It’s autumn or fall or that beautiful period where the weather is generally delightful between the heat of summer and the frost of winter. Leaves are changing colors. It’s my favorite season. However, I feel like the world gets overtaken by pumpkin EVERYTHING. There are lots of great fall flavors besides pumpkin. Here are just …
Over the last few years, I’ve met several people who SWEAR by fresh pumpkin. They tell me I should never use canned pumpkin because you can really tell the difference between fresh roasted pumpkin and canned pumpkin. Well, this year, I decided to test it out. First, I used a “pie pumpkin”. This is a …
I waxed so philosophical about hating recipes that only use part of a can of pumpkin. Yet, I frequently find myself making them anyway. Oops. But I’m getting more creative in ways to use up the extra pumpkin. Pumpkin in oatmeal seems like a logical choice. You already put in brown sugar and cinnamon, which …
I know I complained about all the pumpkin recipes on the internet a couple weeks ago. And I still stand by my statement that the food world should not revolve around pumpkin in the fall, even though it does. Most of them call for only part of a can of pumpkin, which is high on …
This recipe isn’t healthy. Thank you for indulging me. I find myself missing my mother a lot this Christmas, and she instilled a love of cheesecake in me. I have a lot of fond memories of eating little wedges of half frozen Sarah Lee cheesecake with her while watching a cheesy chick flick. I haven’t …
This blog has turned orange lately. Most of my recent recipe posts have somehow involved sweet potato and pumpkin. While it seems repetitive, there are so many delicious uses for these seasonal veggies that are extra delicious and extra affordable right now. Why not eat up? I first tried these pumpkin pancakes out on my …
If you are planning a Halloween dinner or just want to impress your family, look no further. During my freshman year of college, my roommates and I needed to make dinner for a big group date we were planning. One of my roommates raved about this pumpkin dinner her family would make. It was early …
