Our November cooking class theme was seasonal favorites, recipes for fall. We have three new, fun, fall recipes featuring our favorite seasonal produce! Pumpkins, maple syrup, and acorn squash are all harvested in the autumn in most US states. Purchasing these products locally can especially help your local economy and farmers, which rely on large influxes of income during harvest season. We made the following recipes: Roasted Spiced Acorn Squash Squash is high in … [Read more...]

I was skeptical about this recipe, but I was pleasantly surprised! Feel free to make your own pumpkin puree if you are feeling up to it! … [Read more...]

Don’t be turned off by the unusual mixture of spices in this recipe! The sweet and spicy combo is amazing on top of the mild flavor of a fairly underrated squash. Step aside butternut, acorn is the squash of my heart! You can alter the oil, syrup, and spices level in this recipe to accommodate your preferences, but this is the combo which I like, which is pretty mild in sweetness, spice etc.  Make sure you have a sharp knife and some cutting skills for this hard-skinned … [Read more...]

I will admit, I was skeptical about this recipe at first. I couldn't believe pumpkin butter could be so simple! But yes it's true, in no time at all, you can have a delicious, fun fall spread to use for so many things! Here are some of the many uses for pumpkin butter: Toast Biscuits Graham crackers Oatmeal Rice cakes PB squared [peanut butter and pumpkin butter sandwich] ;) If you're an extra handy, adventurous chef, then try your hand at making … [Read more...]

We wanted to do a whole-grain spin on this classic American favorite. Intern Courtney was looking all over the internet for fun new ways to make this fall dessert but really could not find anything that exciting. So we took our ideas to the lab and did a little R&D magic and voila! New completely whole grain, multi-grain apple crisp recipe! Enjoy! … [Read more...]