One of my husband’s favorite pies is pumpkin! Thanksgiving wouldn’t be complete without a piece of pumpkin pie. Ingredients: 2 cups of pumpkin purée 1/2 cup fat free half and half 1/2 cup heavy cream 8 oz of 1/3 fat reduced cream cheese 1 tsp of high quality pumpkin pie spice 1 cup granulated sugar […]
I am been working on trying to make all the canned pumpkin recipes that FN had in their October 2013 Magazine. The other night I was making my pumpkin granola bars and had some left over fresh roasted pumpkin puree. I don’t like to waste food, so I decided now was as perfect time […]
If you didn’t know it by now, I’m sure you would have eventually guessed…I love pumpkin! My husband does too! I even made pumpkin Alfredo tonight for supper! Tomorrow at work we are having a lunch and learn (without the lunch) unfortunately everyone is having to cut back. The plus side packing a lunch is […]
I love biscotti and pumpkin so this is a match made in the oven. My husband and I went to the Strip District this weekend and Enrico’s inspired me to make biscotti this afternoon. Enrico’s has the best biscotti in Pittsburgh! Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups of whole wheat pastry flour* 1 cup of whole wheat […]
I love pumpkin! So does my husband…. these cookies are a combo of our favorite chocolate chip cookie with a few things substituted to make it seasonal and delectable. The purée and pudding mix makes the cookies very moist. Ingredients: 1.5 sticks butter or margarine (room temperature) aka 3/4 cup 1/4 cup pumpkin purée 2/3 […]
I just got my FN magazine a few weeks ago. Which I love btw!! I always read it cover to cover. There was a recipe for “everything” blend spice mix. This morning I was roasting the pumpkins for the purée and remembered growing up always making roasted pumpkin seeds at out neighbors house! Which led […]
I just love fall! One of my favorite things about it is pumpkin dishes and baked goods. This recipe uses fresh pumpkin that was first roasted in the oven for 90 minutes on 350 degrees face down. For full details check out roasted pumpkin puree. Ingredients : 10 cups of roasted pumpkin purée 1 cup […]
At our house we love pumpkin! We put it in everything during the fall. I made these pancakes for dinner. You can finish them off with pecans, maple syrup, cinnamon, or greek vanilla yogurt ! Yields 6 hearty pancakes Ingredients: 1 farm fresh egg 1 TB canola oil 1 tsp Mexican vanilla extract 2/3 cup […]
Fall will be here before we know it (11 days but who is counting). Some of the tree leaves are starting to turn yellow and red hues. My husband and I went running last weekend on one of our favorite trails and there were already some leaves hitting the limestone path. Fall in Western Pennsylvania […]
I love oatmeal in the winter months. I eat it just about everyday. You can add just about anything and everything to it. I generally buy the store bought low sugar packets. I always add additional fixings to them to doctor them up (vanilla extract, almond milk, steiva, unsweetened applesauce, or puréed pumpkin… Plus […]