In honor of fall...my favorite season...an explosion of pumpkin! I found an ode to the pumpkin that sums it up much more eloquently than I ever could, over at glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com. Please allow me to share:
"We found our favorite canned organic pumpkin back on the store shelves this week. So be prepared for pumpkin recipes. I, for one, Darling, can't get enough. Pumpkin is my favorite fall ingredient. Maybe because it cozies up to gluten-free flours so well. It adds moisture and depth to g-free baked goods. It flirts with cinnamon and ginger like the sexiest, inscrutable movie star. You know what I'm talking about. It's not overt. Or blatant. It's not over the top. It is subtle. Secure. Pumpkin doesn't demand to be admired.
Because it doesn't have to prove itself.
It's not a bully flavor that crushes gentler flavors in its wake. It doesn't bark and claw to be Top Dog twenty-four seven. It doesn't have a deep seated need to own the room, to dominate, to control the ingredients it shares a bowl with. Pumpkin goes with the flow. It likes vanilla. And it likes chocolate.
You could say, it's bi-flavorful.
Which as it so happens, is a quality I admire. Even embody and embrace. Because life is brimming with diversity. Life is rich and complicated, sticky and glorious. And for every preference I may think I cherish, there are sure to be a dazzling array of alternative preferences twinkling beyond my peripheral vision like so many bokeh jewels.
Read more: http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2010/10/gluten-free-pumpkin-muffins.html#ixzz1YvMKV4Ol"
These are some off the beaten path pumpkin recipes I am trying this season...
Veggie Pumpkin Seed Quinoa Salad
http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/special-dietary-needs/vegetarian/pumpkin-pesto-quinoa/
Harvest Pumpkin Cookies
http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2010/10/gluten-free-pumpkin-muffins.html
Cinnamon Pumpkin Seeds
I need to try ALL of these!
ReplyDeleteMy mom and I made the sweet pumpkin seeds. Yummy!
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