Gather together and give thanks for life’s simple blessings with this cozy autumn kitchen towel. Featuring pumpkins, fall leaves, fragrant herbs, and warm farmhouse details, it brings the beauty and gratitude of the season into your home. Designed to be enjoyed throughout autumn-from the first cool days of September through Thanksgiving-it also makes a thoughtful hostess, housewarming, or holiday gift. Created for the Rosemary Thyme Mercantile-where we fall in love with home again.
Welcome the warmth of autumn into your kitchen with this charming watercolor towel featuring pumpkins, seasonal leaves, and fragrant herbs. Its soft, earthy colors and timeless fall design bring a cozy touch to your home from September through Thanksgiving. A lovely accent for your own kitchen or a thoughtful gift for anyone who enjoys the simple beauty of the season. Created for the Rosemary Thyme Mercantile.
šSunday Reflection: How Love Changes from 26 to 66 šļø
āTwo are better than oneā¦ If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.ā
ā Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
At 26, love may look like flowers, long conversations, and not wanting the evening to end.
At 66, love may look like a husband driving you to a doctorās appointment and pulling up to the door so you donāt have to walk as far.
At 26, love may say, āDo you really have to go?ā
At 66, love may say, āCall me when youāre ready, and Iāll pull the car around.ā
Love changes through the years, but when it is rooted in faithfulness, it does not become less beautiful.
It becomes deeper.
The grand gestures may become fewer, but the quiet acts of care become more precious.
A hand held.
A ride to an appointment.
A cup of coffee waiting in the morning.
Someone who notices when youāre tired.
Someone who stays.
Perhaps one of Godās sweetest gifts is allowing us to discover that love is not measured by how loudly it speaks, but by how faithfully it remains.
š Love isnāt just about being 26. Itās about being blessed enough to reach 66 together and finding that after all those years, the simplest words can still mean the most:
āIām here.ā
If this kind of quiet moment speaks to you, youāre always welcome at Rosemary Thyme. š
There is something so comforting about waking up to warm apples and cinnamon on a cool fall morning. This cozy breakfast has three delicious layers: tender cinnamon apples, creamy oatmeal, and a lightly sweetened walnut crumble.
It tastes a little like apple crisp for breakfastābut with wholesome oats, plenty of apples, and only 2 tablespoons of butter in the entire topping. šæ
INGREDIENTS
š Apple Layer
ā¢ 4 medium firm apples, diced
ā¢ 1 tablespoon lemon juice
ā¢ 1 tablespoon maple syrup or brown sugar
ā¢ 1 teaspoon cinnamon
ā¢ Ā½ teaspoon vanilla
ā¢ 1 tablespoon flour or cornstarch
ā¢ Pinch of nutmeg, optional
š„£ Oatmeal Layer
ā¢ 1Ā½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
ā¢ 3 cups milk of choice
ā¢ Ā½ cup water
ā¢ 1 tablespoon maple syrup or brown sugar
ā¢ 1 teaspoon cinnamon
ā¢ 1 teaspoon vanilla
ā¢ Pinch of salt, optional
š° Light Walnut Crumble
ā¢ Ā¾ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
ā¢ ā
cup chopped toasted walnuts
ā¢ 2 tablespoons flour
ā¢ 2 tablespoons brown sugar
ā¢ Ā½ teaspoon cinnamon
ā¢ 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
ā¢ 1 tablespoon unsweetened applesauce, if needed
DIRECTIONS
1ļøā£ Lightly coat a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
2ļøā£ Combine the apple-layer ingredients in the slow cooker and spread them evenly across the bottom.
3ļøā£ Stir together the oatmeal-layer ingredients. Carefully pour the mixture over the apples without stirring the layers together.
4ļøā£ Combine the crumble ingredients, adding the applesauce only if the mixture needs a little more moisture. Sprinkle loosely over the oatmeal.
5ļøā£ To catch condensation, place a clean kitchen towel or several layers of paper towels beneath the slow-cooker lid. Keep the fabric safely away from the heating element and outside walls.
