After having an abundance of cooked pumpkin after over purchasing on a couple of organic pie pumpkins I decided to make some pumpkin bread, here is the recipe I have always had great results with. Ingredients 2 cups cooked pumpkin plus 1 cup or water or 16 oz can of canned pumpkin plus 1.25 cups water 3.5 cups all purpose flour 2 tsp. baking soda 3 cups sugar 4…
alt=”pumpkin_cheesecake” src=”https://i0.wp.com/www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/pumpkin_cheesecake.jpg?resize=550%2C320″ srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/pumpkin_cheesecake.jpg?w=550&ssl=1 550w, https://i0.wp.com/www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/pumpkin_cheesecake.jpg?resize=300%2C174&ssl=1 300w” sizes=”auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px” /> I made my first pumpkin cheesecake a few years back and has been a recurring addition to our Thanksgiving dinner ever since then…though baking cheesecakes can be/sound a bit intimidating with a few techniques mentioned below it can be pretty easy to have success on your first attempt. In addition this is also a great way to…
width=”549″ height=”412″ /> The end of this summer I planted a bunch of carrots one afternoon and I unfortunately pretty much forgot about them. Without proper thinning I ended up with quite a few short and/or twisted carrots which I decided would be perfect to make some fermented ginger carrots. Step 1: Clean and peel carrots. Peeled and cut the ends off of the carrots and set them aside….
width=”549″ height=”412″ border=”0″ /> My seed collection from my Winter Luxury Pie pumpkin I purchased a few years back finally paid off and I was able to produce a couple of decent sized pumpkins which should provide me enough pumpkin goo (canned pumpkin) to make plenty of baked goods this fall. For those who have not made their own pumpkin goo the process is very easy…even easier this…
width=”488″ height=”366″ border=”0″ /> This weekend we decided to head to our favorite pumpkin patch to get some obvious pumpkins, kettle corn, cider donuts, and about a dozen pounds of u-pick apples. Now that I have amassed a plethora of apples we decided to make some homemade applesauce. For just a few apples I would just cut the apples by hand but with this many I break out my…
width=”549″ height=”412″ /> When my first cucumber started to rot in the vine when I was waiting for it to mature, I realized that I grew the smaller variety of which grows 6-8 inch cucumbers which are perfect for pickling to enjoy a nice nutritional snack. Having a few nice specimens on the vine this afternoon I decided to make myself a few pickles. Step 1: Clean the pickles. …
width=”550″ height=”309″ /> My youngest (2 years old) decided to venture out and too a little strawberry picking this weekend. It took her a little while (probably a solid pound of berries) to figure out we were supposed to be picking berries and putting them into our flat and not her mouth. Thirty minutes later and $11.50 paid I left with my full flat (11.5 pounds of berries) The…
width=”550″ height=”367″ /> This is the time of year when you have more zucchini in your garden than you can deal with. You neighbors are closing their blinds when they see you coming up the street, here is a delicious option to make use of some of the fruits of your labor. You can use this same recipe to make a large loaf of bread, but I like the…
width=”508″ height=”381″ /> I got my first harvest from my winter garden, I could have given this a couple weeks more but the plants were starting to get crowded. Not ever cooked Bok Choy I went with the idea that everything is better with bacon and made some Bok Choy with bacon…or maybe could call it Bacon with some Bok Choy. Not only delicious but given its low calorie…
alt=”WP_000852″ width=”549″ height=”412″ /> I cooked up another pumpkin to make some more puree to last be though the rest of the year. This time I used silicon liners which made the removal of the frozen pumpkin pucks a piece of cake. Last year I made a delicious pumpkin pie with some of this puree, this year I decided to be a little more health conscious and used…
Looking for some more ways to use up some of my pumpkin puree, I decided to make some pumpkin ice cream. Here is the pumpkin ice cream recipe I used.
While heading to a friend’s house we came across a local fruit stand selling fresh peaches. With the great quality and low prices I couldn’t help leaving with a couple dozen peaches. By the time I made it back to the car, I knew there is no way we were going to eat this many so Maddie (my recently turned 6 year old) and I decided to make the…