I have a friend who patiently cleaned, peeled and cubed a fresh pumpkin and then selflessly gave me some. Scratch that, a TON! I would have never even thought of doing something like that! But now that I have it in my fridge the ideas are flowing. First, I roasted some [...]

Little Guy and I just had to do something fun for Halloween this morning. We just HAD to. It's HALLOWEEN! Only our favorite holiday ever. Well, my favorite. Little Guy says it's tied with Christmas and Easter for him. He evaluates holidays based on the number of presents and/or candy he gets. I evaluate them [...]

Little Guy and I created a new tradition tonight! A simple pumpkin cake using a store bought cake mix, canned pumpkin and a standard ice cream cone. We got the idea after seeing this. I'll put the directions below the video. For those who've watched our prior video... Little Guy brings back the tree in his [...]

Believe me, I never thought I would put those three things together either. Pumpkin? Sausage? Spinach? But Oh.My.Word! So yummy! I saw Rachel Ray make something similar a while back and I think she used fresh sage and nutmeg. So those are the flavors I stuck with. Of course starting with a base of onion [...]

It's fall! Can't you tell by my recent posts? Breads, soups, butternut squash, oatmeal, sweet potatoes and PUMPKIN have been dominating my thoughts and this morning was no different. I woke up with a craving for pumpkin and I decided to make a variation of my Banana Oatmeal Cups specifically for the season. Boy I'm [...]

I'm prefixing these with "Vegan" not because I'm marketing them as such but because it immediately warns you that they are untraditional. I have no issues with Vegan desserts. If anything, I find them fascinating because they push the envelope and prove you can make yummy healthy things without the traditional loads of butter, eggs [...]

It's Christmas Eve! YAY! I actually made this up yesterday, snapped the most awesome shots of the little guy eating it and then accidently deleted them off the camera. :( So I decided to make it again this morning. It came out even better when I discovered dipping graham crackers in it was a little [...]

I've been making these things for weeks now and I can't remember what inspired me the first time around. I think it was because I wanted to make banana pancakes but I didn't have any bananas. I glanced over at our Halloween pumpkins and der.... why haven't I thought of this before?!? The kid is a [...]

This isn't the healthiest idea I've come with it but it sure is tasty and super easy to make! Plus NO ONE will every know you slashed some fat and added healthy pumpkin to their unsuspecting festive cupcakes. I realize these are quite out of season but the toddler and I were just in a [...]

Yesterday I was looking for a quick, tasty breakfast and smoothies always hits the spot for me. Normally I go straight to the frozen fruit but this time I went for something a bit more seasonal. PUMPKIN! Way back when I did a produce pick for fresh pumpkin but for the most part I stick [...]

I don't know WHAT came over me last night. It was 10PM and I "wanted something". So I hit the kitchen with an empty stomach and some inspiration from these pumpkin cookies. I fear calling mine cookies as they really aren't. I don't like to sugarcoat what I make (literally and figuratively :~P) so I'll simply [...]

Don't get your hopes up, it's more oatmeal then pie. And since we are in full fledge fall I just had to do something my canned pumpkin. Just HAD to! ;~P I'm getting more into oatmeal but not the pre-packages flavors. I really want to find ways to make it fun and tasty [...]

This is a repost. With all my technical issues and site moving over the last couple of years I lost a few ideas. This one has prompted more emails then any other! Originally I made them for the toddler’s 2nd birthday.  They came out better then I [...]

Pumpkin, peach, and blueberry, what an awesome combination! Using the muffin mix was a great base for this flavor combination. The muffins came out super moist, tasty and even the toddler was a fan. The husband’s response was, “eh”. This type of muffin isn’t his cup of tea, but he ate one. [...]

This is an oldy for me. One of those meals I make different every time. Sometimes I use canned beans, sometimes dry. Sometimes I sauté the veggies sometimes I roast them. I thought I’d share how I made it this weekend to give you some ideas. It’s one [...]

I’m traveling for Thanksgiving but I just had to make SOMETHING before I left. I’ve been experimenting with pumpkin muffins and thought they’d make a good breakfast treat for Thanksgiving morning. These came out really moist with just the right sweetness. I sprinkled the tops with a bit [...]

Update: Click here to see the toddler and I make these on video! You will not believe how easy these are. I mean SUPER easy. Not only easy but everyone seems to like them! I’ve given them as gifts, brought them to parties and froze them for later use. This is, [...]