 While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday. Crown yourself 'Pumpkin King' and Queen of Halloween Town - October 26 is National Pumpkin Day! You might traditionally look at October as pumpkin central already, but this fall squash deserves its own day outside of Halloween. Although we're not entirely sure where pumpkins came from, it's almost certain they first appeared in North America. Pumpkins have long been a part of our culture, from folktales about shadowy ghouls with pumpkins for heads to Jack-o'-lanterns scaring off evil spirits, but they also became a part of early American cuisine as well. Of course, if you're not a fan of noshing on pumpkin, you can always enter a pumpkin chuckin' contest. |
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Yum.....Pumpkin everything. decorations, pumpkin seeds, ravioli, bread, pie, soup just to start out. the list is endless. wonder if there is a pumpkin martini out there?
I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds good.
Pumpkin 'Tini
1/2 oz Sylk Cream Liqueur
2 oz vanilla vodka
1/2 oz pumpkin liqueur or pumpkin spice syrup
1 tsp whipped cream
cinnamon stick for garnish
Preparation:
Pour the Sylk Liqueur and vodka into a shaker filled with ice.
Shake well.
Add the pumpkin liqueur or syrup.
Shake again.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Top with a teaspoon of whipped cream.
Garnish with a cinnamon stick.
I LOVE pumpkin- this is my favorite season! I needed to read this to get over the kitchen horror story article, lol!
pumkin humkin!lol!
Due to the Texas drought,the majority of pumpkins are being trucked in from GASP-Mexico and California. My orange Holiday has been squashed.
I don't know whether to cry at the situation or laugh at your choice of words.