6ļøā£ Cook on LOW for 3ā4 hours, beginning to check around 2Ā½ hours. Remove the lid and towel, then let the oatmeal stand uncovered for about 15 minutes before serving.
Spoon straight down so everyone receives all three layers: nutty crumble, creamy cinnamon oatmeal, and tender apples. Serve it with Greek yogurt, a splash of milk, or a few extra toasted walnuts.
Itās warm, cozy, and just sweet enoughāa little taste of apple crisp made especially for breakfast. šš„£š
Fall in Love with Home Again. šæš”
Some of my favorite meals begin with a big bowl of greens and whatever delicious ingredients I have on hand. This colorful chopped salad is sweet, savory, crunchy and satisfyingāand using ready-to-eat sliced beets makes it so easy to prepare. š
Easy to Prepare ā¢ Lower-Sodium Option
Ingredients ā Serves 4
Honey Dijon Dressing
Directions
šæ The Rosemary Thyme Way
I used 365 No Salt Added Sliced Beets to make this salad especially simple. Thereās no need to cook, peel and cool whole beets before making lunch!
If you canāt find no-salt-added beets, use any brand of sliced canned or jarred beets. Drain and rinse them well under cool water to help remove some of the sodium, then pat dry and chop.
For an even lower-sodium version, use home-grilled chicken rather than rotisserie chicken and choose a lower-sodium feta if available. Thereās no added salt in my Honey Dijon Dressingāthe feta, Dijon, cranberries and beets already bring plenty of flavor.
Easy, colorful, full of texture, and perfect for a light lunch or dinner. šæš„š
Helene
Rosemary Thyme šæ
Fall In Love With Home Again šš”
Measure Twice-Cut Once
Some wisdom follows you from the workshop into the kitchen, and even into the way you speak.
My father used to say, Measure twice, cut once.
He meant it in construction, of course ā take care before making the cut, because mistakes can be harder to undo than they are to prevent.
But Iāve come to think that simple advice reaches much further.
It applies in the kitchen. Taste before salting.
It applies in relationships. Think before speaking.
And sometimes it applies even before pressing send.
There is quiet wisdom in slowing down enough to be thoughtful.
Perhaps much of peace is found there.
Measure twice, cut once.
Still good advice for almost everything.
Helene
Rosemary Thyme
I love vegetables mixed into my scrambled eggs, especially when I can use tomatoes straight from the garden. This simple breakfast keeps one whole egg for that familiar richness and color while using egg whites for the rest.
And I found something fun at Walmart ā Kernel Seasonās Butter Flavored Olive Oil. Although itās marketed for popcorn, I thought, why stop at popcorn? š It gives us a little buttery flavor while using olive oil as the base.
1 large egg
Liquid egg whites equivalent to 2 large eggs, according to package directions
1 teaspoon butter-flavored olive oil ā I use Kernel Seasonās Butter Flavored Olive Oil from Walmart
Ā½ cup fresh spinach, roughly chopped
Ā¼ cup chopped fresh tomato
2 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Pinch of salt, optional ā feta naturally contains sodium, so taste before adding
Using one whole egg plus egg whites gives us the flavor, color and nutrients of a yolk while replacing the other two yolks in a traditional three-egg scramble.
And donāt let the popcorn label fool you! šæ The butter-flavored olive oil can be useful anywhere youād like a little buttery flavor ā eggs, vegetables, potatoes and more.
Simple swaps. Fresh ingredients. Plenty of flavor. Thatās the Rosemary Thyme Way. šæ
Helene
Rosemary Thyme šæ
Fall In Love With Home Again šš”
šæ RosemaryThyme Parisian Potato Salad šæ
Fresh, colorful baby potatoes are tossed with a bright champagne-Dijon vinaigrette and fragrant herbs. It is a lovely mayonnaise-free alternative to traditional potato saladālight, flavorful, and just a little elegant.
