Most food bloggers have been posting pumpkin recipes since the end of August. There are a couple of reasons why it’s taken me so long to jump on board.
#1. Summer here is so fleeting, I like to live in the moment a little and enjoy it while it lasts. Which totally explains why I post rich, hearty, comforting meals all throughout the summer….
#2. I’m not pumpkin’s biggest fan.
Most food bloggers have been posting pumpkin recipes since the end of August. There are a couple of reasons why it’s taken me so long to jump on board.
#1. Summer here is so fleeting, I like to live in the moment a little and enjoy it while it lasts. Which totally explains why I post rich, hearty, comforting meals all throughout the summer….
#2. I’m not pumpkin’s biggest fan.
Cabbage rolls…growing up my Croatian Mom used to make these in huge batches because we’d eat on them for days. Yes, they get better as they hang out overnight much like pasta sauce and soups! I’d watch as Mom worked on the kitchen table deftly rolling the meat mixture in the wilted cabbage leaves then securing expertly with a toothpick~~it was if she was performing surgery as she would ‘sew’ together the parts of the leaf so as to keep the meat tightly bound. In Croatian they’re known as ‘Sarma’, so in memory of my Mom they become ‘sarma kata croatian cabbage rolls.’
By now you’re all familiar with baby boy’s love for cookies but another thing he seems to be obsessed with is vanilla. Ever since he was a little baby all he ever wanted was vanilla, vanilla ice cr…
