Month: November 2020

Roasting Pumpkin

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Pumpkin is very abundant this time of year, and there is lots you can do with it. Especially now that Halloween is over, pumpkins are on sale so it’s a great time to try cooking with it! Pumpkin can be used for lots of different meals. You can roast it, which is the recipe below, then use it in many different recipes. Pumpkin can be an ingredient in breads and cakes, it can be added to smoothies, you can eat once roasted, or you can stuff your pumpkin when roast it and have stuffed pumpkin as a meal. Roasting a pumpkin is easy. If you plan to eat it once roasted, you should add the glaze during the last 15 minutes of baking. If you are vegetarian, you could also use brown sugar and fruit juice or corn syrup for your glaze to make this dish fit your diet. If you plan to use the pumpkin for another dish, you can roast it just plain. I plan to use this pumpkin to make 2 pies, so I roasted these plain.

Roasting Pumpkin Recipe CardDownload

What You Will Need

  • Pumpkin
  • Knife and Spoon
  • Large Baking Sheet
  • (Opt) Brown Sugar and Honey Glaze

Directions

1. Heat your oven to 400 F. Cut your pumpkin in half, scoop out the insides, and rinse.

2. Place your pumpkin skin side down on a baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour. Remove from oven. Then, either glaze and serve, or use the pumpkin for another recipe.

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Pumpkin Seeds

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For advice from others and how others alter roasting pumpkin seeds, visit this recipe. This is an older recipe, so there is a lot of feedback and advice that might be helpful to you. Many of the popular opinions, I’ll touch on though. Some people like to boil their seeds in salt water, while others just like to toss and bake. If you do boil your seeds, the salt flavor is infused into the seeds, however it is recommended to let your seeds then dry for 24 hrs before baking. Some don’t wait, they just have to bake a bit longer to get out the extra moisture. Boiling would also help save time in cleaning the seeds since boiling separates the pulp from the seed. If you don’t boil your seeds, you can rinse them in a strainer to help remove the excess pulp. Also, instead of using normal salt, some use garlic salt or sea salt for different flavors, and instead of butter, some use an even mix of oil and butter, or just oil to coat the seeds before baking.

As for my experience, I tried a mix of different advice I had seen. First, I did boil the seeds. I wanted the salty flavor on the inside of the seeds, and I believed this would make the outsides softer to eat. Then, I did not let them dry out for 24 hours, instead I immediately tossed them in butter and baked them. I baked them at a higher temperature, 350 F, for a short time, 25 minutes. Because of this, the seeds were very roasted, and were visibly darkened. They had a rich roasted flavor that would easily have burnt if they continued too much longer. Also from this higher heat, these seeds are very brittle. They easily crack open and break apart. The flavor on these seeds were absolutely delicious though. Buttery, salty, and with a rich and deep flavor, similar to the flavor of sunflower seeds, these were delicious and can easily be made into a topping for a salad, or turned into a tasty seed butter. I had a 3-4 pound pumpkin and got about 2 cups of seeds to roast.

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What You Will Need

  • Pumpkin Seeds
  • 2 Tbsp Butter, melted
  • 1 Tbsp Salt
  • Tossing Container
  • Baking Sheet
  • Colander
  • Large Sauce Pan with Heavily Salted Water

Directions

1. Place salted water in sauce pan and place over high heat. Separate your seeds and place them in a colander. Rinse seeds with hot water. Place seeds in boiling water, boil for 15 minutes. Strain. Heat oven to 350 F.

2. Melt butter and add salt into tossing container. Toss seeds in butter. Spread out on baking sheet in one layer. Bake for 15 minutes. Stir, then return to single layer before baking for another 10 minutes. Pour into a storage container.

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Blueberry Buckle Coffeecake Review, King Arthur Baking

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Original Recipe found Here!

This recipe came from the King Arthur Baking site. Blueberry buckle is a classic dessert. This recipe is very good. It tastes not too sweet, and is very tasty with the coffee cake twist. I only have two critiques. First, a bit of lemon would be very nice in this cake. Either adding lemon juice in place of vanilla extract, or adding some lemon zest to both/either dough and/or crumb topping. Second, I used a 7 x 11 baking dish. I don’t know whether the directions work for a square pan, but I had to bake my cake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, where the edges were beginning to burn. Just a warning to make sure the cake is fully cooked if you use a square pan, and a bit of advice if you wish to use an elongated pan like I did. It would be best to cover with foil for 1 hour, then bake without for the last 15 minutes.

