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Party Time and 4 Ingredient Spiced Pumpkin Muffins

We’re going to a neighborhood holiday party tonight. It’s always fun to catch up on who is who and what is what and just be generally nosey and spread gossip. Last night Ted said to me “Are you going to wear something low cut, tight and sexy? Because, you KNOW, the competition is ON!” He is talking of course about the last time we attended this particular party and a local judge (no names) wore a dress that was cut to her belly button. The shorter men were walking around with foot stools so they would be of an advantageous [...]

By Joanne|2010-12-18T08:22:06-05:00December 18, 2010|Baking|3 Comments

CEimB: Pumpkin Pie Muffins

This weeks Ellie recipe was chosen by Hap and Fappy at Oddball Oven Mitt. The choice was perfect in many ways: It recognizes the seasonal flavors; It was basic and easy; It was the best pumpkin muffin I’ve ever tasted. Seriously…the name is perfect for this muffin, "PUMPKIN PIE MUFFIN". The sweet aroma of pumpkin, molasses and brown sugar that filled the kitchen should have been captured in a spray bottle so I could keep squirting it all year long (less fattening that way). The recipe is found on page 21 of The Food You Crave by Ellie Krieger or HERE [...]

By Joanne|2009-10-29T07:14:32-04:00October 29, 2009|Baking, Breakfast ideas, Food, healthy cooking, Quick Meals|11 Comments

Sweet Pumpkin and Oat Bread

Have a can of pumpkin that you need to use up? Did you only use a small amount of that HUGE can of pumpkin? Here’s a great recipe if you have a bread maker. It takes all of 5 minutes to dump in the ingredients, set the program to sweet bread, large loaf, medium crust and off you go. Yum! *Adapted from “The Best Low-Fat, No-Sugar Bread Machine Cookbook Ever”, by Madge Rosenberg. Suggestion: Leftover bread will make a SUPER stuffing for poultry! 1 1/2 Pound Loaf 3/4 cup Luke Warm Water 1 cup + 3 TBS Pumpkin Puree [...]

By Joanne|2009-10-21T09:51:52-04:00October 20, 2009|Food, Food thoughts, healthy cooking, Quick Meals|1 Comment