Recipe Roundup

Squash and Goat cheese Wonton Ravioli.  (I've used wonton wrappers before to make cheese and jalapeno poppers that turned out delicious.  Instead of boiling them, I added one 1/2" cube of cheddar cheese and one jalapeno slice and fried in oil.  They were fabulous!)



Cinnamon Spice Pumpkin Pumpkin Bread. (I had some extra canned pumpkin from this fall so I made this and it turned out delicious!  I whipped the cream cheese filling so it made quite a bit, next time I'll try halving it.  I also added some cinnamon to the cream cheese....my husband said it was the best pumpkin bread he'd ever had!)



Nutella Cheesecake Squares. Don't these sound just melt in your mouth delicious!  They do to me!



Cinnamon Apple Pancakes. Sounds to me like a fabulous way to dress up plain pancakes!

Happy Cooking,

Cooking with Pumpkin

I love this time of year!  Pumpkins and squash are everywhere!  Here are a few of my favorite pumpkin recipes:



Crock Pot Pumpkin Butter from Baked Bree



Baked Pumpkin Spice Donut Holes from The Craving Chronicles



Pumpkin Pancakes with Cinnamon Butter from Raspberri Cupcakes



Pumpkin Soup with Thai Red Curry from Drizzle and Dip

Welcome October

Wow, can't believe it's October already!  Where has this year gone?  I have plenty of projects on my list to complete this month!  Here are a few on my list:



Perfect my Pumpkin Pie Gelato recipe (I'll share when it's perfect!  I use David's Pistachio Gelato recipe as the base .)



Make some sour gummy candy that Glows in the Dark.  The recipe from Our Best Bites is for Jello Jigglers, but making gummy candy isn't much different!  (At least I hope!)



Or maybe these seasonal Pomegranate Jewels.  Yum!



Making more of these cute little fabric pumpkins that I designed a couple of seasons ago.

Happy Friday

Decorating Pumpkins

I found these cute pumpkins over at Parents Magazine.  They have some really great ideas and it's making me consider ditching the old knife carving rountine for a sharpie or paint.  It sure seems more kid friendly too.  {Well, maybe not the sharpie, but anyways...}

So here are a few tips to get you started with painting pumpkins:

1. Layout some old newspapers on the floor or table.


2. Either trace your design on the pumpkin (you can find a picture and print it out) or freehand it.


3. Paint away!

Easy, right?

What are you doing with your pumpkins this year?  Painting or carving?  I'd love to hear.

My little pumpkin

We went to go visit Nebraska City this weekend and the leaves were gorgeous. Along our trail walks, we stopped at the pumpkin patch and Caden fit right in.

Pumpkin hat made by the oh-so talented Christy