36 colorful pumpkin Recipes

fresh spinach - torn, washed and dried, head red cabbage, shredded, carrots, sliced, red bell pepper, chopped, balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing, pumpkin seeds (optional), salt and black pepper to taste (optional)

spinach, head red cabbage, shredded, carrots, sliced, red bell pepper, chopped, balsamic vinaigrette, pumpkin seeds (optional)

cookie cutter (such as pumpkin, ghost, cat, and bat shapes), heavy-duty aluminum foil, canola oil or 2 tbsp safflower oil, hard candies, in assorted colors (the original recommends jolly ranchers), yard satin baby ribbon or 2 curling ribbon, 1/8-inch wide

dozen pre-made or store purchased plain, banana, vanilla, chocolate, or pumpkin muffins, tub of vanilla frosting, marshmallows, green food coloring- a few drops, candies for decorating (see below), boo pops, puffed marshmallows, tub of your favorite frosting (chocolate fudge!), candies for decorating (see below), scarecat cookies, fully baked trays of your favorite homemade cookies or store-bought cookies of your choice., candies for decorating (see below), candy decoration suggestions, candy corn, licorice whips/strings, m & s, chopped candy bars, candy corn, yogurt covered raisins, chocolate and colored sprinkles, colored sugars, powdered sugar, pre- ade halloween-the ed cake decorations, peanuts, raisins.. and whatever else your child can think of. (warning: 1 year, we decorated the cookies at a classroo event with 32 children. 1 of the others brought s all noodles and put the in a bowl in the table for the children to use. dried noodles are not good decorations on cookies or uffins

butter , pat of, sugar, milk, flour (all purpose), egg, baking soda, vanilla extract, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, unsalted sunflower seed kernels, pumpkin (canned ), cranberries (dried ), vanilla baking chips (white ), colored sprinkles (rainbow)

butter, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, red and green colored sugar

honey , the stronger and richer,the better (buckwheat, or other dark colored raw preferred), applesauce, butter or 1/2 cup margarine (can be replaced by an additional 1/2 cup applesauce to reduce fat), ground cinnamon, grated nutmeg, ground allspice, ground cardamom, pumpkin pie spice (optional), salt (optional), old fashioned oats (the coarser the better), toasted wheat germ, wheat bran (optional), sliced almonds, pecan pieces, walnut pieces or 2 cups other nuts, of choice may be added or substituted, unsweetened dried shredded coconut, divided (preferably strips, not flakes ), dried cranberries, dried sour cherries, raisins or 1 cup dried currant, dried apricot, cut into 3/8 inch chunks, dried pineapple, cut into 3/8 inch chunks, dried dates or 1 cup dried banana chips (or both)

carrots in assorted colors, sorghum syrup or honey, extra virgin olive oil, divided, kosher salt, ground cumin, freshly ground black pepper, dried crushed red pepper, shallot, minced, red wine vinegar, feta, blue , or goat cheese, crumbled, ripe avocado, sliced, fresh cilantro leaves, roasted , salted, and shelled pepitas (pumpkin seeds)

flour, pumpkin pie spice, ground ginger, ground allspice, ground cardamom, butter, sugar, salt, egg yolks (i use egg beaters), vanilla, colored sugar and prepared frosting for decorating

wild & brown rice (dry ), tri-color pasta (dry ), toasted unsalted soybeans, toasted unsalted chickpeas, hulled unsalted pumpkin seeds, rolled oats (roasted), bran flakes (cereal), cheerios toasted oat cereal, granola cereal, wheat , kernels (hard), wheat , kernels (soft), spelt , kernels, rye meal , kernels, rye flakes, wheat germ, dried cranberries, soyabean nuggets (3 portions (or more ), pot barley, split peas (dried or raw ), lentils, flax seed

spaghetti squash (2 - 3 lb), olive oil , for skillet (or sesame oil ), coriander seeds or 1 tbsp coriander powder, cumin seeds or 1 tbsp cumin powder, pine nuts , generous scoop (pignola nuts), sesame seeds , generous scoop, sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds, generous scoop, onions, coarsely chopped, big garlic cloves, coarsely chopped, jalapeno pepper (or 1 tsp of jarred pickled jalapenos), chili pepper sauce (i used thai chili garlic sauce), black beans (drained and rinsed ), limes or lemon juice, chopped cilantro leaves (fresh or dried ), corn chips, to serve (i blue or black corn chips for their color)

pastry crust, mashed cooked sweet potato (about 1 1/2 lb), dark brown sugar, pumpkin-pie spice, salt, less-fat cream cheese, softened, eggs, brandy, egg white, dark brown sugar, light-colored corn syrup, vanilla extract, salt, chopped pecans

unbaked cream cheese piecrust, mashed cooked sweet potato (about 3/4 lb), dark brown sugar, evaporated fat-free milk, pumpkin-pie spice, salt, egg, dark brown sugar, light-colored corn syrup, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, salt, egg, chopped pecans

tomatoes or 1 (14-oz) can diced or stewed, peeled kuri , pumpkin or butternut squash, cut into bite-size pieces, extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling, salt and freshly ground black pepper, freshly grated nutmeg, mild red frying peppers or 2 small red bell peppers, seeded and quartered lengthwise then thinly sliced, onions or 1 large, quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced, garlic, sliced, fresh gingerroot, peeled and grated, firm eggplant, diced into bite-size pieces (1 to 1 1/4 lb), west indian curry powder* (a couple of scant palmfuls ), chile powder (a palmful), ground cardamom (1/3 palmful), mango chutney , plus some more to pass at table, chicken stock, red rice , cooked according to package directions, or brown rice, zest and juice of 1 lime or kaffir lime leaves, scallions , thinly sliced on an angle, note : west indian curry powder is common in grocery stores. it is primarily cumin, coriander, and turmeric and bright yellow-orange in color)