Living green and eating well on a budget
It’s harvest time and amazingproduce is plentiful, especially zucchinis and pumpkins. Why not take advantageof these veggies with a little Autumn baking? Here’s my recipe for PumpkinZucchini Cookies. They’re a cinch to whip up and taste amazing! Combine shredded zucchini and pumpkin puree in a large bowl. I shred the zucchini in a food processor [Read On]
I have been tasked with making the pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving this year. My family saw that I was making homemade pumpkin puree and thought this would be the perfect item for me to bring. However, I don’t want to make the traditional pumpkin pie. I searched Martha Stewart’s website (*love her*) and found these [Read On]
For me the best part of carving and roasting pumpkins is the seeds. They are a perfect snack or great on a salad! Roasted pumpkin seeds are so easy to make that you will start buying pumpkins just for the seeds. Use any type of pumpkin… a pie pumpkin that you have decided to roast [Read On]
Next time you reach out for that can of pumpkin puree in your market – “STOP”! Why waste money (and probably nutrition) with a canned pumpkin when you can make the real thing in around an hour at home without any major effort. Its so simple and fresh tasting that you would sure think twice [Read On]
Fall is my favorite season of the year! I love the crisp air, falling leaves, and of course Halloween. One food that epitomizes fall for me is the sweet potato. Pound for pound it is the most nutritious food you can eat! But it can get pretty boring pretty fast. I decided to combine the [Read On]
Roast one medium sweet potato in the oven for 30 minutes or in the microwave for 8 minutes. Look at that beautiful orange flesh! In a large bowl, combine turkey, panko bread crumbs, flesh from the sweet potato, and an egg. Mix together until well combined, but don’t over mix. Add ground sage and stir [Read On]
We spend this past Sunday at a local harvest festival. They had a ton of games for kids, toys to play on, and animals (well, goats, ducks and chicken) to see. You also got to take a tractor pulled waggon ride out into the fields and pick your own veggies. It was such a great [Read On]
We are spending the weekend with my sister at her home in the mountains in Evergreen, Colorado. The aspen have started to turn and it is absolutely beautiful. The weather has also cooled off so it was a perfect day to play outside. Has it turned to fall where you live? How are you enjoying [Read On]
I love this time of year. The leaves are changing, weather is cooler, football has started, and Halloween is just around the corner. This is Monkey Girl’s second Halloween and I have to say, I will never buy a Halloween Costume at a store again. Last year we had such a hard time finding the [Read On]
