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October 21st, 2009 at 01:14pm
Under Desserts+ Sides
For a more modern dish, try pumpkin soufflé. It’s a great dessert to make for Thanksgiving or for a Halloween get together.
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Ingredients
1 C mashed cooked pumpkin
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 C firmly packed brown sugar
3 egg whites
1/8 tsp salt
Directions
Combine mashed cooked pumpkin with ground cinnamon and firmly packed brown sugar. Mix well. Beat 3 egg whites until stiff and salt. Fold into the pumpkin mixture. Then pour into greased 1-quart baking dish and set in a pan of hot water. Bake at 350 degrees F. for about 40 minutes.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
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By NancyRadler
September 23rd, 2009 at 08:52pm
Under Breads+ Sides
This recipe was handed down by a Canadian Indian woman. It has an unusually soft texture due to the mashed pumpkin
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Ingredients
1/2 C. soft margarine or softened butter
1 C. sugar
4 eggs
2 C. (16 oz) canned mashed pumpkin
1 C. milk
2 C. corn meal
3 C. flour
1 1/2-2 Tbs. baking powder
2 tsp. salt
2 C. blueberries (optional)
1 C. walnut pieces, freshly shelled only (optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9×5 inch loaf pans. Beat together margarine, sugar, and eggs until smooth. Beat in pumpkin and cornmeal. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt and add to batter. Mix until combined. Optional: Fold in blueberries and nuts. Pour into loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 1-1 1/4 hours. Cool 10 minutes in pans; then turn out on a wire rack.
Tags: baking, baking with pumpkin, baking with pumpking, corn, corn bread, corn bread recipe, pumpkin baking, pumpkin bread recipe, pumpkin bread recipes, pumpkin dessert recipes, pumpkin recipe, pumpkin recipes, side-dish, side-dish recipe, white corn bread, white corn bread recipe
By NancyRadler
June 19th, 2009 at 12:05pm
Under Sides
I bought this squash and couldn’t figure out what to do with it. This sweet pumpkin quinoa mash came out tasting just like candy with a healthy twist!
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Ingredients
12 coffee scoops quinoa, cooked in salted water
2 sweet dumpling pumpkins, cut in half, seeds removed
1/4 C. water or stock
dash of salt
2 grinds black pepper
3 tsp. butter, divided
1 tsp. dried parsley
Directions
Cook quinoa and drain. Add one teaspoon butter to keep from sticking. Set aside, covered.
Lay pumpkin on microwaveable pan (with sides) and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Turn flesh side down and add stock (or water). Cook in microwave on high about 6 minutes or until tender. You can also cook this in the oven if you want.
Tags: cooking with pumpkin, pumpkin recipe, pumpkin recipes, pumpkin side dish recipe, pumpkin side-dish, quinoa, quinoa recipe
By NancyRadler
June 15th, 2009 at 04:37pm
Under Sides
This light but delicious dish has been a favorite of my family for years. It is definitely a fall season recipe. The color of the pumpkin with the sauteed mushrooms brings a bit of fall to your menu.
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Ingredients
2 lb. fresh mushrooms
2 lb. pumpkin
2 Tbs. olive oil
1 tsp. crushed garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp. fresh parsley
1/4 C. water
1 bouillon cube
Directions
In large skillet, add 2 Tbs. olive oil. Add crushed garlic, fresh parsley and saute 2 minutes until golden brown, set aside. Cut pumpkin in cubes, wash and drain. Cut mushrooms in halves or quarters depending on size, lightly wash and drain. Add mushrooms and pumpkin to skillet. Add water and crushed bulion cute, blend. Cook on medium heat for approximately 10 minutes or until pumkin is tender.
Tags: cooking with pumpkin, mushroom recipe, mushrooms, pumpkin recipe, pumpkin recipes, pumpkin side dish recipe, pumpkin side-dish, side-dish
By NancyRadler
January 22nd, 2009 at 01:06pm
Under Appetizers+ Sides
A very quick and easy way to fry some zucchini or pumpkin blossoms into a crispy texture. These can be served as a side dish or for an appetizer.
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Ingredients
2/3 C. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
3 leaves fresh basil, minced
2 Tbs. finely grated Parmesan cheese
2 Tbs. cold water
2 eggs, beaten
3 C. oil for frying
12 pumpkin or zucchini blossoms
Directions
In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, basil and Parmesan cheese. Mix in water and eggs until smooth. Heat 1/2 inch of oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, dip blossoms in the batter to coat, and gently place a few at a time into the hot oil. Fry on each side until crisp and golden. Drain on paper towels.
