My niece is a very clever woman. She mentioned that she had made some cinnamon maple pumpkin seeds, and that sounded so good, I had to try some for myself. She’s really on to something here! This has been a very pumpkin-intensive month here, and with Halloween night comes a batch of pumpkin seeds out […]
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This may or may not be my last pumpkin post of the season, but we are experiencing an unexpected pumpkin bounty here, so Pumpkin Salsa seemed like a great idea. I was gifted with this enormous Banana Squash, along with some yellow-fleshed Acorn Squash, creamy yellow-skinned and white-fleshed Summer Squash, and some miniature decorative pumpkins.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds (the ones with yellow blossoms) are New World foods. Native Americans used them in companion plantings with corn and beans to provide a sustainable ecosystem called ‘Three Sisters’. They are high in beta carotene, Vitamin A and C, along with lots of dietary fiber. I love to roast mine to