How to Roast Pumpkin & Squash Seeds 1. Scoop seeds from squash or pumpkin. Remove as much of the flesh attached to the seeds as you can. If there's a little left, that's OK! 2. Spread seeds out on cookie sheet or in shallow metal baking pan in a single layer. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with chili powder and garlic salt. Eyeball it! (Amounts will vary … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Rollups and Pumpkin Applesauce
I'm often asked what we have for lunch and snacks. So I thought I'd share two of our favorites from this fall! Plus a new recipe we'll be trying too! Peanut Butter Rollups A simple alternative to the traditional PBJ. Put whatever on it. Pictured below is natural PB, sliced bananas and cinnamon. With drizzles of honey! Fold up like a quesadilla or roll up like a … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Pancakes
As promised... a yummy recipe for pumpkin pancakes! Pumpkin Pancakes A yummy semi-homemade pumpkin pancake recipe! 2 cups pancake mix (plus water or eggs/milk as indicated on box.)1/2 cup canned or fresh pumpkin1/4 cup water1 tsp 1 tsp cinnamon1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp allspice1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp ginger In mixing bowl, combine pancake mix with water or … [Read more...]
Sausage Eggwiches
Well. We've been dealing with a bit of a crisis around here. Remember my "Stock the Freezer" list? Well, I've been busy the last few weeks stocking up our fridge freezer and our deep freezer. So last night I noticed that the power light on the generic brand deep freezer (wish was just about stuffed to the gills!) was out. Uh oh. Checked all the electric, fuses, etc. … [Read more...]
How to Cut and Use Pomegranates
Ideas for How to Use your Pomegranates Seeds 1. Smoothies - I made quite a few pomegranate smoothies last year. The first one I made, the seeds weren't blended to well, making it very difficult to drink. I discovered that if I put the seeds into the blender with 1-2 cups of water (enough to submerge the seeds) and hit "pulse" a few times, the … [Read more...]
Caramel Apple Breakfast Casserole
Making breakfast for dinner once a week is a SUREFIRE way to bring your weekly meal costs and your overall grocery bill down a bit! This dish would also be great for a brunch/potluck or weekend breakfast. Just double the recipe and make in a 9x13-inch baking dish. If you've got milk, eggs, bread, the spices and some apples in the fridge, you should totally make this. … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Coconut Bread
Today I spent some time in the kitchen. Most of the afternoon, really. I've been creating some space in the freezer this week...only to fill it back up with today's baked goodies! Overall I made and mostly froze (because some had to be consumed for quality control purposes!!!)... Because what a shame to not send these through quality control!!! They passed the mom, … [Read more...]
Caesar Chicken Pasta Salad
Tonight's meal is based on this recipe from Amy at Mom Advice. To be honest, I wasn't sure how I'd feel about pasta on lettuce. I was quite pleasantly surprised! We both really enjoyed it. And there's plenty leftover for my "Chicken Caesar Pasta" lunch tomorrow! Because the Caesar dressing has milk in it, I separated out this dish for the boys and gave them Italian … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Butternut Squash Muffins
A light and perfect muffin...for snack or breakfast! I try to keep the sugar low in muffin recipes, and I thought these had the perfect sweetness level. And judging by the "mmm" that came from both boys after having a taste, I'd say these were a success! Cinnamon Butternut Squash Muffins A comforting muffin, perfect for breakfast or snack! 1 banana (mashed)1 cup … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chip Raspberry Pancakes
Because I was able to get another box of raspberries for $.98 on Monday, leftover from last week's sale, I had to get these pancakes made and marked off the "Stock the Freezer" list! As I was making them, I kept thinking to myself...chocolate for breakfast? Really? I wasn't sure how I felt about that. Don't get me wrong. I'm all for chocolate. But somehow for breakfast, it … [Read more...]