This week we navigated Tropical Storm Eta’s gusty winds, sideways-hitting rain and all-around gloominess. It was a yucky week, but we made the best of it, even visiting the beach to see the HUGE waves and happy surfers that looked like seals in the water (no pics because it was too wet). Here I am…
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Homemade Pumpkin Butter
Halloween has come and gone, and the two sugar pumpkins (a.k.a. pie pumpkins) I bought for decoration have been sitting in my kitchen since then. I like to buy the small pumpkins instead of the big ones (perfect for carving) because they’re decorative AND edible — their flesh is sweet and firm, not stringy like…