Oven Door Towel – Basket Weave Knitting Pattern

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The matching oven door towel to the basket weave dishcloth pattern. It a little tricky around the button hole but if I can do, so can you!

Chinese Vegetables and Chicken in Sweet and Sour Sauce

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Chinese vegetables and chicken in sweet and sour sauce. Served over rice with an egg roll on the side.

With a bag of frozen Chinese vegetables and cooked chicken on hand, this complete weekday meal is ready in a snap!

Ground Beef Meatballs

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Cooked meatballs

This recipe makes a big batch of moist, flavorful, and versatile meatballs. Freeze leftovers for future meals. INGREDIENTS: 1 cup                          Fine breadcrumbs ½ cup                         Milk 1                                  Egg 2 tsp                           Worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp                        White vinegar 1                                  Large onion, grated 2 tsp                           Garlic, minced 1 tsp                           Salt ½ tsp                          Ground… Read more“Ground Beef Meatballs”

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

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Roasted pumpkin seeds make a healthy snack and have a somewhat nutty flavor. They can be lightly salted or seasoned with your choice of seasonings.

Pumpkin Curry Soup

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Pumpkin Curry Soup topped with plain yogurt and cilantro. Naan on the side.

I’m pretty sure this soup will impress you, as it did me. This combination of flavors is simply spectacular. INGREDIENTS: 7 cups                        Cooked pumpkin 2 stalks                      Celery, thinly sliced 2                                  Carrots, peeled and diced 1                                  Onion, diced 2                                  Apples, peeled, cored, and diced or 1 cup plain applesauce ½… Read more“Pumpkin Curry Soup”

Traditional Pumpkin Pie

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What can I say? Homemade pumpkin pie makes my heart happy! There simply is no better ending to a harvest time meal. Makes 1 pie. INGREDIENTS: 2                                  Eggs 1 ½ cups                    Pumpkin purée 1 cup                          Brown sugar, packed 1 tsp                           Ground cinnamon ½ tsp                          Ground nutmeg ¼ tsp                          Ground ginger… Read more“Traditional Pumpkin Pie”

Pumpkin Purée – How to make your own

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Pumpkin is extremely nutritious, full of important vitamins and minerals. It has a mild squash flavor that can be seasoned in a variety ways.
Have pumpkin purée on hand by making your own!

Pumpkins – The Favorite Fruit of October

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Pumpkins are the favorite fruit of October. From pumpkin spice to Jack-o’-lanterns, from pumpkin soup to pumpkin pie, pumpkins add magic to the season. As I drive through the countryside rich in golden autumnal colors, I notice piles of pumpkins at roadside stands. There, people are wandering through the selection,… Read more“Pumpkins – The Favorite Fruit of October”