Food
Posts about food, recipes, food-based holidays, and more. There may also be posts about nutrition and weight loss. Anything to do with food!
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Fun Facts About Pumpkins
As you start incorporating more pumpkin into your fall recipes and learning about their health benefits, don’t forget to learn more about pumpkins themselves. You can even teach these facts to your kids to get them more interested in the healthy pumpkin meals you put together. Pumpkins Are a Type of Fruit Definitely one of the more surprising facts about pumpkins is that they are fruit, not vegetables. Many people consider pumpkins to be a vegetable, along with squash and other gourds, but it is in fact a fruit. Fruits are typically defined by being planted with seeds, which pumpkins definitely have. Therefore, while a part of the gourd family,…
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It’s National Dessert Day: Lemon Raspberry Loaf
Another cool month: National Dessert Month. So you can eat dessert every day this month! Woo-hoo! And on top of that, October 14th in National Dessert DAY. If you don’t want to have dessert every day, you can just do it on the 14th. It doesn’t matter, this is a great month to enjoy any number of desserts all throughout the month. One selection is this Lemon Raspberry Loaf. This delicious lemon raspberry loaf is a welcome addition to Sunday brunch, or it can be enjoyed as a not-too-sweet treat morning or night. For a little added sweetness, be sure to add a light drizzle of the optional lemon glaze…
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I Started a Garden…
I have started a garden this fall. We already have a 15-year old orange tree that is producing like mad and around 10-12 other trees that produce from a couple of fruits to nothing. Some are new — we are trying to be patient. So — back to the garden. It’s not the first time I have tried my hand at gardening. The first time, all of the wild creatures* with hands ate everything. I even bought a little greenhouse a few years ago. The wild animals with hands used their little hands to lift up the sides and to go in and finish off my tomatoes. So this year,…
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Cooking Pasta: How to Tell When It’s Done
Have you ever had pasta that was too hard or just plain mushy? Everyone likely has prepared a pot of pasta that wasn’t the best. You may have wondered if there were a secret to cooking pasta and knowing when it’s cooked to perfection. The truth is, there is a secret but it isn’t hard to learn. And with it being National Pasta Month, it’s a good time to talk about it! Al Dente Do you know what “al dente” is? It is Italian for “to the tooth” which is what perfectly cooked pasta is called. But what exactly does it mean to have pasta cooked “al dente” and how…
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Tips to Make Great Chili
Now that it’s getting cool, you may be considering making a big pot of chili. And it’s National Chili Month, so it is a perfect time! Follow these tips to make a great chili for your family. These steps may make ho-hum chili into something your family will ask you to make again and again. Fresh is Best Start with the freshest ingredients possible. While opening a couple of cans of beans and tomatoes may make your chili quick and easy, it simply can’t compare with homemade all-the-way chili. Use fresh, seeded tomato and peppers. Even though the seeds often provide a bit of flavor, seeds can detract from a…
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National Chili Month: Instant Pot® Pulled Pork Chili
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. It’s October of this amazingly strange year, and it’s even getting chilly right now in Southern Texas. It’s starting to be chili season! October is National Chili Month. There are so many types of chili — beef, pork, turkey, meatless. I love experimenting with the different recipes and seeing which one my family likes best. Since fall is my favorite season, I tend to make a LOT…
