Fall Recipes to Try

Happy November everyone! I can't handle how it's already dark at five now that we set the clocks back, I miss the sun. But before we know it we'll be setting the clocks ahead again and be at the beach in the summer! Thus is the cycle of life.

Since it's been slowing getting colder and colder, and now that I have brought out the down and wool blankets, it's about time to turn to my food Pinterest board and look for those yummy fall-type recipes that I want to try out this season. Here are ten that I can't wait to try.

Chorizo Macaroni and Cheese.

Cheesy Quinoa and Broccoli Patties.

Quinoa and Sweet Potato Chili.

Stuffed Acorn Squash.

Spinach and Tortellini Soup.

Caprese Lasagna Roll Ups.

Baked Hummus and Spinach Dip.

Mozzarella Sticks.

Crock Pot Rosemary and Olive Oil Bread.

And for dessert...

Chocolate Covered Frozen Banana and Peanut Butter Bites.

A lot of these look and sound like that aren't that difficult to make which I like. Also some of them seem like the could be stand alone meals, which is my most favorite thing ever since I'm not a big fan of making bunches of sides to go with whatever I just spent an hour or two creating. Maybe one day if I have a family I'll be more into side dishes, but for now it's not what I like to do. I think I may try to make one of those quinoa recipes today, because quinoa and I have a wonderful relationship together where we just love each other for who we are and what we might become (a meal in the quinoa's case). 

Are there any cozy meals that you can't wait to try out as the weather outside gets less friendly? Let me know and enjoy your November!

Naomi Odlin

Apple Crisp!

Guys! I made apple crisp for the first time the other night! and I remembered to take pictures of the process, which I'm pretty proud of myself for. As mentioned before in one of my posts, I don't really follow recipes, but it tasted really good!

Start with apples! These were from our apple picking trip a couple of weeks ago.

Peel your apples! If you have a small pan, just peel a few, but keep in mind they they will get smaller when cooking, so make sure you have enough apples to pile your pan high.

Core your apples! Careful not to accidentally cut yourself like I did (stabbed myself actually, right in the palm ouch!)

Slice those apples up!

Now I didn't take a picture of a couple of the steps sorry! Basically what you do is toss your sliced apples with some flour, sugar, and apple pie spice and put them in your pan. Then make a mixture of oats, melted butter, a little flour, sugar, and apple pie spice, and cover the apples with it. 

Then cook your crisp at 350 degrees for an hour or so. Then let it cool a little, top it off with vanilla ice cream if you're into that sort of thing, and dig in!

After this first attempt of mine was successful, and I realized how easy apple crisp is, I experimented and made another for my cousin's baby shower. I did it without sugar (honey instead) and added cranberries to the crumble mixture. One thing that I didn't do this second time around that I should have, was cover it with foil at the beginning to let the apples cook, then take it off to let the top crisp. I'm not sure why this one was different than the first one, probably something to do with not using sugar, or something like that. Anyways just a little tip. Besides being pretty crispy on the top everyone at the shower really liked it and that made me really happy.

After the baby shower, my mom and I went to an apple cider pressing party at one of her co-worker's houses, and it was such a blast! What a better way to get all the man power needed to make cider than to invite all your friends over for a pot luck? I can definitely see myself owning a press in the future and having awesome autumn parties like the one I attended. The cider tasted great too.

I feel like this will definitely become one of my go to dishes for a simple and healthy(ish) dessert. Have a wonderful week!

Naomi Odlin

Catch up

Oh my goodness it's been a while! Things have been a little hectic around the Odlin household so I apologize for taking so much time off from posting. Our cross country road trip was cancelled, for a variety of different reasons that I won't bore you with, we repainted the house, traveled to the Poconos for the weekend to see many friends, I caught a nasty cold, and now we're spontaneously going to Canada for the weekend! How fun.

For today's post I'm just going to share some lovelies I have found off the site Windsor, which I stumbled across from following Casey Leigh on Instagram and occasionally browsing her blog. She has many great posts. Anyways, Windsor has probably some of the cutest clothing I have ever seen, and I plan on buying myself some things there very soon, since I haven't treated myself to some new clothes in a while!

I'm in love with fold-over boots.

How cozy does this dolman shirt look?

A little too summery for now, but this dress should be in my closet for next year.

Harem pants. Enough said.

Cutest little jean jacket.

I am currently trying to decide which pattern of palazzo pants to buy.

This beautiful scarf has a subtle little anchor pattern!

Sunnies are a must year-round.

This sweater. I just can't. 

There are so so so many more gorgeous things on that site, and I can't wait to treat myself to everything from it! Well maybe not everything, but probably too many things. Have you discovered any new favorite shopping sites, clothes, or other blogs to follow off the ones you currently do follow? Let me know!

Naomi Odlin