This soup is simple and satisfying. The apple brings a natural sweetness to the butternut squash and I love topping it with crunchy squash seeds (they taste just like pumpkin seeds). Jeff mentioned that soup would often be the main dish when he worked in South Korea, so we love to pair soups with salads …
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Homemade Weeknight Wonton Soup
This recipe used up what we already had on hand; a box of chicken broth, snow peas, green onion, and frozen shrimp. Bonus: we spent together-time sharing our days while we folded wontons, and from start to finish the whole recipe only took 45 minutes. I have heard of couples building Ikea furniture as a …
Moss Balls, Air Plants, and Succulents (Oh My!)
For Valentine’s Day I gave Leah four babies. Her babies are green and round and fuzzy, but no, they aren’t tennis balls! Her babies live underwater and come from Japan… by way of Amazon Prime. They’re called marimos, or Japanese moss balls, and by far they’re the strangest plants I’ve ever seen. There’s four of …
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“Bachelor Delight” Recipe
“Bachelor Delight” was a common meal my family made when I was growing up. Though I didn’t realize it 'til now, this was a we’re-busy-and-don’t-have-time-tonight meal. Back then, we called it “Hobo Dinner.” That name isn’t too appealing (and probably not PC), so after making it Leah and I started calling it “Hobo Delight.” Upon …