Pumpkin-Cider Pork, Roasted Squash, and Radicchio Salad
Every fall I accept the challenge of trying to squeeze all the pumpkin possible into a couple of months. It’s like there’s a rule that says I must eat anything-made-with-pumpkin within the months of October and November. Everywhere I turn, there’s pumpkin looking back at me. It’s quite the dilemma, and the list keeps getting longer! Earlier this month on a rainy Sunday, I kicked off pumpkin-eating season with a “pumpkin” dinner inspired by the “Pumpkin Spice Up Your Life” menu from Dan Pelosi’s Let’s Party cookbook.
On the menu were Pumpkin Cider Braised Pork Shoulder, Roasted Squash with Crispy Chickpeas & Feta, and Radicchio, Gorgonzola & Pepita Salad.
10 Fall Comfort Cookbooks
October has become one of my favorite months. The mornings are crisp, the leaves are changing, plus October is National Cookbook Month. This means lounging on the couch all day surrounded by cookbooks is totally acceptable. After all, one needs time to absorb all the newly published cookbooks that start emerging in early September and continue throughout the fall and holiday season. This makes October the perfect time to nestle in, embrace your couch potato status, and devour all the pages in preparation for baking and holiday gift-giving season.
Here’s a look at 10 new cookbooks - and a fun baking-related nostalgic puzzle you can also do from the couch - that I’m excited about cooking and sharing from over the next few months.
Let’s Eat! Book Signing with Grossy Pelosi
When I heard that Dan Pelosi aka Grossy Pelosi, author of the New York Times Bestseller “Let's Eat: 101 Recipes to Fill Your Heart and Home,” was coming to Portland for a book signing, I quickly ordered two tickets for me and my daughter and I’m so glad I did!