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Pumpkin pie. Pumpkin roll. Pumpkin cookies, bread, and squares! oh my! Don’t you love seasonal eating? It makes those treats so much more special. A lot of baking gets done this time of year and as the busy holiday season gets closer, many people reach for canned pumpkin to save time.Continue Reading
Don’t let the term fool you. Winter squash are heat loving, and are grown in the summer, just like summer squash. The seeds are planted in late spring after all chance of frost has passed. Their growing season is relatively long (75 – 120 days depending on the variety) and the fruits take time to mature.
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We grow some really large winter squash here like Cherokee Candy Roaster and Tromboncino. One squash can yield as much as 12 cups of purée. One of my favorite things on earth is pie (that and butter). So whenever I bake one of those monsters I do the reasonable thing; I bake a winter squash pie.Continue Reading