Recipes

Monday, October 4, 2010

Taste of Fall

As I’m looking through my most recent photos I’m noticing quite the trend lately…Autumn Flavors Everywhere!!  Clearly I’m not along here as I see pumpkin, squash, and apple inspired dishes all over food blogs lately! 

It all started with a classic, pumpkin bread.  Not just any pumpkin bread though…my mom’s recipe.  Although I’ve “tweeked” it a bit.

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread (original recipe in this post)

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*makes 1 large loaf.  I have a bigger than normal loaf pan
(about 10”x5”), but you could probably get this into a regular loaf pan…it would just take longer to cook.

Preheat to 350

Dry Ingredients:

  • 1 cup white whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup + 2T sugar
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground clove

Wet Ingredients

  • 3/4 can pumpkin
  • 1 egg
  • 3 T canola oil
  • 1/4 cup applesauce
  • 1/4 cup water

Add wet to dry, mix just until combined, and fold in chocolate chips!  I used 1/2 cup :)

Bake for 45-50 min (50min-1hr if you get all this into a regular loaf pan)

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Enjoy in the morning with a cappuccino!

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Next up…Autumn Chowder.  This is one of those recipes that I LOVE, but somehow only end up making once a year.  I guess it’s better that way :) 

Autumn Chowder

  • 6 slices bacon, chopped
  • 1 med. onion, chopped
  • 1.5 cups chicken broth or water
  • 1.5 – 2 cups yukon gold potatoes, cut into bite size pieces
  • 1.5 – 2 cups sweet potatoes, bite size pieces
  • 1 cup carrots, chopped
  • 1 cup butternut squash, chopped
  • 1 tsp chicken bullion (if water was used instead of broth)
  • 3.5 cups milk
  • 1 bag (16oz) frozen corn
  • fresh black pepper (to taste)
  • 3 cups shredded cheese (combination of cheddar and Monterey jack)
  • 3 tbsp flour mixed with 1 tbsp water (or more if needed to form a smooth paste)

Partially cook bacon until almost crisp. Stir in onions and cook 3-5 min until onions start to soften.

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Stir in broth or water, potatoes, carrots, squash, and bullion if water was used.

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Heat to boiling. Reduce head and cover. Simmer until potatoes are tender (15-20 min). Stir in milk, corn, and pepper. Heat to simmering. Mix in cheese and flour paste. Add to soup, stirring until melted.

Serve garnished with chopped scallions if desired.

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Then I highly recommend picking up a fresh caramel apple from your local farmers market, farm store, apple orchard…. anywhere you can find one!

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I got this one at Wilson’s Farm in Lexington, MA….delicious!

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And just because…more Bromley pics :)

We call this stance… “The Seal Pup” because he stands and sits with his front paws turned out hehe.

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Seal Pup sitting…

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Did my last long run before the 10k next Monday!  I was supposed to do 5.5miles and did more like 5.9…so that made me feel good about the 6.2 in my future :)  I’ve also been going on a LOT more walks lately because of that little fluff ball above!  Dogs = instant exercise!

Broke out the boots this past weekend…fall is really here!

11 comments:

  1. I want to eat all of those fall treats! I love pumpkin and chocolate together.

    Pup is so adorable!

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  2. I love fall foods. I haven't had a caramel apple in ages, but they are so good.

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  3. Hooray for fall! I made spicy mushroom stuffing muffins tonight...perfect a chilly rainy night!

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  4. That chowder looks incredible! I need to try it out.

    I love the seal pup stance!

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  5. All of your fall foods look delicious! How did I miss the pup? He is so adorable!

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  6. All looks so tasty! There is nothing like a good slice of pumpkin bread this time of year. And that chowder? Amazing. I want to make a veggie version! Bromley- so adorable. His coloring is just awesome. Best of luck with the 10K!!! Can't wait to read about it

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  7. Both recipes sound great! I am marking both for later consumption ;).

    Keep the puppy pics coming!

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  8. I've never heard/thought of autumn chowder. Great call! Your pup is adorable. Hope is adjusting well to his new life!

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  9. Good luck with the race. All the eats look fantastic and you are so right, your pup does sit just like a seal. Too cute.

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  10. you know wahts better than choc chip banana bread? CHOC CHIP PUMPKIN BREAD. amen to that!

    ode to fall!

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  11. Yay for Fall! That pumpkin bread looks delish - thanks for sharing :)

    xo
    Sarah
    brightlights-mycity.blogspot.com

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