...  This makes a perfect appetizer.    Thai-Spiced Pumpkin Soup 2014-10-21 11:07:56 Serves 6 A delicious and easy pumpkin soup recipe. Write a review Save Recipe Print Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 1 hr 20 min Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 1 hr 20 min Ingredients 2 acorn squash, pumpkins, or other smallish winter squash 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature 1 14-ounce can coconut milk 1 teaspoon (or more) red Thai curry paste 2 teaspoons fine grain sea salt (or to taste) water Instructions Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and place the oven racks in the middle. Carefully cut each squash/pumpkin into halves (or quarters). Slather each piece of squash with butter, sprinkle generously with salt, place on a baking sheet skin sides down, and place in the oven. Roast for about an hour or until the ...

...  alternative to pumpkin pie for your holiday dessert, consider making a pumpkin cheesecake. “But it’s hard to make,” you might say. Don’t worry. After I show you this recipe, you’ll say this instead – “Who knew cheesecake could be so delicious and easy?” This cheesecake uses fresh pumpkin puree, but you can certainly use the canned variety if you’re short on time and fresh ingredients. Ingredients Needed: 1 ½ cups graham crumbs ½ melted unsalted butter 24 oz cream cheese at room temperature (3 packages) 2 cups fresh pumpkin puree 3 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla ¼ cup flour ¼ cup sour cream ¼ tsp ground cloves ¼ tsp nutmeg ¼ tsp cinnamon ¼ cup flour Also, keep on hand a mixing bowl, mixer, spatula, 9-inch spring form pan and aluminum foil. Directions: Step 1: Preheat the Oven Preheat the oven to 350 F. Step 2: Make the Crust Combine 1 ½ cups graham crumbs with ½ cup melted butter. Stir until well combined. Add combined mixture to spring form pan and ...

...  In a medium size heat-proof bowl, add the cold water and unflavored gelatin. Mix and let sit for a few minutes until the gelatin softens. The gelatin will look and feel like globs of rubber at this point. Add the boiling water and stir well to ensure all the gelatin globs have dissolved. No matter which you used; Jell-O or gelatins, the instructions from this point are the same. Add the confectioners’ sugar & lemon juice and watermelon puree. Stir well. Set aside to bring mixture to room temperature. This step is important! Depending on whether you started with a room temperature melon or one that had been refrigerated, this may take 10 – 30 minutes. Once it reaches room temperature, refrigerate until the mixture begins to thicken; about 20 minutes. Once thickened, in a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the mixture. In a separate bowl using a mixer whip whipping cream until fluffy then fold into watermelon mixture. Once everything is combined well, pour into prepared crust. Refrigerate until firm. Garnish each ...