This recipe is for pumpkin pie made from fresh pumpkin. I have not tried swapping out the pumpkin for the same volume of canned pumpkin. I typically use a Cheese or Galeux d’Eysines pumpkin. The former is a squat, grey colored pumpkin that looks like a cheese wheel and the latter like it was grown in Chernobyl and is grey covered in what can best be described as warts. The more ‘warts’ the sweeter they are. They are both delicious.→ Continue reading “Pumpkin Pie”
Month: October 2022
Pasta-Bean Soup with Fresh Herbs
Ingredients
- 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon margarine or butter
- 2 14%-ounce cans vegetable, chicken, or beef broth
- 4 cup small pasta shells
- 1 16-ounce can tomatoes, cut up
- 1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/4 cup snipped fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon snipped fresh thyme
- Fresh basil sprigs (optional)
Directions
In a large saucepan or Dutch oven cook the mushrooms, onion, and garlic in hot margarine or butter till → Continue reading “Pasta-Bean Soup with Fresh Herbs”
Four Bean Enchiladas
Ingredients
- 16 6-inch corn tortillas
- 1 15-ounce can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 15-ounce can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 15-ounce can navy or great northern beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 11-ounce can condensed cheddar cheese or nacho cheese soup, or 10 ounces of cheddar cheese
- 1 10-ounce can enchilada sauce
- 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
- 14 cups shredded Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese (6 ounces)
- Sliced pitted ripe
Spinach and Rice Caserole
Ingredients
- 1 small onion, chopped (4 cup)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 14-ounce can peeled Italian-style tomatoes, cut up
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano or basil,crushed
- 8 ounces tofu, drained
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
- A cup shredded Swiss cheese (2 ounces)
- A teaspoon salt
- A teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon sesame seed, toasted
Directions
In a large saucepan cook the onion and garlic in hot oil till → Continue reading “Spinach and Rice Caserole”