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Happy Friday!

It's cold out!
As I type this post, we have 47 degrees at 9am here on cape cod.
I guess I won't be going for my nightly swim in the ocean today.
Actually I have been going every night now that the beaches are empty and enjoyable again.
Believe it or not the ocean temp is about 66 degrees when the sun is out and it's not too bad.


Have you started baking with pumpkin?
I haven't -- I know bad right? You are expecting new pumpkin creations from me?
I'll get on that this weekend; maybe if I pass a bottle of pumpkin spice under my nose it will
inspire me?
Hubby asked for these pumpkin oreo's I made last year at this time.
These are good, and I made them into icebox cookies, easy, just slice and bake!



Speaking of pumpkin....the pumpkin pie macarons have arrived at Whole Foods!


I wanted these to suck, but they didn't, they were really tasty and I am not a fan of white chocolate.


So I asked him what he was looking at (the man in the maroon had a big ass camera), he said
the mansion on the cliff (the right side).  Boring.  Here I was hoping it was a whale or something.


Is there anything better than a bag of fried scallops? Perks of living on cape cod.

Seafood bisque


Oh the joys of food blogging when one of your favorite pastry books just magically shows up
at your door. The book Pastry by Nick Malgieri is THE book, the guide for all things pastry.
This is the definitive guide for pastry making.  Can't tell you enough how much this one book
will teach you about pastry making.
Pastry by Nick Malgieri is the pastry bible.


"Cooks eager to stretch their skills will find Mr. Malgieri an inspiring coach." ~The New York Times

around the web:

11 health benefits of green tea
butterscotch-peach pie!  Hello!
how to undue the damage of a desk job
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this face mug & it holds cookies!
the best list to have for Fall: The Best Apples for Baking & Cooking
pumpkin spice cake balls
tiny hamsters eating tiny burritos (my year is complete)
what you should know about ebola (from CDC)
romantic photos in motion
have you seen this house built on a cliff?
the movie The Skeleton Twins preview (can't wait to see it!)
MIT is hosting a breast pump hackathon?
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what is orthorexia?
breakfast from around the world
foods for vibrant hair
BBQ chicken french breads
vietnamese shredded chicken salad
mini cinnamon sugar-pumpkin muffins
history of candy corn
jalapeño popper pull apart bread
chocolate chip cookies made with bisquick
NY'ers eating alone isn't as depressing as it sounds
madame sherri's castle ruins (haunted?)
meet Hello, another modern day alarm clock
horror farm themed cakes for Halloween (warning, it's scary!)
jacques pepin explains how to make people happy
10 fun ways to reduce your cortisol
slow cooker chicken pho
how to cook pasta in 60 seconds
passenger shaming on Instagram
tiny plastic beads in your toothpaste?
prudent diet to prevent prostrate cancer
30 pick your own apple farms near/around Boston
class held in Boston to help Bostonians lose their accent
hot fudge peanut butter pie
actor Kevin Spacey stalker goes to jail for 2 years
chewy apple-peanut butter granola bars
4 ways to manage depression naturally
happy national butterscotch pudding day!
pumpkin spice & chocolate muffins (bookmarked!)



Have a wonderful weekend!