Q was getting quite burned out on the Whole 30 Challenge over the weekend so in a fit of madness I committed to joining him for the rest of the time (through October 11), although I didn't completely give up dairy. He wants me to make sure everyone knows that he never once asked me to join him or lusted over any forbidden thing I was eating. Anyway, "treats" were being sadly missed so I turned to the magic of the internet and found a couple of real winners.
A hint we learned last year for cooking winter squash (including pumpkins) - bake them whole and then cut them apart and remove the seeds. The rind is far easier to cut through and the seeds are easier to remove.
We canned 9 quarts of applesauce and have already eaten 2. Thankfully, we've got another two boxes of apples waiting to make another dozen quarts. We made a mixture that was primarily Macintosh with a few Early Gold and Gala thrown in to add sweetness.
Homemade applesauce liberally sprinkled with cinnamon and walnuts is a wonderfully satisfying treat (and healthy enough to be part of breakfast).
2 lb. 5 oz. pumpkin, baked and pureed
6 eggs
2 1/2 t cinnamon
1 1/2 t ginger
1/4 t nutmeg
1/8 t (?) salt
1 can coconut milk
2 t vanilla
It took about 1 3/4 hours for the largest ones to finish baking in a 350 degree oven.
Also, October Unprocessed 2011 is about to begin and though we're not committing - as Q put it "I think I've had enough food challenges for now thankyouverymuch". Thankfully, we tend to follow most of his rules anyway. I also discovered that I really like his blog, a great post is here.
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