Challah Project #13 – Challah de Calabaza (Pumpkin Challah)

Nothing says Autumn like pumpkin. And I happen to have some extra pumpkin purée in my fridge.  How better to use it than in a pumpkin challah! I should share why I had  pumpkin purée  hanging around. Earlier in the week, Cam and I made pumpkin cupcakes…pumpkin skeleton cupcakes. They were our adorable skeleton army….

Black Bean and Sweet Potato Turkey Chili

I first found this recipe several years ago, and it has been a regular addition to our fall eating since.  I want to thank Sara at Our Best Bites for the original version of this slow cooker recipe.  I change it a bit each time I make it, but I always work from her recipe,…

Pumpkin Pancakes

Inevitably, there is leftover pumpkin. And usually it is just the right amount to make some pumpkin pancakes for breakfast. Yum! We like our pumpkin pancakes topped with maple syrup and some cinnamon sugar, a real treat to start the day. Of course, you can multiply the recipe to match the amount of pumpkin or…

Smoked Paprika Pumpkin Seeds

  Ah, it is that time of year again.  Time for pumpkins and jack o’lanterns and…pumpkin seeds!I grew three nice pumpkins in my garden.  Each was destined for a different design to be carved; all selected by Cam, of course.  The first was carved by my oldest daughter – the headless horseman seen above.  She…

Pumpkin Challah

What better way to celebrate autumn and Shabbat during Sukkot than with a pumpkin challah? It gets its beautiful yellow-orange color from this pretty combination that gets mixed into the dough. It was great, just enough pumpkin pie flavor to make it interesting, but not so much that it distracted from dinner. But…we can’t wait…

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

I love having daughters who like to bake.  We are getting spoiled by hearing “what can we make?” whenever they are home.  I have already shared posts of Arielle’s zucchini chocolate chip bread, this time it was Emily who came home and wanted to bake. Emily had just made pumpkin bread at school so she…