a kitchen weekend

This weekend was filled with lots of baking and cooking.

I was so excited to try some recipes that have 

caught my eye.

I was given some pears and I wasn't quite sure what to do with them all 

so I decided to make some Pear Butter! 

It was so easy and delicious 

Recipe here 

(I doubled the batch to make two pints worth)

Oh I forgot to say that I did 1/2 white 1/2 brown sugar t

o add a carmel taste as well as cinnamon and nutmeg for a little spice

I also borrowed a dehydrator (Thanks Patricia!) 

I dried pears, apples, peaches, and some strawberries

They are amazing and now I have to get a dehydrator.

Amazing salsa made from Green (unripened) and red tomatoes 

Salsa recipe here

I did edit some of the ingredients to my liking 

(less cumin and no canned tomatoes) 

Sunday dinner consisted of the classic sautéed green beans (butter, garlic, and almonds) 

paired with Garlic mashed potatoes and BBQ chicken. We also made our own BBQ sauce and it was so unique and tasty. The perfect combination of sweet and spicy. 

BBQ recipe here

Hope you all had an amazing weekend! 

Happy Cooking and Happy Fall

(can you tell that I've caught the Fall bug)