Tasty Tidbits – Pumpkins

It’s pumpkin season!

Oh how I love the pumpkin.

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Picked up some fun facts about pumpkins at Pumkinpatch.com

Did you know…

Pumpkins are rich in potassium and vitamin A.

Pumpkin flowers are edible.

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Pumpkins are 90% water.

Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites.

The tradition of pumpkin carving was brought to America by the Irish…Yup they used to carve turnips but when they arrived on American soil pumpkins were so plentiful they made the switch.

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The largest pumpkin pie ever made weighed over 350 pounds and was more that 5 feet in diameter?

Yum!  Carve me off a slice of that!

All pics courtesy  of Wikipedia.com

Tasty Tidbit – Saving Sauce

Sauce…

Tomato sauce.

Or gravy…

Depending on who you ask.

Is one of my favorite things to make on a Sunday.

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But sometimes we don’t use it all.

So what to do with all that extra?

Freeze it of course!

Individually…

In ice cube trays.

Then you always have just as much as you may need anytime!

Perfect little portions always ready to go.

Go ahead…

Say it…

Brilliant right?

Feel like making some some now?

Try our healthy and delicious Marinara Sauce.

Apple Week – Remembering a Visionary

iSad indeed.

mas memoirs   Apple Week   Remembering a VisionaryI remember my first Apple computer.

I remember it so clearly.

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I remember being in 5th grade and typing my Rachel Carson report on it.

I remember my first laptop.

My first Mac with it’s external modem in college that  I thought was the coolest thing since the Brother word processor!

I remember kicking and screaming about switching to a PC when I entered the entertainment biz but everyone on the production side had one.

I remember being so excited when my husband bought me an iMac for my birthday and I jumped back in with both feet.

I just love Apple.

I love Apple products.

It’s even Apple Week here at MWFD.

We knew he was sick…

But it’s still sad.

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Thank you for changing the world.

And inspiring creativity in all of us.

Tasty Tidbit – Fall Fruits

Fall brings in some fantastic fruits!

We’ll be featuring a lot of these bad boys in the coming weeks and months.

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Pomegranate

Grapes

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Apples

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Cranberries

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and

Quince!

Thanks to Wikipedia for these images.

Tasty Tidbit – Football means Fall Veggies

It’s officially Autumn.

I can’t believe it.

This is my favorite season.

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The chill in the air.

The smell of the fireplace.

The crackle of leaves underfoot.

The apples and pumpkins that go into everything!

Here is a list of the best of the best vegetables that we’ll be featuring this fall.

Head to your local farmers market and grab the good stuff.

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Sweet Potato

Mushrooms

Beets

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Pumpkins

Leeks

Butternut squash

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Fennel

Kale

and

Acorn Squash

Stay tuned for recipes featuring all of these goodies!

Thanks to Wikipedia for these images.

Everyday With Rachael Ray

Keegan and I had a blast doing the photo shoot.

Rachael’s folks had a great take on where it’s important to splurge on organics and where you can save.

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