Sometimes I think that nature gives us warm, sweet flavors that keep in storage from fall to winter to balance the chilly days until spring. Winter squash and pumpkin have those comforting flavors, and I can’t resist enjoying them in not only pie but also in soup, bread, and even pasta. Today let’s try pumpkin [...]
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Savory Pumpkin Ravioli, two ways (plus really easy sweet pumpkin pasties!)
Posted in acorn squash, appetizer, butternut squash, cheese, Cooking And Baking, dessert, dinner, dinner, Food, garlic, ginger, herbs, Italian, pasta, preserving the harvest, pumpkin, sweet things, winter squash, tagged dinner, Food, pumpkin pasties, recipes, side dishes, vegetarian on January 30, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Cranberry-Gingerbread (Pecan) Pancakes, for the morning after . . . .
Posted in baking, bread, breakfast, Cooking And Baking, cranberries, dried fruit, Food, fruit, ginger, health, recipes, whole grains, tagged baking, breakfast, holiday, holidays, recipes on November 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I love cranberries, so I stock up when they appear in markets in autumn. (I’m ordering some plants for the homestead, so by next Thanksgiving I may have my own!) I, of course, like making cranberry sauce, but this year I’m not home, so I decided to use my first bag of cranberries for cranberry-gingerbread [...]
The most basic pumpkin soup: creamy, rich, sweet, and savory
Posted in appetizer, butternut squash, comfort food, Cooking And Baking, cream, dinner, dinner, farmer's market, Food, frugal living, gardening, garlic, ginger, herbs, pumpkin, recipes, soup, sweet things, vegetarian, winter squash, tagged dinner, Food, pumpkin, recipes, soup on November 21, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Every fall I am overwhelmed by a desire to surround myself by pumpkins and winter squashes, one of the most enduring symbols of autumn’s bounty. Every year I make pumpkin soup. Every year Mr. Homesteader eats the soup politely but, I must admit, not that enthusiastically. Knowing his love of exotic flavors, I’ve tried lots [...]
When you have copious quantities of summer squash . . . .
Posted in appetizer, Asian food, Cooking And Baking, dinner, dinner, Food, gardening, ginger, ham, herbs, onions, organic food, organic gardening, Southern food, summer, summer squash, turkey, tagged dinner, Food, gardening, recipes, Southern food on September 19, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I started our summer squash late this year, but we’ve still ended up with bushels of it. Last year I posted about summer supper squash pancakes, and earlier this year I offered a can-less version of squash casserole. Of course, you can always sauté squash with onions, but why not go a little crazy and come up [...]
