Pumpkin, Avocado, Mango Salad with Thai Chili Vinaigrette
This light and refreshing salad really hit the spot tonight. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1/2 small hokkaido pumpkin, deseeded 1 avocado, peeled and sliced 1 mango, peeled and sliced or cubed for the vinaigrette: 1 small red onion, minced 3 tablespoons sweet Thai chili sauce 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar 2 tablespoons tomato juice 1 [...]
Review: Roasted Pumpkin and Parsnip Soup
While we are still deep in winter’s cold grip, we enjoyed this warm and hearty soup from Mihl of Seitan is My Motor. Roasting the vegetables gave the whole house a wonderful aroma, which continued when we enjoyed eating the soup. The recipe is simple to make and luckily I had all the spices on [...]
Orange Pumpkin Soup
This cheerful soup brought lots of sunshine to our table on a cold winters day. The blends of orange and cardamom were a tasty compliment to the pumpkin. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 4 cups cubed pumpkin (med. hokkaido or red kuri) 2 cups vegetable [...]
Pumpkin and Chestnut Soup with Balsamic Sauteed Pears
What a wonderful blending of flavors this soup offers. Mildly spice and pleasantly sweet with a hint chestnuts. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 leek (white and light green parts only (or 1 med. onion) 2 tablespoons oil 1 med. red kuri pumpkin or 2 butternut squash, de-seeded and cut into large chunks 1-2 cup chestnuts, [...]
Vegan Pumpkin Pie with Gingersnap Cookie Crust and Bourbon Sauce
This is a pumpkin pie for the big girls and boys. The spicy cookie crust and the bourbon sauce make a nice alternative to the traditional pumpkin pie. Yield: 1 pie Ingredients: For the crust: 2 cups gingersnap cookie crumbs (alternatively Speculaas) 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 6 tablespoons vegan margarine, melted For [...]
Pumpkin Soup with Maple Syrup and Horseradish
Sweet but with a zing. This simple pumpkin soup was very tasty. The horseradish gave it a bit of a zing, while the maple syrup brought out the sweetness of the pumpkin. The other spices are also quite important to the flavor of the soup. We really enjoyed this soup. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 [...]
Pumpkin and Apple Soup with Toasted Seeds
This vibrant orange soup tastes wonderful. It has a mellow sweetness from the apples and that just about all it needs. The red kuri pumpkin is one of our favorites, as grown biologically, you can eat the skin as well as the flesh thus it imparts a vibrant color to any recipe. Serving Size: 4 [...]
Pumpkin and Apricot Soup
At the height of apricot season we were able to enjoy this tasty soup on a rainy evening. It was delicious. Luckily, we were able to use some of our pumpkin from last season which we had frozen. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 tablespoons oil 1 med. onion, chopped 2 cups pumpkin, cooked (or butternut [...]
Review: Penne with Squash & Wine Marinara
Joshua Ploeg’s new cookbook “In Search of the Lost Taste” is packed with delicious, enticing recipes. As our young pumpkin plants get bigger and bigger each day, I realize, we must use up the frozen pumpkins form this year, to make some space. This is a delicious pasta and marinara meal. The pumpkin gives it [...]
Raw Pumpkin Soup
We tried another raw recipe, this time a raw soup. We really enjoyed it, it was a blend of many of our favorite fruits and vegetables. Yield: 4 Ingredients: 2 cups pumpkin or butternut squash, chopped 1 banana 1/2 leek, white part only 1 clove garlic, minced 1 inch ginger, peeled and grated 2 pinches [...]
Pumpkin Tagliatelle with Beet Alfredo Sauce
Wow, this was delicious. I was especially pleased with the sauce, which really tastes great. I can’t wait until we get a spiralo and can have “proper” shaped vegetable pasta. But, in the meantime, we were very happy with the tagliatelle made by the vegetable peeler. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 med. butternut squash or [...]
Pumpkin, Red Lentil and Date Soup
This is a lovely, sweet thick soup to enjoy on a chilly day. It’s not particularly spicy, that’s up to you how hot you’d like it. The dates give it a nice subtle sweetness. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 100 grams red lentils 500 grams pumpkin, de-seeded cut in pieces 250 grams (1 can) crushed tomatoes [...]
