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Pumpkin Deviled Eggs

Find our Pumpkin Deviled Eggs recipe and tutorial at Build A Menu Check out these cuties! Sure, deviled eggs (angeled eggs?) are often associated with Easter, but we like to eat them all year ’round. Why not make them fun for fall? Along with little brother Josh, we made this recipe for our friends at Build A Menu. I (Mrs. Brown) had seen a recipe that looked like this, that was spicy hot (sriracha sauce!) and knew we could come up with a way to make them kid-friendly. Sure enough, these pumpkin deviled eggs aren’t spicy and we […] Read more »

Chocolate Acorns

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It is still pretty warm here in Texas, but the official start of autumn is just days away. Our minds have been on fall activities, but since we can’t really get that fall feeling outside yet, we decided to bring it inside and make an acorn treat for Build A Menu. What do you think? More appealing than acorn bread? Get the full recipe and tutorial for our Chocolate Acorns at Build A Menu! Read more »

How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Puree for Baking

By Abbie and Mrs. Brown · 7 Comments

Around our house, Autumn makes us think of pumpkins. We like to decorate with our table with cute little pumpkins, but even more, we like to eat pumpkin treats! Many pumpkin recipes call for canned pumpkin puree, but you can make your very own pumpkin puree from scratch… all you need is a pie pumpkin. Large pumpkins that are sold for carving don’t work well for cooking as they are usually more stringy and have a higher water content. So look for a pie pumpkin when you want to make fresh pumpkin puree. Ingredients: 1 pie pumpkin Equipment: cutting board […] Read more »

Harvest Cookies

By Abbie and Mrs. Brown · 5 Comments

Fall brings cooler weather and pumpkins galore! These pumpkin oat chocolate chip cookies have cranberries and pecans hidden in them too, a sweet harvest of yumminess! Harvest Cookies 2 cups white whole wheat flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) – softened 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 cup pumpkin puree 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups oats 1 cup pecans 2 cups chocolate chips 1 cup dried cranberries Heat oven to 350°. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in […] Read more »