Tags: cooking with pumpkin, pumpkin recipe, pumpkin recipes, pumpkin side dish recipe, pumpkin side dishes
By NancyRadler
December 26th, 2008 at 12:00am
Under Sides
This is so healthful and delicious — low calorie and nutritious, too.
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Ingredients
Peeled bottom of a pumpkin or crenshaw pumpkin (shaped like a dinner plate)
1 tsp. curry powder
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
3 bay leaves
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper
1 tsp. butter or olive oil
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place pumpkin in a glass pie plate with about 1/2 C. water. Sprinkle with other ingredients. Cover with foil and bake for about 45 minutes or until water evaporates and pumpkin is tender. Remove foil last 10 minutes if there is still a lot of water. Serve as accompaniment to meats, slicing as you would a pie.
Tags: pumpkin recipe, pumpkin side dish recipe, pumpkin side-dish, side-dish recipe, spicy pumpkin recipe, spicy side dish, spicy side dish recipe
By NancyRadler
December 24th, 2008 at 12:00am
Under Sides+ Stuffings+ Uncategorized
A perfect side dish for a Thanksgiving meal.
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Ingredients
4 small pumpkins (about 4 to 5 inches in diameter)
2 C. whole wheat bread cubes
1/2 C. thinly sliced carrots
1 C. diced onion
1/2 C. chicken broth
1 tsp. dried thyme or fresh can be used (2 tsp.)
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. pepper salt to taste
1/4 C. minced fresh parsley
1 tsp. olive oil
Tags: cooking with pumpkin, pumpkin recipes, pumpkin side-dish, stuffed pumpkin recipe, stuffed pumpkins
By NancyRadler
November 25th, 2008 at 12:00am
Under Salads+ Sides
This would a great starter salad for a Thanksgiving dinner.
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Ingredients
1 sugar pumpkin or butternut squash (1 1/2 lbs.), peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch dice
1/4 C. honey
2 Tbs. unsalted butter, melted
Eight 1/2inch-thick slices of country bread
Roasted pumpkin seed oil, for brushing
5 sage leaves
1/4 C. pumpkin seeds
1 Granny Smith apple, halved, cored and thinly sliced
2 Tbs. apple cider vinegar
Tags: healthy pumpkin recipe, healthy recipe, pumpkin, pumpkin recipe, pumpkin salad, pumpkin salad recipe, sage croutons, sage croutons recipe, salad, salad recipe, thanksgiving salad, thanksgiving salad recipe
By NancyRadler
November 18th, 2008 at 12:00am
Under General+ Sides
These stuffed pumpkins give the look and the taste of a great Thanksgiving!
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Ingredients
8 baby pumpkins
1/3 C. vegetable stock or water
1/2 C. onion, finely chopped
2 lg garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp. sage leaves, dried
1/2 tsp. thome
1 C. bread crumbs, whole wheat
1/4 C. pine nuts, toasted (optional)
1/3 C. celery, finely chopped
1/4 C. apricots, dried, chopped
1/2 C. nutritional yeast flakes, grated
soy sauce, low sodium, to taste
Tags: pumpkin, pumpkin recipe, pumpkins stuffed pumpkins, recipe, side-dish, thanksgiving, thanksgiving pumpkins, thanksgiving recipe, thanksgiving stuffefd pumpkins
By NancyRadler
November 13th, 2008 at 05:08pm
Under General+ Sides
Add pumpkin, sugar and nutmeg into a casserole dish and you will have a great tasting side.
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Ingredients
1 can ( 1 lb. 13 oz.) pumpkin
2 Tbs. sugar
2 Tbs. butter, melted
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
dash pepper
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 C. chopped pecans
Glaze
1/2 C. light-brown sugar, firmly packed
1/4 C. maple syrup
1/2 C. pecan halves
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 1 quart casserole. Combine pumpkin, sugar, and butter, nutmeg, salt, pepper, eggs and chopped pecans in large bowl, Mix well, and turn into casserole. Make Glaze: mix brown sugar and syrup in small saucepan. Heats while stirring, until sugar is dissolved; then bring to a boil. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Arrange pecan halves around the edge of casserole. Cover pumpkin and pecans with glaze; bake 40 minutes.
Tags: baked pumpkin, pumpkin casserole, pumpkin recipe, recipe, side-dish
By NancyRadler
