Marinara Dipping Sauce

I am posting this recipe at the recent request from a long-time blogging friend.  We were chatting about this type of sauce and she asked if I would post my recipe.   I have not published this one yet so of course I will share it now and the recipe is below.  This one is for you Liz… … Continue reading

Pumpkin Bread Using Fresh or Canned Pumpkin

The first recipe I have been making ever since I first started to grow my own pumpkins, some 25 plus years ago.  I made the same recipe twice, one using canned pumpkin and the other using fresh pumpkin that I recently cooked in my microwave .  See Fresh Pumpkin .  Honestly, the only difference was the … Continue reading

Fresh Pumpkin in Recipes

Some say that fresh is better than canned – I guess it depends on who you ask as there are pros and cons to using either.  Personally, I would always prefer fresh over canned.  Canned  products are convenient… I use to have a 40×80′ pumpkin patch where I grew a variety of pumpkins, but I … Continue reading