FALLING FOR PUMPKIN

I love this Pumpkin House, doesn't it look cozy? I found this on the Internet, thought it was darling!Pretty pumpkin patch...Creamy Baked Pumpkin Risotto

5 cups organic chicken broth

2 cups organic basmati rice

1 1/2 cups organic pumpkin puree

2 cups diced organic butternut squash

1 med organic onion diced

1/2 cup organic basil fresh, chopped fine

1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese

2 Tab. mascarpone cheese

2 Tab. organic olive oil

Preheat the oven to 400', combine broth, rice, squash, puree and onion in a 3 quart baking dish, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and stir to evenly combine. Cover tightly with lid and bake, stirring occasionally, until most of the water has been absorbed and rice is puffed up, about 30-35 min. Remove from oven and stir in remaining ingredients, season again to taste.

Fall gloves to make my hands toasty and warm when I take my morning walks, at a $1.50 you can't beat the price!Fall Cupcakes, yummy~!This soap smells divine, check this company out they make some luscious soaps!Baked Butternut Squash

One large butternut squash, cut in half and take out the mush and seeds

set the oven on 400'

bake the squash for about 45 min, then take out the flesh and add the following:

1 Cup organic panko, or break crumbs

1 Cup finely shredded sheep's milk Romano cheese

1/2 cup diced organic tomato's

1 tea. salt

1 tea. pepper

5-6 cloves of minced garlic

1 tea. curry powder (optional)

smash it all up in a bowl, put the mixture back in the shells, top with more bread crumbs and then sprinkle with more cheese, bake till the top is crusty and baked through!Baking with my Daughter in law Hannah, on the right, and my sweet niece Lindsey on the left! We had so much fun cooking, laughing and spending time together...These are the pumpkins you want to bake with, Sweet Pie Pumpkins, they make wonderfully sweet puree to bake pies with and so much more! If you try and cook the big pumpkins, you end up having to cook for a really loooooong time and sometimes the puree doesn't taste so good...These are my sweet pie crust cut outs from Williams and Sonoma, they have spring loaded insides and these babies make your pie crusts look like a million bucks!Pumpkin salad Yum!Good old pumpkin pie!!!!Would love to walk through this beautiful Pumpkin Patch, I am determined this year to visit a patch, I haven't been to one since my kids were really young, now that is really a shame! We are having a gorgeous fall here in the Pacific Northwest, warm days with blue skies and sunshine, the leaves are starting to turn amazing colors, this time of year makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! Just this morning I was standing out on my deck, with a hot cup of tea, thanking God for the blessings he has surrounded me with, a wonderful husband, healthy children, a fabulous best friend, a precious sister and a warm and beautiful home!