LENA'S LUNCHBOX

Tag: pumpkin

  • death by pumpkin cake

    death by pumpkin cake

    i’ve had a taste aversion to cinnamon ever since i tried the cinnamon challenge at a middle school sleepover. would NOT recommend. i’m okay if there’s a pinch of it in my coffee, but any more than that makes me want to gag. every single component of this cake has cinnamon, so i haven’t tried it,…

  • november + a chocolate espresso cake

    november + a chocolate espresso cake

    i think i have mild synesthesia. synesthesia is a condition where the brain joins letters, names, and shapes with a sensory perception like color, smell, or flavor. for me, it typically surfaces in the form of color – for example, ‘monday’ is light blue and the name ‘mary’ is red. sometimes it’s influenced by personality, etc., and sometimes it’s completely…

  • happy friday!

    We’ve made it through the week! What are you doing for Halloween? My plans consist of watching the 1978 film Halloween [original, right?!] and eating tuna sandwiches with my best friend. Almond joys will probably be involved. I hope your Friday is laid-back; stress-free but definitely not sugar-free. In love with these green fleece-lined tights from Urban…

  • pumpkin cheesecake with almond gingersnap crust + sukkot

    makes twelve servings There are hundreds of Jewish holidays. Okay there are twelve, but that’s actually so many! We have a holiday to celebrate the birthday of the trees! Sukkot celebrates agriculture and autumn and the harvest season. It involves building and sleeping in a sukkah, which has three walls and an roof made of tree branches…

  • pound cake with hidden pumpkin center

    pound cake with hidden pumpkin center

    makes twelve servings Although this is a time-consuming cake, the final result is delicious and beyond impressive. Okay, so my cake ended up a little under baked. Substantially under baked. Near raw. BUT!! That does not mean that yours cannot be amazinglythoroughlyundoubtably cooked throughout. When the cake had been in the oven for an hour, I…

  • microwave pumpkin s’mores

    makes one serving of gooey deliciousness Have I said how incredible microwaves are? My friend’s mom, who used to work for Julia Child, says that real chefs don’t use microwaves. Too bad. This dessert is so good, it’s worth not being a “real chef”! You don’t have to use a kitchen torch on the top…

  • microwave pumpkin oatmeal

    makes one serving of oatmeal I probably have this for breakfast 5 out of 7 days of the week. I’m addicted. Since I wake up at 6, I sometimes prep it the night before and then just microwave it in the morning. I can wake up comforted by the fact that I’ll soon be eating…