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Pumpkin Hummus

Thank you to everyone who entered my Pumpkin Palooza Giveaway! I really enjoyed reading about all of your favorite seasonal treats and traditions. Thanks to my trusty Random Integer Generator, we have a winner, Tamakikat! Tamakikat is writing to us from one of my favorite places on earth, Kyoto, Japan. As far as seasonal treats […]

Pumpkin Mac ‘n Cheese Please!

I love finding ways to make well-loved foods, that aren’t necessarily known for being healthy, a bit healthier. Mac and cheese is one of those comfort foods that is well-loved by kids (and many adults as well!) but isn’t usually in that healthy category because of all of the cheese in it. This mac and […]

Truth or Dare: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Truth #1: Cookies make Squirrel happy. Truth #2: Cookies make Squirrel’s mommy happy. Truth #3: Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are REALLY yummy. Truth #4: Squirrel’s mommy has talked herself into feeling less guilty about feeding Squirrel sugary treats because they have heart healthy fiber packed pumpkin in them. Pumpkin Palooza just wouldn’t be complete without […]

Pumpkin Curry-licious

I love a good curry. There’s just something about the endless array of rich and hearty gravies that shouts “Comfort food!” to me. As I explored the possibilities for Pumpkin Palooza thoughts of curry pushed themselves into my mind. I looked for a good pumpkin curry recipe to share with you, but I just wasn’t […]

Pumpkin Dumplings

“I am the Emperor and I want [pumpkin] dumplings.” – Emperor Ferdinand I (I’m sure that he said it just like that.) Whenever I go to an Italian restaurant I inevitably end up ordering gnocchi. Maybe it’s because I kid myself into thinking that I’m ordering something healthy, or maybe it’s just because I love […]

Beating off bad health one bite at a time with Pumpkin Pecan (Choco) Bread

I have to start out Pumpkin Palooza with a bit of chocolate don’t I? The answer to that silly rhetorical question is OF COURSE! Not only are you getting the nutritional benefits that come from eating pumpkin (i.e., healthy doses of carotenoids, lutein, zeaxanthin–all antioxidants–and common nutrients, like iron, zinc, and fiber), but you are […]

Aebleskiver Enabler—Simple Aebleskivers

Some mornings call for special breakfasts, don’tchya think? We just had one of those mornings, so I broke out my aebleskiver pan. I’ve been dying to use it, as it was one of the items in storage while we were living in Japan. If you don’t already know, aebleskivers are little Danish pancakes (they kind […]

Blossoming Garnishes—How to carve a carrot ume blossom.

One of the things that I find captivating about Japanese cuisine is the presentation. It is beautiful. I read somewhere that Japanese cuisine takes advantage of the four distinct seasons and that garnishes are often created to give a sense of the season that the dish is representing. Although it is Fall now, I recently […]

Butternut Soup in My French Kitchen

“We came on the wind of the carnival. A warm wind for February, laden with the hot greasy scents of frying pancakes and sausages and powdery-sweet waffles cooked on the hot plate right there by the roadside, with the confetti sleeting down collars and cuffs and rolling in the gutters like an idiot antidote to […]

Takin’ a crack at Lavash + Mango Salsa

Just mix up some ingredients into a dough, knead the dough for 10 minutes or so, let it rise until doubled, roll out very thin, sprinkle on some toppings, cut, and then throw in the oven. Fast and easy! Does that sound like a Daring Bakers challenge to you? Well if it doesn’t, I’m not […]

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