Although my husband and I are thoroughly British, we've been celebrating Thanksgiving in our household for the past three years.
We see it as an opportunity to celebrate the autumn season, express our gratitude and of course the chance to share a delicious, home-cooked meal with friends and family.
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I always obsess over the pumpkin, sweet potato and kabocha squash sweet treats that I stumble across in Japan, as they taste perfectly autumnal while still remaining fairly nutritious. Now that I'm stuck in the UK for the foreseeable future, it's always a bonus when I find a delicious recipe that I can recreate at home.
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Our November wedding date is drawing ever closer, and it's officially time to do something that I've been dreaming of ever since I was a little girl.
I'm talking, of course, about choosing my wedding dress.
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After being in some form of lockdown for well over a year, the thought of hibernating during the colder months feels almost inconceivable. Even this self-proclaimed autumn queen feels a little apprehensive at the idea of staying inside again!
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Autumn is the busiest time of the year when it comes to the kitchen. I can usually get away with simply throwing together a salad during the summer, but the colder months call for hearty home-cooked meals and a steady stream of seasonal vegetables cluttering up my countertops.
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The majority of pumpkin recipes that I see floating around on Instagram and Pinterest consist of cakes, muffins and sweet pies. While those are delicious in moderation, I definitely have more of a savoury tooth.
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It's always been a goal of mine to create a cosy and beautifully-curated collection of content, particularly during the autumn months. I have so many small snippets of my life and countless photographs that never make it to my website or social media, and I'm excited to finally have a dedicated space to share more of my thoughts with anyone who cares to listen.
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Last Sunday I ventured out to forage for wild blackberries, keeping an eye out for those little deep-purple jewels gleaming in the bushes. I managed to gather quite a haul, and immediately set about making jars of fresh jam in order to preserve and store my harvest. As I surveyed my handiwork I was struck by inspiration - surely the tart sweetness and sharp tang of blackberries would lend themselves nicely to a more savoury recipe?
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As the summer draws to a close, the squirrels are out in full force.
I've been glued to my window lately, watching them busily forage for nuts as they prepare to hibernate throughout the winter. I can't help but relate to them as I survey my own kitchen, loaded with seasonal fruits and vegetables in anticipation of a potential enforced hibernation.
Is anyone else's kitchen currently filled with more apples than they could ever possibly eat?
While I'm definitely not complaining, I have been struggling to come up with creative ways to use up this abundance of sweet, seasonal fruit.
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From The Pumpkin Patch 