Just like the parenting manual told us we took Maddy to the pumpkin patch this year. We also let her push the wheel barrow. Pushing a wheel barrow wasn’t in the parenting manual but we improvised. We let her search her way through the field of pumpkins looking for her favorite one. Making sure to [...]
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4 Comments »We have been taking fall and trying to use it to the fullest for learning, crafting and fun around here. I decided to take some extra pumpkin seeds and a few pumpkins and turn it into a couple of activities to keep the girls busy recently. In the process I also got to draw silly [...]
I love pumpkin. That also includes pumpkin seeds and pumpkin pie spice. You could say I am an addict. It’s okay. I’ve come to terms with it. You could also say I force my love of pumpkin on my love ones. But it’s not forcing if they like it too, right? Either way these pumpkin [...]
Posted in Food & Recipes, Recipes, Snacks Tags: granola bars, homemade, pumpkin, snacks 2 Comments »I love pumpkin. I think I drive Luke a little crazy this time of year with all the pumpkin that comes out of our kitchen. I also love cream cheese, so really logically the next step is pumpkin muffins filled with cream cheese, right? These muffins are a nice way to mix it up a [...]
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Pancakes These Whole Wheat Pumpkin Pancakes are yummy and healthy to boot. We make them year round and both the Hubby and the little love them. You could also add in some chopped walnuts, raisin’s or dried cranberries. We usually use vanilla yogurt instead of syrup. We recently found a fantastic Vanilla [...]
Pumpkin Ravioli with Sausage and Spinach For those of you that have never made your own pasta, I assure you it is easier then it may sound. Fresh homemade pasta is also delicious so it is well worth the effort. I usually use whole wheat flour to make whole wheat pasta, but you can certainly [...]
I know that your thinking…”Oh boy! Another pumpkin recipe. This is the best week ever!” And you are right, 5 days of pumpkins is just plain good! Pumpkin Bread This recipe is always a hit. The recipe makes two 9×5 inch loaves of pumpkin bread. I usually put chocolate chips in one of the loaves, [...]
