It's the middle of October, the leaves are starting to darken into oranges, yellows, and reds, the weather is cooling down a bit, and it even smells like fall outside. Do you know what I mean when I say that fall has a smell? I feel like every season has a different smell. Fall smells crisp and fresh and kind of like rain. Which most likely either makes you think I'm cray cray ooorrrr you know ...
Roasted Sweet Potato Hummus
Welp, I basically just had the best day of my life. Why am I posting this at 9:30 pm? Because I was busy having the best day of my life. Allow me to elaborate. Let us travel back to Tuesday morning. My doorbell rang, and there was a lady delivering flowers to me for my birthday. I take them from said lovely flower lady, go inside, and read the note. They are from my husband, and the note says for ...
Skinny Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse
It's the first pumpkin recipe of the season!!! Ah, fall food makes me so happy. Pumpkin, caramel apple, cinnamon, nutmeg - doesn't it all just make you feel warm and fuzzy inside? What is it about fall that makes you feel that way? It's like a feeling of nostalgia, but I don't even remember doing anything particularly special during fall while growing up. Who knows - it's a mystery. But one that I ...
Ciabatta and Pork Sausage Stuffing
Stuffing? Dressing? I know that technically this would be called "dressing" because it's baked separately from the turkey, but it feels wrong for me to call it that. We have always called it stuffing, and dressing is the liquidy stuff that you put on da lettuces. And that's that! Just kidding...you can call it whatever you want. Just let it be known that I do accept the fact that the correct ...
Pumpkin Spice Granola
Alright, first of all, I've gotta give a big shout-out to my friends over at Chobani for sending me a delicious package of their products. I love representing companies that I can actually stand behind, and Chobani is definitely one of those companies! Greek yogurt is always something I have in my fridge, and Chobani is always the brand I buy. Especially now that they came out with their whole ...
Cheesy Potato Soup
Oh, a bowl of warm, comforting, thick, rich, CHEESY baked potato soup, you say? Yes please. I'll have seven bowls. Especially if they are in cute little pumpkin bowls like pictured above. I mean...if it doesn't have pumpkin in the recipe, I gotta throw some fall in their somehow. No pumpkin? Pumpkin bowls. Seems legit. Potato soup has always been one of my favorite meals. It was one of my ...
Pumpkin Bread French Toast
Hold the phone. Hold. The. PHONE. French toast made with homemade pumpkin bread is happening all up in here right now. And let me tell you people, it is sweet, fall-y, rich, dense, and SO flavorful. Does it get much better than pumpkin bread in the first place? I can't attest to your feelings on the delicious loaf of autumnal goodness, but for me personally, I would be content sitting in my ...
Autumn Simmer Pot
I really love seasonal smells...things like candles and wall flowers...specifically from Bath and Body Works. If I'm being totally honest with you here, a strangely large portion of my paychecks throughout fall and Christmas go toward candles ???. Proooobably too much. And you want to know something even more extreme? I buy enough "Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin" body lotion and body spray during fall ...
Homemade Pumpkin Spice Marshmallows
OKAY, people, it has taken some serious self control to wait all the way until Friday to post this recipe. I have been dying to put these marshmallows on here all week. They have just been sitting on my counter...staring at me every time I walk by...saying "Hello, look how pretty and fall-y and fluffy and delicious we are! POST US." So...I am very excited to finally be able to do so. And I have ...
Skinny Pumpkin Alfredo
Fall is officially in full swing over here at the Chesson household, people. I've got my fall placemats out, my ceramic pumpkin on the kitchen table, my pumpkin scented candles strategically placed in various locations around the house...you name it, IT'S HAPPENING. And I am loving every second of it while basking in this wonderful fall weather. Speaking of fall weather...I'm obsessed. Obsessed. ...