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Autumn is a great time to change the tone and decor in your home and get ready for the cool weather ahead. In fact, autumn is the season for entertaining and gathering together.
From Halloween, to Thanksgiving dinner, the fall is about family and times spent together. When visitors come to view your home, one of the first things that catch their eye is the centerpiece. There are lots of things you can use from nature to bring your centerpiece to life, including, but not limited to flowers. Below you will find a few ideas on how to add fall flowers to your decor for color and design. Continue reading
Pumpkin is one of the most popular ingredients to use during the fall season, both for its seasonal appeal and flavor, and for the fact that it is healthy and low-fat. For example, pumpkin can be used as a substitute for more fattening ingredients in baked food items, like cakes and cupcakes.
It also has a variety of health benefits, including omega-3 fats, improving prostate health and gut health, including zinc and magnesium, and being great for post-menopause and liver health.
1 – Pumpkin Pancakes
Making pumpkin pancakes is super easy with this recipe from AllRecipes.com. All you need to do is mix the ingredients in a bowl, including canned pumpkin, milk, egg, and oil. Some dry ingredients include baking soda, baking powder, flour, and sugar. You will also need pumpkin spices like cinnamon and ginger. The pancakes themselves are cooked similar to other pancakes. Continue reading
When the fall season arrives, having recipes with pumpkin is often requested. If you want to use your own pumpkin puree instead of buying it in the can, then you first need to roast your pumpkin. These tips help with roasting the pumpkin and the seeds.
Roasting the Pumpkin
The first thing you need to know how to do is roast the actual pumpkin. This is actually really easy to do, even though it might seem a little intimidating in the beginning.
To roast a pumpkin, all you need is some cooking oil and basic tools like a heavy baking sheet, cutting board, knife, and parchment paper. Here are the simple instructions: Continue reading
Fall is often the time for pumpkin recipes, but the main drawback is that many of them are a little too fattening. However, if you make pumpkin-based smoothies, you have a delicious breakfast or treat with the pumpkin flavor you crave, and not all the added calories. Here are three pumpkin smoothie recipes to try.
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
If you like the taste of pumpkin pie, but are looking for a healthier way to enjoy it, why not give a pumpkin pie smoothie a try? This is really easy to make with many of the same ingredients that would go in a pie, except for a few variations. You can really use any ingredients you want, as long as you are adding some canned pumpkin and pumpkin spice to your smoothie.
If you like more of a milky smoothie, go for regular milk or vanilla almond milk as an additive. If you like a thicker smoothie, add some peanut butter and granola to the blender. You can also add a frozen banana in lieu of ice for a creamier texture. When you are done blending, just top it with some cinnamon. Continue reading
