Natural or handmade Halloween decor can bring an indefinable charm to the holiday. Whether your preference is eerie or playful, you'll find a Halloween decor idea here you'll love. Ghosts and pumpkins and witches, oh my! 1. Carnivirous Cobra Lilies First up we have an entry in the natural category: florals! What could be more unconventionally sinister than carnivorous cobra lilies? Simi[...]
There’s so much to love about fall: crisp sweater weather, the color of leaves changing, warm sweet beverages, and, of course, the chance to decorate your home to match the natural beauty of the season. This makes it all the more puzzling why so many fall decor ideas involve garish plastic decorations that take up storage space for the other three quarters of the year. What if there was a way t[...]
I'm back! I took an unintentional month-long hiatus from blogging, because sometimes life gets unexpectedly busy, but I'm delighted to be back in time to present my first pumpkin recipe of the year. This is my small tribute to the famous, ubiquitous Pumpkin Spice Latte... in dairy free, fruit-sweetened creme cup form. The pumpkin creme that is piped on top is incredibly versatile an[...]
Fact: cereal is my favorite unhealthy temptation. Do you remember the hullabaloo last month over the news that a surprising number of drunk vegetarians eat meat? Well, if I'm going to indulge after a night of fun... it'll be cereal. So when I saw Recipes to Nourish's Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal, I couldn't wait to give it a happy holidays, grain-free spin. My pumpkin cinnamon roll n'oatmeal&n[...]
Attention friends and pumpkin enthusiasts: few times have I been more excited to share a recipe with you than I am today. If you're looking to make a flock of festive little treats that tip their caps to the season while pleasing touchy tummies, these babies are for you. These wee beauties begin with a real food crust that's just fruit, nuts, coconut oil and some spice to liven it[...]
Yes, I know some of you are thinking have you succumbed to pumpkin mania already? To that I say no, because it can't be pumpkin mania when pumpkin is torturing me. More specifically, every time I go to the coffee shop for my usual unsweetened cold-brew the pumpkin pastries torment me. So, this Pumpkin Espresso Hazelnut Fudge is my attempt to get a little of my own back in a way that won't ma[...]
I know. Everyone is posting pumpkin recipes. You'll be gagging on the stuff long before Thanksgiving. But these aren't like those other pumpkin recipes, the ones smothered in sugar and cream. Let me explain... The original purpose of these muffins was "easy breakfast treat". Often I'm out the door with nothing but a black coffee in the morning... but when I want breakfast I want breakfast and[...]