Believe me, I love to cook in Autumn and Winter. I adore the tastes, the smells, and the warmth of holiday cooking. I love to gather friends and family around a festive table in celebration. I especially enjoyed planning and cooking Thanksgiving dinner with my mother. I could easily stretch the holidays into an excuse [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Pumpkin’
Autumn Gold Pumpkin Butter No Sugar Added
Posted by Vicky on October 13th, 2009
What could be better than a spoonful of creamy pumpkin butter sprinkled with chopped pecans? The answer is, slow cooked pumpkin butter with no sugar added.
Once again, my slow cooker brings me great joy. I usually make pumpkin butter in a pan on the stove. This year I decided to give the slow cooker a [...]
Posted in VickyCooks 
Tags: Autumn, Crock-Pot, Fall, Low Sugar, Pumpkin, Slow Cooker, Thanksgiving, Under 10 Carbs, Under 15 Carbs 
16 Comments »Pumpkin Surprise
Posted by Vicky on October 2nd, 2009
I thought twice about blogging this one. I adore this recipe, but a version of it exists on just about every diet forum in existence. However, this is the beauty of it… it’s that easy. Incredibly easy. Give something resembling a bowl to a monkey, and the monkey could make it [...]
Sweet Pumpkin Protein Muffins
Posted by Vicky on September 30th, 2009
This recipe was inspired by my friend Joni who is experimenting with donut recipes. She bought a cute little donut pan and everything. I don’t have one yet, so I just made sweet muffins out of them. Don’t go into these expecting a Krispy Kreme, but they’re really nice and sweet enough [...]
Posted in Protein Recipes, Recipes Tags: Dessert, Flax, Low Sugar, Protein, Pumpkin, Snacks, Under 10 Carbs 1 Comment »
