http://sarahscucinabella.com Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:29:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Flaky. Sweet. A little tart. Oh, so good. Somehow, I imagine that to most people apple turnovers are a dessert - a tasty, homey, delicious dessert. But me? I like quiche for breakfast and easily give in to requests for breakfast for dinner. So, these turnovers weren't dessert. They weren't a ... http://sarahscucinabella.com/2009/11/17/apple-turnovers-recipe/ It's no secret that I absolutely love Brussels sprouts. When grown and cooked right, they are slightly sweet and a little nutty. Divine. In case you are wondering what I mean by grown right, Brussels sprouts should stay on the stalk until two frosts have passed. It's the frosts that ... http://sarahscucinabella.com/2009/11/16/quick-and-easy-roasted-brussels-sprouts-recipe/ On busy workdays, I am a huge fan of quick and easy dinners. A sandwich like this totally fits the bill. Sure, you have to cook the turkey and pancetta, but it only takes minutes and then you are seated and eating. It doesn't get much better in terms of ... http://sarahscucinabella.com/2009/11/11/turkey-fontina-and-pancetta-pita-sandwich-recipe/ Today is a special day. It's Sarah's Cucina Bella's birthday! It was four years ago today that I sat down at my computer, opened a Blogger account and started writing Cucina Bella. Back then, I didn't think much about how long I would be writing this blog for. Perhaps it would ... http://sarahscucinabella.com/2009/11/09/four-years-and-easy-roasted-acorn-squash-mash-recipe/ The sky turned a brilliant blue today ... better than anything Crayola could imagine. And the temperatures were downright warm -- along the lines of what we expect from early October, but certainly not November. It was just one of those gloriously beautiful Sundays. A day like today should be spent ... http://sarahscucinabella.com/2009/11/09/apple-picking-in-november/ Got chips? It was mid-summer when I started dreaming up this cranberry concoction. While my family and I were contemplating whether the elevated temperatures really warranted turning on the air conditioner, I was also starting to fantasize about how I could take some traditional Thanksgiving tastes - like cranberry sauce - ... http://sarahscucinabella.com/2009/11/07/cranberry-salsa/ Until last week, I had never carved a pumpkin myself. There was this one time in high school where I insisted on having a carved pumpkin ... but aside from a tiny knife jab or two, I didn't do the actual carving. But on Halloween, I carved two pumpkins and ... http://sarahscucinabella.com/2009/11/04/roasted-pumpkin-seeds-recipe/ Sometimes, it feels like I blink and a whole month has spun by. That's what October felt like. It was a whirlwind of trips to New Hampshire and the Cape, along with birthdays, work projects and Halloween. I fear that I might blink again soon and have November speed past ... http://sarahscucinabella.com/2009/11/03/holiday-project-idea-drop-in-decorate/ Last year, I was the mom who didn't. I didn't make it to school events on time. I didn't remember when gym day was. I didn't send in trinkets for holidays (a lot of parents do in our school). It was a big round of didn'ts. And it felt like ... http://sarahscucinabella.com/2009/10/31/happy-halloween/ "Mommy, what's this?" Will asked me when he sat down to dinner and saw two spooky ghosts on his plate. I could see him thinking hard as he studied the white apparitions.  "Are they ghosts?" Yes, indeed, they were ghosts. I fashioned these ghosts from mozzerella cheese sliced from a block and ... http://sarahscucinabella.com/2009/10/30/spooky-cheese-ghosts/