I cannot say enough good things about this meal. It is delicious, nutritious, interesting–but not so interesting that it would scare people away. It might be too unusual to your typical Midwestern palate to describe as proper gateway Indian food (and indeed it is not properly Indian anyway), but I would describe it as good…
Pumpkin Waffles
You probably do not remember, but the first time I went to Atlanta, about 1 1/2 years ago now, I had the most amazing sweet potato waffles–I even wrote about them here. I’ve been dreaming of re-creating them ever since, so when my sister bought me this awesome retro cookbook, Pancakes and Waffles: The Fine…
Basic–but so much tastier than that sounds–Pumpkin Muffins
It’s hard to be a baking mom in 2010. You dream of all the goodies you’re going to whip up for your little darlings and their friends, but then they get to preschool and everything must be store bought and individually packaged. And processed in a nut free facility. Now don’t get me wrong–parents of…
Pumpkin Pie Marshmallows
I have had an epiphany. An epiphany for me, mind you, not the world at large, because I am betting every single parent of a school-aged child already knows it. Kindergarten success has nothing to do with your kid and everything to do with how organized you, the parent, are. My children are doomed. Case…
Indian Spiced Pumpkin Lentil Stew
It is amazing how long it can take you to get around to trying a recipe. Many fall by the wayside (hopefully less so now that I have started To Try Tuesdays which will be back next Tuesday, so look for it then), but some stick in my head, no matter how long it takes…
Spiced Pumpkin Bundt Cake, Preferably Naked
I was torn about whether to post this cake. You always want whatever you post to be your best effort or as nice as you know you could make it. But, knowing that I just made this cake, the soonest I would re-make it is probably next fall. And there is NOTHING wrong with the…
Cinnamon Pumpkin Oatmeal (Breakfast) Cookies
This is one of those cookies that is chock full of good things–to the extent that you are not sure what to call them. Cinnamon Pumpkin Oatmeal Oat Bran Pecan Breakfast Cookies with Cinnamon Chips? I invented them because I love cookies. Much like muffin people are just cake lovers in disguise, I wanted a…
Pumpkin "Vegetarian" Chili
It has been 45 F or higher here with blinding sunshine the last 2 days. The entire landscape is melting into a totally smooth ice rink. Because there was apparently too much snow for it to totally disappear. And then this evening it started snowing again and now it is supposed to be cold again…
Eating With The Seasons: Smoky Squash Bisque
I have a bit of an obsession with winter squash soup recipes. I collect them like crazy. While I am willing to try almost anything, I always return to my favorites: a simple bisque made with apple, a simple bisque made with chipotle, and a vegetarian bean and corn chili made with a pumpkin base….