Roasting Pie Pumpkin Pumpkins My wonderful neighbors provided us with some homegrown beautiful pie pumpkins. I have been waiting for the prefect time to roast them to make pumpkin puree for my passion and love of baking. Pumpkin is a great way to decrease fat in baked goods without sacrificing moisture in recipes. […]
Now that it is October I feel like I can pumpkin it up. I started the day with this delicious treat. Ingredients 1/2 cup of pumpkin purée 3 tablespoons oats old fashioned 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground pumpkin pie spice 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk 1 1/2 cups water 2 teaspoons Chia seeds […]
We rarely use a frier but there are some days when you crave a memory and the only way to take you to that special taste is recreating it at home. My husband’s aunt and uncle brought us Cafe Du Monde Beignet mix for Christmas last year. I was cleaning out the cabinet and came […]
Tomorrow is Halloween and I have pumpkins on my mind. It is really rainy in the burgh so I thought I’d bake some beer bread to go with supper. I checked out the refrigerator and low and behold we had pumpkin hard cider on hand. I think this will make for a tasty fall bread. […]
Fall is pumpkin madness as far as I am concerned so I am going to take advantage of the season and the bountiful harvest of the pie pumpkins! This is a spin off my hubbies favorite chocolate chip cookie. This recipe yields: 74 cookies Ingredients: 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter (room temperature) 1/4 cup puréed […]
We had a sleepover last night with my nephew, sister-in-law & her boyfriend. I wanted to make a fall breakfast and this cannot be anymore fallish with puréed pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice! The original recipe called for 8 eggs and I swapped out those for liquid egg whites to cut some of the fat. […]
We had a special birthday in the office the other day and one of her favorite things to eat is pumpkin flavored treats . Luckily I still have a stock pile of puréed pumpkin in our freezer from our generous neighbors . I love using pumpkin purée in baked goods. Sometimes I like to add it as […]
Yesterday we worked on making homemade bread for a few hours. One of the many benefits of making fresh homemade bread is using the leftovers. Today I made one of my husband’s favorites French Toast Recipes. My sister also loves French Toast as well. Growing up that is all she would eat for breakfast […]
My husband loves pumpkin spice coffee creamer! Now we can have it all year round! This is a very simple recipe and way more delicious than store bought. Ingredients: 2 cups of soy creamer or soy milk 3 Tbsp puréed pumpkin 3 three inch cinnamon sticks 1 tsp ground pumpkin spice 1 tsp pure […]
My sister loves hempseeds! So this one’s for you Jenna Lynn. I like that it gives the bread a bit of a nutty texture without the nuts. Yields 4 mini loaves Ingredients: 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 2 tb wheat germ 2 tb hemp seeds 2 tb Canola oil 2 tb buttermilk 1/2 […]