Ingredients
1 bag (1Ā½ pounds) petite red and gold potatoes
Ā½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons champagne vinegar
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons honey
Fresh parsley, finely chopped
Fresh chives, finely chopped
Fresh tarragon, finely chopped
Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
Directions
RosemaryThyme Note šæ
Fresh herbs are wonderful, but dried herbs work beautifully, too. If using dried herbs, start with approximately 1 teaspoon each dried parsley and dried chives and Ā½ teaspoon dried tarragonāor adjust to your taste. Whisk them directly into the dressing and let it rest while the potatoes cook and cool. This gives the dried herbs time to hydrate, soften, and release their flavor.
Tarragon gives this salad its distinctly French character, while champagne vinegar adds a delicate brightness. There is no mayonnaise or creamājust tender potatoes, fragrant herbs, and a lovely homemade vinaigrette.
Helene
Rosemary Thyme šæ
Fall In Love With Home Again šš”
A Mind That Still Wonders
There is a quiet gratitude I have come to recognize in this season of life.
The ability to sit, to think, to reflectā¦
to take a thought and gently follow it,
to shape it into something meaningfulā¦
is a gift.
One I do not take lightly.
In my own family, I have seen what it means when that gift begins to fade.
My mother walked through Parkinsonās, and later dementia,
and so did several of her sisters.
I have seen what it looks like when thoughts become harder to gather,
when words donāt come as easily,
when the mind that once held so muchā¦ begins to let go.
And if I am honestā¦
that has been one of my deepest fears.
To lose the ability to contemplateā¦
to organize a thoughtā¦
to make meaning of what I experience.
But today, I find myself in a different place.
Not in fearā¦
but in gratitude.
Grateful that I can still sit quietly and think.
Grateful that I can still put words to what I feel.
Grateful that I can still reflect on my faith, my life, and the many seasons that have shaped me.
In many ways, this is part of why I began Rosemary Thyme.
Not just to share recipes or images of a cozy homeā¦
but to stay connected,
to live my faith more intentionally,
and to keep my mind engagedā¦ and my heart open.
There is something deeply peaceful in using what we haveā¦
while we have it.
Not striving.
Not rushing.
Just gently tending to the gifts weāve been given.
āEven to your old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you.ā ā Isaiah 46:4
Today, I thank God for a mind that still wondersā¦
and a heart that still finds meaning in the quiet moments.
And I pray that I continue to use bothā¦
with gratitude.
Helene
Rosemary Thyme
Fall In Love With Home Again
The World Is A Complicated Place
There is so much happeningā¦
so many voicesā¦
so many strong opinions pulling in different directions.
And sometimes, it can feel difficult just to understand what is truly happening.
I have found myself thinking about this more in recent daysā
trying to make sense of things,
trying to understand without becoming overwhelmed.
Because there are real concerns in the worldā¦
and real consequences to the decisions that are made.
And yet, there is also a point where understanding can turn into overthinkingā¦
where carrying too much begins to weigh on the heart.
šæ A Gentle Realization
What I am learningā¦
is that it is enough to understand what I can for today.
To seek truth carefully.
To listen thoughtfully.
To weigh things with a steady heart.
And thenā¦
to gently set it down.
Not because it doesnāt matterā
but because I am not meant to carry it all.
š A Quiet Anchor
My thoughts return to the words of Jesus in Matthew:
āBlessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.ā
Peace is not found in knowing everythingā¦
or solving everything.
Sometimes, peace is found in choosing
not to let the noise take hold of your heart.
š A Simple Practice
When my thoughts begin to circle,
I remind myself gently:
āI have understood what I need to understand for today.ā
And then I place the rest where it belongsā
in Godās hands.
š¼ A Closing Thought
The world will continue to turn.
There will always be things we cannot fully control or resolve.
But there is still a place of calmā
in our minds and in our homesā
that we can find every day.
Within our own homesā¦
within our own heartsā¦
we can choose something different.
We can choose calm.
We can choose kindness.
We can choose peace.
And sometimesā¦
that is more than enough.
Helene
Rosemary Thyme
Fall In Love With Home Again
