Naomi calls these Pumpkin Bars, “Cake.” That should give you a clue to how they taste! They taste great with a cup of tea, or as a not-too-sweet snack. Although I definitely enjoyed them, I have a sweet tooth, and I think they might taste even better with a creamy icing, and maybe a sprinkling […]
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Liberian Pumpkin
November 23rd, 2011 
Jessica As with the Pumpkin Sausage Pasta, this recipe looks like it will become a regular fall favorite at our house. Once again, it comes from the Simply in Season cookbook. It reminded Brad and me of our days in China, as we have eaten it over rice each time I’ve made it. Oliver (11 months) […]
Pumpkin Sausage Pasta
November 19th, 2011 Jessica After cooking all that pumpkin and bagging it, I was excited to find some pumpkin recipes! First on my list were Pumpkin Sausage Pasta and Liberian Pumpkin, both from the Simply in Season cookbook. This one was a huge hit with my family, and I’ve made it twice more since. Sorry I didn’t get a […]
How to Cook a Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin
November 14th, 2011 Jessica A few weeks ago I read about how Crystal tried a pumpkin-cooking experiment using her crock pot and her oven to make pumpkin puree. I had never thought to try cooking a pumpkin myself! We bought two large pumpkins this year. Oliver wore one as a Halloween costume, and I decided to try cooking the […]
Homemade Taco Seasoning
November 7th, 2011 Jessica A few weeks ago I was eye-balling my pantry, trying to decide what I could cook with my current ingredients. As usual, I turned to one of my all-time favorite websites, Supercook. It takes very little time to enter your ingredients into your free Supercook account. Then the website searches the Internet and tells you […]
Baked Oatmeal
October 29th, 2011 Jessica At our house we usually eat oatmeal for breakfast, but occasionally I will mix things up with eggs, french toast, pancakes, waffles, or cereal. I was looking through Simply in Season for some new recipes, and I found this great one for Baked Oatmeal. We’ve had it twice now, with and without nuts, and it’s […]
10 Things I Learned From My First Attempt at Freezer Cooking
October 28th, 2011 Jessica “I have been following Money Saving Mom® for over a year now, and I have long been curious about the concept of Freezer Cooking. As I was creating my meal plan for this week, I looked on Crystal’s website for some Freezer Cooking Recipes. It was then that I realized that her recipes were not […]
Simply in Season: Acorn Squash with Sausage Stuffing
October 22nd, 2011 Jessica One of my favorite cookbooks is called Simply in Season: Recipes that celebrate fresh, local foods in the spirit of More-with-Less (compiled by Mary Beth Lind and Cathleen Hockman-Wert). I love that it encourages readers to purchase locally-grown foods when they are in season, decreasing food costs and waste while increasing healthy diets and support […]
One More Time: Homemade Chocolate Acorns!
October 9th, 2011 Jessica If you didn’t get to read last week’s post about making Homemade Chocolate Acorns with Naomi, this is your chance! We decided to use the rest of the bag of Hershey Kisses last night. This time I got some better photos of the finished product, paired with some colorful candy corn. Aren’t they perfect for […]
Toddler Tuesday: Hawaiian Pizza
October 4th, 2011 Jessica Last week, I was so excited to find my old recipes when I was unpacking! I found some recipes that I hadn’t seen since we lived in China! This recipe for pizza crust comes from my friend Jess who lived with us in China during our second year. This was my first time making it […]
