If you are going to carve a pumpkin, you might as well use those seeds!  This recipe is just too yummy. 

• 1 cup of seeds
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Scoop seeds out of pumpkin.  Wash thoroughly.  Pat dry with paper towels.  Don't leave them on the paper towels to dry completely.  They'll stick!  In a bowl coat seeds with butter and seasonings.  Spread onto a baking sheet.  Sprinkle with a dash of salt.  I covered my baking sheet with aluminum foil for easy clean up.  Bake at 300 degrees for 45 - 60 min.  Take them out when they are crunchy.

The delightful aroma is reason enough to make them.  Heavenly!

Okay guys, this is too good!  Our family made marshmallow popcorn (click on the pic above to see recipe) and we couldn't even wait until it was finished cooling to enjoy it!  It is the perfect combo of sweet and salty.  Mm..mmm...

See for yourselves:

Can you guess which team we are pulling for?

My favorite thing on Super Bowl Sunday?

Super Bowl food!

These tortilla roll-ups are so good and so easy to make!

10 Large flour tortillas

Cream Cheese

Ham or Turkey slices

Lettuce

Salt and pepper to taste

Spread tortillas with cream cheese and sprinkle with salt and pepper; top with a slice of ham (or turkey) and lettuce.  Roll tortillas.  Cut each roll into five.  Chill.  Serve with salsa.

Check out Aunt Mag's Peanut Butter Pie recipe here.

Happy Super Bowl Sunday!

Thinking of making this later today for my "monkeys".  Just right for a cold snowy day, don't you think?

2 cans of biscuits

1/2 stick of butter

Sugar

Cinnamon

Vanilla
 

Pre-heat oven to 375.  Lightly butter a bundt pan.  In a bowl combine 2 C of white sugar with a couple teaspoons of cinnamon and a dash of Brown Sugar. Cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. Roll the biscuit pieces in the sugar mixture until well coated. Drop the biscuits into your bundt pan.  In a small saucepan over medium heat bring 1/2 stick of butter, 1 C sugar and roughly 1 tsp of vanilla to a boil. Pour this evenly over the biscuits in the bundt pan. Bake for about 25-30 minutes.

Originally posted November '09 by Katie:

I enjoyed taking a cooking class this fall at our Homeschool Enrichment Center.  One of the first things we learned to make was granola.  My family and I liked it so much that I wanted to continue making it.  I changed the recipe to suit our family's taste. 

• 3 cups old fashion oats
• 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup almonds
• 1 cup pecans
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1/4 cup shelled sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup nonfat dried milk powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 275 F.  Combine dry ingredients in large bowl.  Whisk oil, water, honey, and vanilla in medium bowl.  Pour over dry ingredients and mix well.  Place on baking sheet (I sprayed mine with cooking spray) and bake until granola is golden and crunchy (approximately 55-60 minutes), stirring frequently. Store in an airtight container.

My cooking instructor gave us a neat little tip.  She said anytime you have a recipe that calls for oil and honey, pour the oil in the measuring cup first.  Follow with the honey.  The honey will slide right out of the cup. 

Gracie helped me with the pouring and stirring.

Hope you enjoy the granola.  My dad thinks it is the best granola he's ever had!

I can't remember how I found The Full Table, a blog devoted to frugal cooking but I'm sure glad.  I made the Pumpkin Spice Muffins and they were a huge hit!  You'll have to go to The Full Table for the recipe.  It makes 30 muffins for aproximately $2.00!  They are delightful! 

As you can see, they were disappearing quickly!  I made 24 regular muffins and 24 tiny muffins.  

We are planning to try the chicken pot pie next (serves 8 - 12, cost is aprox. $7.50). 

Be sure to check out more Frugal Friday tips at Biblical Womanhood.

He decided to like his costume after all.  I wonder if it had something to do with carrying Kit-Kats and suckers around in that pumpkin?

Chief and papooses did a great job carving.  Don't you think? 

We kept the seeds.

Sugar Coated Roasted Pumpkin Seeds (YUM!)

1 cup of seeds

1 tablespoon vegetable oil or melted butter

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon allspice

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Scoop seeds out of pumpkin.  Wash thoroughly.  Pat to dry with paper towels.  Don't leave them on the paper towels to dry completely.  They'll stick!  In a bowl coat seeds with oil and seasonings.  Spread onto a baking sheet.  I covered my baking sheet with aluminum foil for easy clean up.  Bake at 300 degrees for 45 - 60 min.  Take them out when they are crunchy.

The delightful aroma is reason enough to make them.  Heavenly! 

What can I give you - snickers, musketeers, milkyway, raisinettes?  Sorry, the kit-kats are Judah's.