We are more than halfway through October – do you have your front porch pumpkins yet?! What better way to experience a chilly pumpkin patch than with a hot, homemade pumpkin spice chai latte in hand? I have been amazed at the level of dedication to Halloween decorations around here. I like to take walks…
pumpkin breakfast roundup
The crisp fall mornings showed up last week, and I think it might be safe to say that they are here to stay (fingers crossed!). Will leaves the house well before the sun comes up in the morning. I usually get up with him, and recently have been enjoying the early morning start with the…
pumpkin scones
As I was putting this post together, I realized that this recipe for pumpkin scones is the 6th scone recipe on the blog! Don’t tell the others, but they may be one of my favorites yet. Scones have a special place in my heart. Growing up, my family made scones for most brunches and many…
pumpkin cake with brown butter frosting
Are you ready for the deluge of all things pumpkin now that it is officially October? I am all about it! This year, I’m doing something new and launching Pass the Cookies Pumpkin Month! Every week I will be posting a pumpkin recipe or a roundup of some of my favorite pumpkin recipes. If you…
october goals
October is here, with its Anne of Green Gables quotes, bouquets of sharpened pencils, changing leaves, and (hopefully) cooler temperatures. I am so excited. Along with April (the perfect point in spring) October is one of my favorite months. I love the crisp air, the colors of the trees, the sweaters, and all of the…
maple chai snickerdoodles
We’re closing out September with a subtle nod to fall with these maple chai snickerdoodles. They aren’t an in-your-face fall flavor like pumpkin or sweet potato might be, but they still have those warm spices that make you want to cozy up inside and wish that fall weather was here for good. I was excited…
fall fun list
Each year when I walk outside on the first cool morning of September, I get reinvigorated by the changing seasons and excited for fall all over again after a long, hot summer. Looking back, my fall fun list tradition has been the most regular of all of the seasonal lists. I think my lack of…
zucchini bread
I love quick breads. I eat them for breakfast, mid-morning snack, afternoon snack, and dessert. No matter the flavor – banana bread, pumpkin bread, zucchini bread, carrot cake loaf, cranberry streusel quick bread – they never last long in our house. This healthier version of zucchini bread is no exception. Not only do I love…
chewy ginger cookies
I will be the first to admit that I fall hard for anything and everything pumpkin, but I find that September is tricky. Fall technically doesn’t arrive until the end of September, and I have always lived in the South, where the weather really doesn’t feel like fall, and won’t for another month or two…
10 tomato recipes
September feels late to be talking about fresh tomatoes, but I have seen so many tomato plants in home gardens nearby that are still bursting with green and ripening red tomatoes. With all of those tomatoes though, we need great tomato recipes to use them. We recently had a 7.5 pound cherry tomato haul. While…