I love the second Thursday of every month when I get to be a part of a team of women who provide a luncheon for all the elderly women 70 and over in our community. Not only are these ladies very nice; they are also very appreciative of everything we do for them. The youth in our world today could learn a lot from our older generation. Today we served this special group Dinner in a Pumpkin. I was surprised that it was easier to fix than expected.
Dinner in
a Pumpkin
1
medium sized pumpkin ¼
tsp. pepper
1
lb. ground beef ½
tsp. garlic powder
½
cup chopped onion ¼
cup soy sauce
½
cup diced celery 1
can cream of mushroom soup
¼
cup diced green pepper 1-
8 oz. can sliced water chestnuts
½
tsp. salt 1-7
oz. can sliced mushrooms
3
cups cooked rice
Wash
the outside of the pumpkin. Cut off the
top to make a lid. Clean out the seeds
and stringy pulp. If you wish you can
draw a face on the pumpkin with a marker.
Put pumpkin on baking sheet lined with tin foil.
In
a large pan, brown the ground beef. Add
onion, celery and green peppers and cook until vegetables are tender. Add salt, pepper and garlic powder. Add soy sauce and soup. Cook until warmed through and add water
chestnuts, mushrooms and cooked rice.
Spoon mixture into pumpkin. Put
the lid on and bake at 350 degrees for 1-1 ½ hours. Serves 6-8 people Enjoy eating the cooked pumpkin with the
casserole.
This cute quilt came from a quilt kit purchased at Thimbles and Threads in Draper. My daughter found it during the Fall Shop Hop last year. She fell in love with it and she helped me make it this past month. It's called Scary Cat Tails. I love the little pumpkin bells we found to put on their collars.
These are probably my favorited kind of cookies. I love the raisins with the chocolate chips. It's like eating chocolated-covered raisins in a pumpkin cookie. The cookies are even better the next day, if there are any left.
Pumpkin
Oatmeal Cookies
¾ cup
sugar 2
cups flour
¾
cup brown sugar 1
cup oatmeal
¾
cup butter 1 tsp. baking powder
2
eggs ½
tsp. salt
1
tsp. cinnamon 1
cup canned pumpkin
1
tsp. nutmeg 1
cup raisins
1
tsp. vanilla 1
cup chocolate chips
Cream together the sugars and
shortening. Add the eggs and mix
well. Stir in the spices and
vanilla. Combine the flour, oatmeal,
baking powder, and salt, then alternate stirring this mixture and the pumpkin
into the sugar mixture. Add the raisins
and chocolate chips and stir until evenly distributed in the batter. Drop by large teaspoonfuls onto a greased
cookie sheet, and bake at 375° for about 12 minutes or until lightly browned on
top.
I read this book with my youngest daughter a few months ago. We both enjoyed the story.
I love this dessert even more than pumpkin pie. I love it with real whipping cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg. I got this recipe many years ago from my friend Jacquie.
Pumpkin Dessert
1
cup biscuit mix ¾ cup sugar
½
cup oatmeal 1 tsp. cinnamon
½
cup brown sugar ¼ tsp. cloves
¼
cup butter ½ tsp. ginger
2
cups pumpkin ½ cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
1
can evaporated milk ½ cup brown sugar
½
tsp. salt 2 Tbsp. butter
2
eggs whipping cream
Preheat
oven to 350 degrees. Mix biscuit mix,
oats, brown sugar and butter. Press into
a 9x13” baking dish. Bake for 10
minutes. Mix all other ingredients
except nuts, brown sugar, butter and whipping cream. Beat and pour over crust. Bake 20 minutes.
Mix
nuts, brown sugar and butter. Sprinkle
over filling and bake again until set ( 15-20 minutes). Cool completely and serve with whipped cream.
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