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...
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...
What the Heck is Mincemeat?: National Mincemeat Pie Day
Mincemeat Pie. Now, what is that really? Does it have meat in it? Well, yes & no. It’s not actually meat that is added, but suet – the fat cut from the meat – and added to the fruit that comprises mincemeat, with some lean beef. When sugar, raisins, currants, citron, orange peel, lemon peel, lemon juice, apple cider, cloves, sour cherries, cherry juice, coriander, nuts, cinnamon & mace are added, it is cooked...
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...
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...
October Food Holidays & Events
Here are October Food Holidays & Events. Most of these holidays are based out of the USA, with others sprinkled in here and there. Find other months on The Year in Food Holidays & Events page. Eat Better, Eat Healthier Month: Eat Better, Eat Healthier Month: Easy Nutrition & Health Guidelines Browse Healthy shows, Healthy recipes Browse Organic shows, Organic recipes Browse Vegetarian + Vegan shows, Vegetarian recipes,...
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,...
Secret Weapon of Holiday Cooking: Kitchen Tools
That’s right…Canadian Thanksgiving is this weekend! It kicks off the beginning of the Holiday season with American Thanksgiving shortly after, Christmas in December, New Year’s celebrations, Valentine’s Day, then Easter…It seems there’s an occasion every single month until the middle of Spring! So, with all that cooking, I have my secret weapon in the kitchen when it comes to kitchen tools…...
How to Make a Saltine Cracker Pie Crust
Looking for a great alternative to a shortening-enriched, pastry crust? Here’s your answer! Great for fruit pies and tarts, meringues and the like! ~ Kimberly Edwards 🙂 Type: Dessert Recipe Serve With: Fruit fillings, meringues, chocolate and the like! Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 3-4 min or until golden Yield: 9′ pie crust Ingredients: 2 cups Saltine cracker crumbs – Crush them yourself. 1/2 cup butter –...
How to Make a Graham Cracker Pie Crust
Whether you’ve thought of it or not, most pies are amazing substituted with a Graham Cracker Pie Crust! Some pies require baking, and some don’t. That’s no problem with a crust like this because you have those options, either way. Graham Cracker Pie Crust: This recipe is so simple and such a nice change from pastry crust, sometimes. I just love how easy it is to create and how delicious it is with so many different...
How to Bake Sensational Southern Sweet Potato Pie
Since I married a Texan man, I’ve had to learn how to make this fabulous Sweet Potato Pie with my Canadian twist! A perfect union! ~ Kimberly Edwards 🙂 Type: Dessert Serve With: Our Homemade Whipped Cream Prep Time: 17 min Cook Time: 1 hr 30 min altogether…Unless you boil sweet potatoes (20-25 min, instead of 40-45 min roasted) Yield: 1 large sweet potato pie Ingredients: Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 2....
The Desserts of Thanksgiving at a Glance
This is a quick list of recipes for Thanksgiving Desserts at a quick glance, especially for Cooking With Kimberly readers! If you’re looking for the traditional stuff, it’s here…And, if you’re looking for something a bit different, you’ll find it in this list too! (More recipes are to come before this Thanksgiving…Keep Your Eyes Open on this Blog!) Desserts: Perfect Pumpkin Pie Filling Mom’s...
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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