Sweet Spicy Pumpkin Salad
This is a great salad. It’s quick and easy to make, and really tastes delicious. You may want to make a double portion as it will disappear quickly. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 large red onion, sliced thinly 1 tablespoon oil 1 & 1/2 lb. pumpkin or butternut squash, peeled and cubed handful Italian parsley, [...]
Pumpkin Apple Raisin Salad with Walnuts
This is a very tasty salad that we enjoyed today. We used a red kuri also known as Uchiki Kur pumpkin. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the dressing: 4 tablespoons walnut or pumpkin seed oil 1 lemon, juiced 1 tablespoon sweet grainy mustard 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated 1-2 tablespoons syrup (maple, agave, or fruit) [...]
Filled Baby Pumpkins
We really enjoyed this delicious treat last Sunday and will be having it for the upcoming holidays and through the winter. The baby pumpkins were filled with chestnuts, apples, raisins and dried cranberries and served with a salty date caramel sauce. Next year, we will even grow extra baby pumpkins so we can enjoy this [...]
Vegan Pumpkin Banana Orange Smoothie
This refreshing smoothie really hit the spot. We’ve actually enjoyed it on a lovely spring afternoon and are using up the last of our pumpkins of the season. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 cup vanilla soy yogurt 1 cup pumpkin puree, chilled 1 cup orange juice 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 [...]
Carrot-Pumpkin Bars with Orange Icing
This is a very tasty treat for the weekend. It’s lovely and moist and has a great flavor. We’re looking forward to enjoying it in the fall when we have pumpkins again. Yield: 24 bars Ingredients: 2 cup flour 2 teaspoons. baking powder 1 tablespoon orange zest 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 [...]
Roasted Winter Veggies with 2 Special Sauces
The combination of these winter vegetables particularly with the two sauces was really delicious. We enjoyed roasted carrots, red skinned potatoes, cauliflower, parsnips and pumpkin. With the very special sauces of vegan creamed spinach and English piccalilli (that’s pickled vegetables with mustard and turmeric). What a interesting and tasty combination they each made! Serving Size: [...]
Review: Acorn Squash Quesadilla
We used the recipe created by Deb of Smitten Kitchen, for these tasty quesadillas. We substituted soy cheese for the Mexican cheddar that she used, and we used soy yogurt instead of the sour cream and vegan margarine instead of butter. Actually, we used one of our last red kuri pumpkins instead of the acorn [...]
Winter Pizza – Pumpkin with Vegan Cheddar Dollops
This was a really tasty pizza. We enjoyed this immensely. We made a whole wheat pizza crust, topped it with a simple tomato sauce, the steamed pumpkin pieces, plopped dollops of vegan homemade cheddar sauce here and there and added some grated soy cheese on top. Baked the pizza for about 18-20 minutes. Then we [...]
Review: Butternut Squash and Roasted Banana Soup with Coconut and Lime
Ever wondered what else you could do with that ripe banana in the fruit basket? How about using it in a soup! This soup recipe from Tastespace was delicious and quite special. Please, give the recipe a try as it is really tasty. It’s easy to veganize by using maple syrup instead of honey and [...]
Review: Pumpkin Pie in a Different Format
This is both a review as well as a recipe. In general, we made the pumpkin pie from Fat Free Vegan’s recipe. But we added a crust and a streusel topping, and baked it in different forms – pastry rings and small tart forms. The crust was gingersnap and almond, using: 2 cups ginger snaps [...]
Pasta Shells Filled with Soy Ricotta Spinach and Pumpkin
Yum, this was one of our best meals. It is rather involved to make. Not difficult to make, just a lot of steps to do. But it is well worth the trouble it was delicious. Serving Size: 6 Ingredients: 10-12 large pasta shells 2 cups fresh pumpkin, cut in small cubes 1 package fresh spinach- [...]
