Naturally, October is National Pumpkin Month – October and pumpkins go together like peanut butter and jelly. As you carve up pumpkins into jack o’lanterns or roast pumpkins to make fall goodies (like Miranda describes here), save the seeds for a tasty snack. Pumpkin seeds are delicious and nutritious – they […]
Recipes
Roasting Pumpkins & Winter Squash
With Fall quickly upon us and all the lovely pumpkins and squash available in the Harvest packs, I couldn’t resist roasting one. The process is simple, and the results are well worth the effort. No more canned pumpkin puree for me!
Popping Indian Corn
I absolutely love the way Indian corn looks – it’s colorful, shiny kernels make it excellent for decorating during fall nestled with some funky gourds and cute mini pumpkins. Only recently I found out that some of it is food grade (though some is not because it is treated to […]
Pumpkin Apple Pork Rib Roast
Before we get started let me first say I realize that technically a pork rib roast is supposed to be Frenched primarily for presentation reasons. However, I was short on time and opted not to do so and skipping this step has no effect on the final outcome of the […]
Vegetarian Recipe Round-Up (Conventional Basket) 10/6/12
Lunch in a Jar
A couple that I know just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. The key to their success? Well, according to the husband their happy marriage is all because his wife has packed him his lunch every work day for their whole married life. At first, this revelation made me feel really…guilty. […]
Tikka Masala
I love Chicken Tikka Masala, but an authentic recipe requires an overnight marinade, grilling, a multitude of ingredients, and many dirty dishes. So, I set out to create a flavor that was pretty close, but could be made by anyone in less than 30 minutes in just one pot.
Canning Lid Tarts
“Use it up- wear it out- make it do or do without”. This old pioneer adage is repeated so often in my house my kids start rolling their eyes before I even get to the “up”. I try to make it apply to school supplies, new clothes, cars, and even […]
End of Summer Smoothie
“Put the lime in the cucumber…”. Okay, not quite, but close. And delicious. I recently read a recipe for a cucumber lime smoothie and it took the top spot on my “must try” list. And then, AMAZING! We got both cucumbers and limes in our basket today! I came home […]
Oik Cookies
Last night, my son had a serious cookie craving. Too bad I had almost no cookie-making ingredients! I decided that I would try a flourless, low sugar oatmeal cookie (mostly because I had no flour and hardly any sugar), and after discovering I was out of raisins, I substituted dried […]