Many say that the origin of Halloween lays in Ireland. Samhain (pronounced Sow – in) is the Irish festival of the dead. Samhain also welcomes in the winter cold, celebrates the end of the harvest, and demarcates the spiritual New Year for many. Samhain is now celebrated as Halloween, and most Irish families celebrate the day like […]
Travel & Food
Homemade Potato Garlic Pizza
Halloween is quickly approaching, which means everything we eat could potentially be used to ward off vampires and other terrifying creatures. If you are as attached to garlic as I am, you will likely be able to breath garlic-breath any time of the year. For those of you who limit your garlic intake, you might […]
Butternut Squash Alfredo with Browned Butter
Oh yes, I went there. Butternut Squash Alfredo with Browned Butter. Alliterating all over this post title. But, a pasta sauce this delish needs a highly dramatic name. I’ve found myself with a lot of spaghetti noodles lately – the man of the house doesn’t like spaghetti. He loves fettuccine, angle hair pasta, all other […]