Pumpkin Chestnut Risotto with Quince
This was a delicious fall meal, and I might just prepare it again on Thanksgiving to celebrate this year’s harvest. Ingredients: 1 medium pumpkin 2 tablespoons oil 1 clove garlic, minced 1 white onion, chopped 2 – 3 cups vegetable bouillon 1 glass dry white wine (optional but nice) 1 – 1 & 1/2 cups [...]
VPP – Vegan Pumpkin Pudding
What a tasty treat this made today on World Vegan Day! It is really quick and easy to make even from scratch from a fresh real pumpkin. Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 cup of pumpkin puree 1 & 3/4 cup soy milk (either plain or vanilla) pinch salt 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 [...]
Raw Apple & Pumpkin Salad Boats
This is a very tasty salad that we recently enjoyed. It’s almost like a Waldorf salad only with the pumpkin. Ingredients: for the dressing: 3 tablespoons walnut oil 1 lemon, juiced 1 tablespoon agave or maple syrup 1 tablespoon mild grainy mustard 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated salt and pepper to taste for the salad: [...]
Moroccan Pumpkin and Lentils
As the weather gets cooler with the beginning of fall, we look forward to enjoying heartier warm meals, including a few more warm spices and of course pumpkins. Lentils are one of our favorite legumes to eat from fall through spring, so we are always happy to find a new way to enjoy them. This [...]
Vegan Pumpkin Apple Muffins
These nice muffins make a tasty Sunday breakfast in the fall. They have some of the best of fall’s bounty – pumpkins and apples. Ingredients: for the muffins: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups white sugar 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice 1/2teaspoo n ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 [...]
Sweet Potato Apricot Salad with Green Beans and Pistachios
Early summer brings the joys of fresh apricots. Orange colored things seem to go well together, and green brings out a great contrast. We enjoyed the sweet flavors of apricots and sweet potatoes, contrasted with the spicy sweet dressing and watercress. The pistachios added a tasty crunchiness. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 large sweet potatoes [...]
Pumpkin, Pear, and Shallot Soup
This is a lovely smooth soup. The sweetness comes from the pears and the fact that the vegetables are roasted. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 lbs. of pumpkin or butternut squash, seeded and cubed 2 ripe pears, peeled, cored and cubed 3-4 shallots, peeled and cut into slices 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons oil [...]
Review: Warm Butternut Squash and Chickpea Salad with Tahini Dressing
Smitten Kitchen is one of my favorite blogs to visit. Although it is an omni blog, the photos are always inviting and sometimes the recipes are vegan. We saw this salad a few weeks ago and have been looking forward to making it ever since. It was delicious and we will enjoy it more often [...]
Spicy Pumpkin Soup
This is one of our favorite soups. The grainy brown mustard is not as a strong a flavor as the yellow Dijon mustard. It is mild and almost sweet and nutty in it’s flavor. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 (200 grams) fresh pumpkin, de-seeded and cut into bite sized pieces 1 potato, peeled and cubed [...]
Pasta with Pumpkin and Pistachios
We really enjoyed this colorful recipe. Pumpkin puree makes a really nice pasta sauce and the nuts added a nice crunch. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 1/2 onion, chopped fine 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped fine 1 tablespoon oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup pumpkin puree 1 vegetable bouillon cube 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg dash [...]
Review: Stir-Fried Tofu, Red Cabbage and Winter Squash
We recently came across this nice recipe from the New York Times. As we still have a couple of pumpkins from last year’s harvest to eat up, we were happy it find it. This makes a very tasty dish. We served it as a main meal, but without rice or pasta. We had so much [...]
Pasta-free Pumpkin Lasagna
We enjoyed this lighter version of lasagna which uses thin slices of pumpkin instead of pasta. Ingredients: 1 small-med. pumpkin 1 & 1/2 cups soy yogurt 1/2 cup mixed nuts chopped 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast 1 teaspoon mustard powder 50 grams soy cheese grated 2 teaspoons vegetable bouillon powder pinch onion powder pinch garlic powder [...]
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 [...]