Blueberry Buckle Coffeecake Review Recipe CardDownload

What You Will Need

  • 1/3 cup and 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 cup and 2 cups Flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 4 Tbsp and 4 Tbsp Butter
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
  • non-stick spray
  • Baking pan, 8inx8in, 9inx9in, 9in round, or 7inx11in

Directions

1. Heat Oven to 375 F. Lightly grease your pan with nonstick spray. In a small mixing bowl, mix first half of flour and sugar with cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Then break up first half of butter in mixture until a sandy texture is reached, this is the topping.

2. In a medium mixing bowl, mix together remaining butter, sugar, an egg, and vanilla. In a small bowl, mix together remaining flour, baking soda, and a pinch of salt. Begin slowly adding flour and milk to butter mixture, ending with flour. Add blueberries and stir just to combine. Pour mixture into greased pan.

3. Top dough with crumb topping. Bake for 45 minutes for a square or round pan. Bake for 1 hour covered and 15 minute uncovered for a rectangle pan. Use a tester to be sure. Let cool before serving.

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Salmon Scampi Over Spaghetti and Green Beans

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This dish is easy and quick to make. Within 20 minutes from fridge to table, this meal makes easily 5 adult sized servings, and can easily make more by cooking more pasta. This salmon scampi was made to emphasize and compliment the natural flavors of these ingredients. The dish tastes as it sounds, the pasta like pasta, and the green beans like green beans. All is held together by the subtle garlic oil and the powerful salmon flakes in every bite.

Salmon Scampi Over Spaghetti and Green Beans Recipe CardDownload

What You Will Need

  • 12 oz Spaghetti
  • 2 cups Frozen Green Beans
  • 2 Fillets of Salmon
  • 1/3 Cup Oil
  • 3 Cloves Garlic Minced
  • Colander
  • Large Sauce Pan
  • Large Frying Pan
  • Grated Parmesan for Topping

Directions

1. Fill large sauce pan 2/3 with water. Place over medium-high heat. Once boiling, add spaghetti and green beans. Cook according to directions on box.

2. With only 10 minutes left on your pasta, begin heating your frying pan on medium-high. Add oil and garlic, then once garlic starts to fry, add your salmon. Cook 4 minutes per side, then break into 1 inch chunks once cooked. Remove from heat.

3. Strain your pasta and green beans, then return to pan. Top with salmon scampi sauce. Stir, then plate and top with parmesan. Serve and enjoy!

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Glazed Pork Chops with Boiled Cabbage

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Easy to make, these pork chops are savory and beautiful placed atop a bed of green cabbage. This sweet and savory glaze of soy sauce, sugar, and butter coat the pork without penetrating, and compliment the subtle flavor of boiled cabbage. This Asian inspired glaze is sure to impress. Perfect for a dinner party or date, this recipe can easily be altered to make more for a crowd, simply bake your chops and cover with glaze. Despite the lack of carbs, this dish is filling and as well as healthy. The recipe below makes enough for 2 adult sized servings.

Glazed Pork Chops with Boiled Cabbage Recipe CardDownload

What You Will Need

  • 3 Cups Cabbage, 1×1 inch cubed
  • 2 Pork Chops
  • 1/2 Tbsp Butter
  • 3 Tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 3 Cloves Garlic, Minced
  • 1 Tbsp Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Water
  • Large Frying Pan
  • Medium Sauce Pan

Directions

1. Prepare the cabbage and add to a sauce pan with about 4 cups of water. place over medium heat and boil for about 30 minute or until cabbage begins to turn translucent.

2. Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Once hot, spray with non-stick spray or 1 Tbsp oil. Add pork chops. Cook on first side undisturbed for 4 minutes. Flip your chops, then add butter and wait for it to melt. Once melted add garlic, soy sauce, sugar, and 1/4 cup water. Let simmer until a thick glaze is left.

3. Flip your chops to coat. Remove from heat. Plate your cabbage, top with the pork chop and drizzle some glaze.

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