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\"Spiced<\/a><\/p>\n

You know how I go on and on sometimes about how our internet friendships feel real and true and long-lasting?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s because they\u2019re years in the making, isn\u2019t it? Blog personalities are slow to reveal, and if you stick with them, you tend to get a feeling for that person who\u2019s writing, commenting. You begin to care for\u00a0them like distant relatives. You see them\u00a0through moves, breakups, loss, marriages, changes in career, travel, babies.<\/p>\n

\"Spiced<\/a><\/p>\n

One of these long-distance internet loves, for me, is Jessica of HowSweetEats.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I started reading How Sweet Eats<\/a> in 2010, and let me tell you, it has been worthwhile every year. Every day. I\u2019ve come to love her in so many ways, but most of all, because she\u2019s kind<\/em> and loving and funny and dramatic and as humble and self-deprecating as the day is long. Because I get a feeling that she\u2019s my people. I just have that sense about her.<\/p>\n

When I think about people who love food, purely and wholeheartedly, I think of Jessica Merchant. When I think of people who really know how to waltz up to pleasure and take a big bite out of it, I\u2019m only thinking of Jessica. I love the hedonist in her. The part of her that openly admits to hating vegetables, but continues to try to love them.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s relentless. The vibrancy, the unabashed fire she has for food \u2014 it’s contagious. It makes you want to cook, even if you don\u2019t do that already. It makes you want to eat, even if you\u2019ve already just done that. It makes you want to have a party.<\/p>\n

\"Spiced<\/a><\/p>\n

She has this unique way of\u00a0reminding me that no matter what\u2019s going on around me, no matter how bleak the day, or week, there\u2019s always the fun and sheer joy of putting on a good meal. There\u2019s always something new and bright, some new flavor duo worth playing with. She makes me excited to cook \u2014 for myself and my own. She turns me on to food, and that\u2019s enough.<\/p>\n

This cookbook of hers<\/a>, needless to say, is outstanding. Everything I\u2019d expect from someone I admire this much. The recipes are unique enough to excite, but familiar enough to comfort you. Her writing is funny, sweet, and utterly genuine. She\u2019s like your best friend, only she\u2019s someone else\u2019s best friend and she lives in another state.<\/p>\n

\"seriously<\/a><\/p>\n

The first recipe I made from the book<\/a> is the Spiced Autumn Crostini because it\u2019s just the thing I want to push me into fall. Just reading the recipe was delicious: a warm and comforting pumpkin and mascarpone mixture spread on toasted baguette with fried sage and chopped hazelnuts. Fried sage! That’s all it took.<\/p>\n

There are hints of fall in every single bite. The pumpkin and nutmeg give the crostini spread some sweetness, but don\u2019t overpower; there are still those savory notes of buttery sage and mascarpone. The flavors don\u2019t just work, they WORK. They\u2019re rightly balanced in the way that you find a meal at a good restaurant. I loved so much that I\u2019ll serve them all season \u2014 until everyone I know and love hates me and my food.<\/p>\n

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Spiced Autumn Crostini<\/h2>\n
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There are hints of fall in every single bite. The pumpkin and nutmeg give the crostini spread some sweetness, but don\u2019t overpower; there are still those savory notes of buttery sage and mascarpone. The flavors don\u2019t just work, they WORK.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Prep Time<\/span>5 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time<\/span>20 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Total Time<\/span>25 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Course: <\/span>Appetizer, Snack<\/span><\/div>
Cuisine: <\/span>Italian<\/span><\/div>
Keyword: <\/span>crostini recipe, pumpkin crostinis, spiced autumn crostini<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
Servings: <\/span>6<\/span> servings<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Calories: <\/span>249<\/span>kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Author: <\/span>Andie Mitchell<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/h3>