Posts Tagged ‘ pumpkin ’
Tasty Oatmeal Muffiny Things, Part 2
Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal As I mentioned last week, The Assistant really liked the Indian spiced baked oatmeal. The problem was that he wanted to take them to school. Sorry, kiddo, no can do. Nuts are verboten on campus. Rather than bake up an identical batch that was nut-free, he convinced me to experiment with other […] Read More
What’s For Thanksgiving Dinner?
A Complete Thanksgiving Meal Betty! Help! I have guests coming over and I have no idea what to make for Thanksgiving dinner! Yes, it’s decorative gourd season! (link is absolutely NSFW, but a classic). “When my guests come over it’s gonna be like, BLAMMO! Check out my shellacked decorative vegetables….” But I digress. I have the perfect […] Read More
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
Delicious Pumpkin Chocolate Bread If there’s anything that makes the Tiny Kitchen Assistant happy, it’s adding chocolate chips to everything: there are no muffins, pancakes or quick breads that are safe from his tinkering. Personally, I think it’s genius. This recipe is no exception. We took a basic family quick bread recipe and added half […] Read More
Pumpkin + Snickerdoodle = Delicious
Fun With Pumpkin Desserts When I posted about roasting my massive pumpkin, I asked for recipe suggestions. Superfantastic Lori lived up to her name and gave me a recipe for pumpkin snickerdoodles. I had never in my life thought of doctoring up a snickerdoodle with pureed orange vegetables, but I’ll be darned, it’s lovely. Being me, […] Read More
Roast Your Own Pumpkin
Tons of Pumpkin Puree Let’s say, hypothetically, that you got it into your head that you wanted to roast a pumpkin. And again, hypothetically, you figured that if you were going to go through the hassle of roasting said pumpkin that you would purchase the largest gourd that would fit into your bike pannier, a […] Read More
Seasonal Eats: October
Our summer may have started late in northern California, but we were pleasantly surprised to discover that Corn Man was still selling sweet, juicy corn on the cob even into late September. But now, the seasons are clearly changing. Here’s what’s in store at your local market. Vegetables Artichokes Beets Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Chard […] Read More
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