREAN...Oversized

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Ruffled Vegan Scarf, All Seasons, Burnt Orange




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Amber Gold warmth of Autumn Fine art print 16X20 unframed



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Warm Molasses Wood photograph- 11x14
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Two of Hearts--pair of Raspberry Red Heart Bowls


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...don't forget to check out my store Bonita Bellita for some of the new fall listings... it's part of what's been keeping me so busy!

Until next time,
-Steph

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Teal and transitions


I woke up this morning to absolutely delicious weather! It was cool, overcast, and a slightly breeze drifting through my window was making me curl into my blankets much more than I have in a bit. What's odd about this? Only that it's in the beginning of August. Don't get me wrong, I like summer. Picnics, late sunsets, excessive beach trips, and summer nights... all are wonderful to me. But... I know, there's always a but... hmm, how to put this simply...

I'm in love with the autumn and winter. The crunch of the leaves I step on, the twisted pumpkin vines, knowing that when I go up to the mountains I'll see snow, wrapping the Christmas gifts, all of it. The fact that I need a sweater to go out and my boots are begging to come out of their boxes... well, I know I still have to wait awhile, but I can't say that I mind. To me, it's just around the corner.

In the meantime, I think I'll go to the beach again this weekend. Need to soak up those sunrays while I can.

Oh, and did I mention I'm on a turquoise kick? Would you like to see what I'm so in love with? I'll show you...

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Butterfly Vase
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Blank mini cards - birds in flight
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Dream
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ROBINS EGG BLUE COAT RACK SHELF
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turquoise framed corkboard

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Much Love,
Stephanie