National Pumpkin Day – always October 26 – celebrates our
favorite autumn decoration/food. You know pumpkin pie, pumpkin chocolate chip
cookies and pumpkin bread, but did you know you could bake a casserole INSIDE a
pumpkin, and then eat both the casserole AND the pumpkin? There are recipes for
pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin jelly rolls filled with cream cheese frosting, and pumpkin
snickerdoodles. Two weeks ago, we had pumpkin pecan pancakes with buttermilk
dressing, bacon and eggs for breakfast. While you’re scooping out your pumpkin
to make a jack-o-lantern, you can wash and save the pumpkin seeds to roast them,
coated with sweet, spicy or savory seasoning. We like to add a bit of canned
pumpkin and pumpkin spice (it’s really just cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves
and allspice) to hot cocoa, top it with whipped cream and call it “pumpkin
cocoa.” My Halloween decorations are never complete without at least one pumpkin
on the doorstep. Here’s wishing you a happy pumpkin day!
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