Food, Travel, and Cooking!
Fall is definitely here! Think pumpkins, squash and best of all Halloween! What better way to begin a fall dinner than with a bowl of creamy pumpkin soup? I tend to use milk for a lightened up version, but you choose, depending on how rich and how thick you would like your soup! It makes […]
An easy to make cake that is moist, light and full of the fall spices we all love so much! In my books, if it’s made with buttermilk then I’m sold! Makes A 9” Square Pan 1 ½ cups granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 cup tinned pumpkin or homemade puree** ½ each vegetable oil & […]
Oh yum…it’s pumpkin time again! These pancakes will definitely fit the bill on Thanksgiving morning! You can easily cut the recipe in half if you only want 8 pancakes. Makes Approximately 16 Pancakes 2 cups unbleached flour (you can use 1/2 cup wholewheat flour) 2 Tbsp. sugar 1 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. baking powder 1 […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. I for one know there is still a lot of pumpkin out there! If you want to cook up your own, puree it and use to make this tasty treat, then click here, otherwise feel free to used tinned pure pumpkin. I used regular chocolate […]
Well, you might ask! At this time of the year I seem to go into overdrive with baking! It really takes me back to my days of all those sandwich lunches but mostly all the baking for the goodie trays that my “flock” in the executive dining room loved! Of course because it’s coming up to […]
I know that this weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving and we are all geared up for our Thanksgiving dinner event whether it be a beautifully browned roasted turkey or in our case a loin of pork with gingersnap sauce ( the recipe to be posted next week). My mom made the best pumpkin pie, if you […]
Whenever I made this soup, there was always a compliment forthcoming from one of the executives I cooked for, which is why I named it after him! He loved it! It’s an easy soup to do & I have substituted cooked, pureed butternut squash for the pumpkin when I happen to have it on hand. […]
If you are planning on making your own puree, it is best made with a Sugar pumpkin & not your Jack ‘O Lantern pumpkin. Sugar pumpkins have a lot more flavour and are not watery when cooked. Cut your pumpkin in half, scoop out the seeds & stringy bits (a ice-cream scoop works well), place cut sides down […]
The first time I baked this loaf, I made a note that it is “fabulous”. Time to make it again, me thinks! I just love all the spices found in fall baking, they just smell so darned good! Make the Pumpkin Loaf 2 cups unbleached flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt […]
We all have our little touchstones. With the whiff of fall in the air and as Thanksgiving approaches, my mind (or my stomach) turns to is pumpkin. OMG, here is a waffle recipe that is to die for! The cinnamon, the pumpkin, yum! I make them every Thanksgiving weekend (just gotta love those traditions). The […]