Just wait until the end for what I’m calling, “Al’s astute observation!” 😂 I won’t lie, I was a bit nervous with this one, considering the pumpkin fiasco, but it turned out pretty darn good. Definitely give it a try. That pancetta that you had on hand, definitely made the dish! Comment “pumpkin” for the full recipe. ...

This recipe strikes again because it’s that good! I could not, not repost. Comment “pumpkin” and I’ll send you the recipe. 🤤 ...

Dead! Also, he looked straight at me and was like “I got you the pumpkin!” FYI - it had a sticker that said it was a Halloween pumpkin, i.e. for decorating. 😂😂😂

Please tell me I’m not the only one that sends my husband out to get something and he comes back (without a care in the world) with something that if we had done it ourselves, would have never made sense to buy. 😂 ...

If you’ve been following, you know I’m now on my third cookbook submission. Fingers crossed! So in the meantime, I continue to cook recipes from my proposed book (hope I’m making you proud, mom!) to ensure they are exactly like hers and since I don’t have her here, it’s…cook, evaluate, modify, repeat. 🥹 ...