by Kate Otterstrom | Oct 30, 2023 | Food
I remember really enjoying the days when Mom planned a frozen lasagna and green pea dinner for our family when she was going to be away at dinnertime. Those lasagnas always hit the spot at the end of a busy day, and they were realistic options for Mom to serve on a...
by Kate Otterstrom | Oct 26, 2023 | 40 Minute Meals
One of the things that I look most forward to every autumn is the return of winter squash. I grew up on acorn squash but have learned to love butternut, buttercup, delicata, banana, turban, and spaghetti squashes. Recently, upon visiting my favorite u-pick farm...
by Kate Otterstrom | Oct 25, 2023 | Gluten-free Treats
Halloween is one of the holidays that I associate most strongly with cutout sugar cookies. I remember having to wait an eternity (well, it seemed like an eternity to me as a 6 year old) for the dough to rest and chill in the fridge before we could roll it out and cut...
by Kate Otterstrom | Oct 7, 2023 | Food
What is it about salmon? This king of fish, which actually does have a king variety, is “practically perfect in every way” to borrow a phrase from the peerless Mary Poppins. Salmon can be cooked simply or dressed up, and it is great either way. It is considered a good...
by Kate Otterstrom | Oct 5, 2023 | Gluten-free Treats
Have you ever had a fluffernutter sandwich? I ate my first fluffernutter sandwich as a freshman at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, many, many years ago. I remember being charmed by the nice play between the marshmallow fluff (aka marshmallow crème for us westerners)...