Moroccan Pumpkin Soup
This is a sweet mild pumpkin soup that is quick and easy to make. The leeks give it a nice mild onion flavor and the chickpeas add a chewiness. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 cups chickpeas, cooked 3 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil 2 leeks (white and light green part only), chopped 4 cups vegetable [...]
Review: Roasted Pumpkin and Walnut Manicotti
As soon as we saw this posted we knew we had to have it! And man, was it yummy. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that it was our own organic pumpkin and sage, but I believe most of the credit goes to Vegan Dad. This recipe is fantastic. It has a [...]
Medley of Roasted Vegetables with Balsamic Sauce
This is such an easy meal to make, and it taste so lovely, especially on a chilly fall or winter evening. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 med. carrots, peeled and sliced into med. chunks 2 med. parsnips, peeled and sliced into med. chunks 4-5 small red skinned new potatoes, cut in half 2 med. beets, [...]
Review: Pumpkin Waffles
Yesterday we enjoyed pumpkin waffles for our Sunday morning breakfast. These were lovely, I made half the recipe for just the 2 of us. I must admit, they didn’t rise as much as the usual ones. Perhaps my pumpkin puree (homemade) was a bit more liquid than a store bought one. Next time I will [...]
French Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Soup (Soupe Au Potiron)
We’re seeing the first signs of fall now. The leaves are beginning to turn and some of our pumpkins are already ripe. This lovely French recipe uses very simple ingredients but definitely belongs on the “gourmet” table as it tastes divine and an extra added bonus is that it is packed with vitamins and beta [...]
Pumpkin Parfaits with Ginger Snaps
Pumpkin mousse with gingersnaps and soy yogurt are the tasty basis of this lovely parfait. It’s great with afternoon tea or coffee, as a dessert or a special holiday treat. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 (15 oz) can pure pumpkin 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground [...]
Pumpkin and Apple Risotto with Tofu Pieces
This year we had a lot of good apples and many pumpkins in our garden. This recipe combines them both to a great meal. Servings: 4-6 Ingredients: 2 cups pumpkin, cut into bite sized chunks 2 cups apple cider or apple Juice 2 tbs. olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2 cups Arborio rice 3 apples, [...]
Review: Pumpkin curry with tofu, brown rice, baby spinach and coconut ginger sauce
This was a really delicious meal. It comes from the Wagamama cookbook and has been online on the Wagamama site years ago (archive.org still has the recipe page). Wagamama is a restaurant serving mostly noodle dishes. The restaurant chain is popular in many European cities and always has some vegetarian and vegan dishes. I would [...]
Salad of pumpkin and chestnuts with soy cheese
This colorful salad is a nice light compliment to any vegan dinner. Serving Size: 8 Ingredients: 1 pomegranate 300 grams pumpkin, sliced thinly and steamed 175 grams mixed salad greens 200 grams soy cheese, cut in small squares 200 grams chestnuts, ready to eat, from vacuum pack or canned, cut in halves and quarters 1 [...]
Farfalle with pumpkin sauce
This is delicious. Fennel is the secret that makes it so nice. I do hope you give it a try, it was really a hit this evening. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 clove garlic, minced 1 onion, finely sliced 1 tablespoon fennel seeds 1 tablespoon soy margarine 250 grams pumpkin, cut in small pieces (or [...]
Pumpkin with cranberries
This makes a lovely and tasty side dish for any day but also lovely for the holidays. If there are left overs, it tastes good cold too. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 small-med. organic pumpkin, cut in small pieces 1 cup vegetable bouillon 3 Tbs. soy margarine or Earth Balance 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. [...]
Vegetable korma curry with pilaf
We celebrated Diwali tonight by enjoying a traditional Indian meal. Korma curry is not a hot spicy curry, but distinctivly Indian. We served the meal with mango chutney and a nice fresh fruit raita. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the vegetable korma curry 1 small pumpkin, cut in bite sized pieces 2 onions, chopped 2 [...]
