Book Review: The Invisible Little Pumpkin Seed

Book Review:  The Invisible Little Pumpkin Seed

It's time to decorate for fall and this little pumpkin seed feels so small! A seasonal rhyming story for children of all ages as they discover the beauty of growth not only from inside a pumpkin seed, but inside of them too! Book Review: This well-crafted children's book is also applicable to adults. It was [...]

Mid Autumn Festival : Pumpkin Soup

Mid Autumn  Festival : Pumpkin Soup

The Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important festival in China after Chinese New Year. Chinese people celebrate it by gathering for dinners, worshiping the moon, lighting paper lanterns, eating mooncakes, etc. The most popular Mid-Autumn Festival foods include mooncakes, pumpkin, river snails, taro, wine fermented with osmanthus flowers, duck and hairy crabs 1 cup dry white [...]

DIY Pumpkin spice scrub

My take of Wellness Wed is making homemade lotion,soap and candles . As well as sharing some long time home remedies ..... Now I am not a doctor or health care provider so if you have any questions or allergies check with a professional..... Lisa 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup oil  coconut oil 1/2 [...]

My Food Blog

Welcome to my Wednesday Food blog ! This is the day I feature some of my favorite recipes : Today We Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month  with a fun flan recipe : Pumpkin Flan 3/4 cup granulated sugar2 large eggs2 large egg whites1 cup  Pure Pumpkin Puree 1/2 cup honey1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/2 teaspoon salt1 [...]

Pumpkin Pie with Pralines

Pumpkin Pie with Pralines

Welcome to Wednesday Link party! The Great Pumpkin is almost here so let's go: Today's Pumpkin Pie recipe is a family favorite : Pumpkin Pie with Praline topping 1 unbaked pie shell1/3 C sugar1/3 C brown sugar1/4 tsp Salt1 tsp cinnamon1/2 tsp nutmeg1C cooked pumpkin2 eggs beaten3/4 C hot milk To make filling combine sugars [...]

Pumpkin Bread Pudding

Pumpkin Bread Pudding

Great Pumpkin Link Party ! You know the Party rules : Its all about Pumpkin so add your link and have fun....Lisa Here's a classic Louisiana Bread Pudding with a Pumpkin twist : Pumpkin Bread Pudding (14-oz.) loaf French Bread Butter, for pan3/4 c.  packed brown sugar3  large egg yolks 2  large eggs1  (15-oz.) can pumpkin [...]

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

Happy National Pumpkin Cheesecake day ! Pumpkin Cheesecake bars : Crest: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1/2 cup butter, softened1/4 C sugar Cheese Cake layer :8 ounces cream cheese1/4 cup white sugar1 egg1/2 tsp vanilla Pumpkin layer 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk3/4 cup white sugar2 eggs3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon [...]

Great Pumpkin Link Party

Great Pumpkin Link Party

We are still Waiting for the Great Pumpkin ! And its time for our Pumpkin Linky Party ! So come join in in the fun : https://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=294741 My Wed Pumpkin Recipe : 1 cup chopped onion2 stalks celery, chopped2 carrots, chopped4 cups chicken broth2 cans pumpkin puree (about 4 cups)1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice1/4 teaspoon [...]

Great Pumpkin Link Party

Great Pumpkin Link Party

Welcome to the Great Pumpkin Watch ! Today's Linky Party friends is a classic Pumpkin bars with cream cheese icing. Or too some a traybake (Yes! I have been watching Great British Bake Off) Pumpkin Fun Facts: In early colonial times, pumpkins were used as an ingredient for the crust of pies, not the filling.Pumpkins [...]