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How to Cook Pumpkin Puree + Video
Oct28

How to Cook Pumpkin Puree + Video

Many recipes during the Holiday season call for Pumpkin Puree, and we are going to make sure you have this recipe under your belt. Pumpkin puree can be used for various sweet & savory dishes throughout the colder months. Pies, breads & cakes, as well as soups, casseroles, stews & other side dishes. Now, you can go with store bought pie filling when you’re making your Holiday pumpkin pie, but this is one place you...

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How to Make Pumpkin Pie: National Pumpkin Day
Oct26

How to Make Pumpkin Pie: National Pumpkin Day

National Pumpkin Day is upon us, and if you have never made your own Pumpkin Pie from Scratch, you’re in for a treat of a recipe too. Technically, a pumpkin is part of the Winter squash group. Included in that family are acorn, pepper & others. We all know how delicious Pumpkin Pie is, and though tinned pumpkin puree is perfectly alright to create a good pie filling, making your own from fresh pumpkin is fantastic, and my...

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How to Clean a Pumpkin: Break Down & Disassemble + Video
Oct24

How to Clean a Pumpkin: Break Down & Disassemble + Video

If you haven’t used fresh pumpkin to cook before, it’s well worth the effort. With a little bit of elbow grease, you can have that pumpkin broken down and disassembled in no time. Reserve the seeds for roasting, and you’ll have a healthy, tasty snack too. You can use this pumpkin, now, to cook down for pumpkin pie filling, grill or roast chunks of flesh on the BBQ or in the oven.  Adding pumpkin to soups & stews...

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How to Grill Pumpkin on the BBQ + Video
Oct23

How to Grill Pumpkin on the BBQ + Video

If you’ve never Grilled Pumpkin on the BBQ before, what a great change! Fall is here, and it’s time for some recipes worthy of the season. The grill is a great tool to impart hearty grilled flavors into foods that satiate you on a level that cannot be compared to other cooking methods. Pumpkin, often reserved for sweets, or in soups & stews, is much for versatile than most would think. Grilling vegetables is super...

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How to Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake: National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
Oct21

How to Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake: National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day

What could be better in these cold, Autumn days than the warm spiciness of a Pumpkin Cheesecake? Cheesecakes are actually very rich cheese & egg custards – not cakes at all. How to Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake: All of your ingredients should be at room temperature. The batter must be well mixed, but not over beaten. This cheesecake maintains a creamy texture, as we are using cream cheese rather than ricotta or curd style cheese....

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How to Bake Pumpkin Bread in a Bread Machine
Jan18

How to Bake Pumpkin Bread in a Bread Machine

If you are looking for the right recipe for pumpkin bread, then this is it…especially if you want to use your bread machine! When we make pumpkin pie filling from scratch for pumpkin pies over the Holidays, you’re bound to always have more than you need. This often happens in our household, so we store the rest in the freezer in serving size bags or containers. These portions are perfect for my pumpkin bread recipes,...

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How to Cook Brandy Cardamom Pumpkin Custard
Oct11

How to Cook Brandy Cardamom Pumpkin Custard

Funny…No one felt like pie this Canadian Thanksgiving. So, instead, I used this as an opportunity to play around with a dessert for our feast. Everyone in the family loves Chai flavors, so I tried to enhance our pumpkin spices with a bit of Indian flair adding cardamom. Then, well, alcohol enhances flavor and I used brandy for this recipe as it reminds me of the Holidays. Try this – it’s so fast and super easy to...

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How to Bake Kimberly’s Perfect Pumpkin Spice Loaf

Somehow, we always have extra pumpkin pie filling left over after Thanksgiving, not to mention our pumpkins we use up after Halloween time. Create some new recipes to get your fall fix! ~ Kimberly Edwards 🙂 Type: Dessert Serve With: Kimberly’s Creamed Cheese Icing Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 1 hr for a large loaf, 25 min for large muffins Yield: This recipe made 1 large loaf and 9 large muffins. Ingredients: Instructions: 1....

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How to Cook Perfect Pumpkin Pie Filling
Dec28

How to Cook Perfect Pumpkin Pie Filling

In search of the perfect Pumpkin Pie Filling? This works well for pie and tarts…Just delicious! It’s sweet, it’s spicy, it’s thick & creamy. Just right for all of those holiday tables. Type: Dessert Recipe Serve With: homemade whipped cream Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 45 – 50 min for a large pie Yield: enough for 2 pies Ingredients: 4 1/2 cups pure pumpkin one 14 oz. can evaporated milk 5 egg whites...

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