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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 in Breads, Chicks Dig It, Food, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian

I just love when two great things go great together. In this case: Chocolate and pumpkin. Wonder Twin Powers, activate! Form of… Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread! In this moist, tasty quick bread, the bite of the spices goes perfectly with the sweet creaminess of the chocolate. I highly recommend wrapping this up and saving it [...]

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Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto

Monday, November 9, 2009 in Chicks Dig It, Food, Main Dishes, Pasta, Vegetarian

Whoever named butternut squash was one smart cookie. Butter? Yum. Nut? Yum. Butter and nuts together? Yum yum. Of course, butternut squash doesn't taste remotely nutty or buttery. In fact, it's just pretty squashy. But it is a delicious squash in its own right.  Two of my favorite fall dishes are Butternut Squash Soup and [...]

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Vegetarian Lasagna – Even Hardcore Carnivores Love This Stuff

Saturday, November 7, 2009 in Cheese, Chicks Dig It, Food, Gruntworthy for Guys, Main Dishes, Pasta, Vegetarian

My expectant friend Megan is in her first trimester and tired, tired, tired. Though her husband rocks and makes dinner faithfully every night while they also run around after their very spirited (and ridiculously cute) three year old, I still insisted on bringing over some dinner in an attempt to help them out. Plus, a [...]

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Gingerbread Pear Upside Down Cake

Gingerbread Pear Upside Down Cake

Friday, November 6, 2009 in Chicks Dig It, Dessert, Food, Fruit, Holidays, Vegetarian

An awesomely moist gingerbread cake topped with caramelized pears? I’m so there. This gingerbread pear cake is exceptionally tasty and must be one of the most perfect holiday cake recipes around.

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Pumpkin Curry Soup

Thursday, November 5, 2009 in Chicks Dig It, Food, Main Dishes, Soups and Salads, Vegetarian

Pumpkin Curry Soup Adapted from the Curried Pumpkin-Apple Soup recipe at familyfun.go.com Serves 4 Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup onion, chopped 1 cup celery, chopped 1/2 large tart apple (like Granny Smith), peeled and chopped 2 teaspoons curry powder 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth 1 1/2 cups pure pumpkin puree – canned or homemade [...]

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Pumpkin French Toast with Orange Honey Butter

Sunday, November 1, 2009 in Breads, Breakfast, Chicks Dig It, Food, Vegetarian

I’m in a an experimental breakfast phase. And I’m in an experimental cooking-with-pumpkin phase. So naturally, the twain shall meet. I’ve had some disappointments. A lower fat, wheat flour version of Apple Pie Muffins? Bleh. Pumpkin Nutella Bread? Not so much. But I was pretty happy with how this Pumpkin French Toast turned out, especially [...]

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Pumpkin Ginger Mini Cheesecakes with Dark Chocolate

Monday, October 26, 2009 in Chicks Dig It, Dessert, Food, Holidays, Vegetarian

After just a few short weeks of doing this blog thing, I'm realizing how common, natural, and cliche it is to start a story with "I love…" It's just that, this is what it's about! Stuff I love! But I think I need to mix it up a bit, come in at things at new [...]

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Roasted Squash with Rosemary and Feta

Saturday, October 10, 2009 in Chicks Dig It, Food, Sides, Vegetarian

I picked up a bush delicata plant at Molbak’s Nursery last May, and stuck it in the garden to see what it would do. The plant itself flourished, though I think I should have hand-pollinated, because we only ended up with three of these wonderful heirloom squash. I gave the first of the three to [...]

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