Flavorful Pumpkin Bread

On January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 By SarahIn Baked Goods, Gluten-free, Recipes, Tips & Tricks, Vegan1 Comment

I don’t know about you, but I always considered pumpkin to be a fall vegetable. I was wrong. In Germany, where we live, pumpkin is in season from September until January/ February. Pumpkin is such a versatile and flavorful vegetable that it is complementary to various cooking and baking recipes. Fun fact: Pumpkin puree can be used as a substitute for butter, oil, or eggs in vegan baking. ¼ cup of pumpkin puree equates to one egg. For oil, the ratio is 1-to-1, e.g., 1 cup pumpkin puree for 1 cup oil. Amazing, right?

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Spiced Zucchini Bread

On January 2, 2021 By SarahIn Baked Goods, Gluten-free, Recipes, Tips & Tricks, Vegan2 Comments

Happy New Year! We hope that everyone had a good start to 2021. New year, a new zucchini-based recipe! In baking, zucchini is a complimentary add-in, for instance, for brownies or quick bread. It gives the final product a lovely moist texture that makes your taste buds sing. This time around, we made spiced zucchini bread laden with raisins and topped with chopped walnuts. The spices give the bread a wintery-touch, while the zucchini gives it a veggie boost. We believe that this bread is ideal for the winter season. Smiles guaranteed!

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Tips & Tricks: How to cut, seed and peel a pumpkin

On October 6, 2015October 11, 2015 By SarahIn Tips & Tricks1 Comment

Preparing a pumpkin can be a pain in every sense of the word, if done incorrectly. To avoid unnecessary sweat and tears, I strongly suggest following the steps listed below.

Position the pumpkin such that the stem is facing upward.
Using a very sharp chef’s knife (also called cook’s knife), cut the pumpkin just beside the stem in half.
Use a spoon to remove the seeds in each one of the two pumpkin halves.
Cut the half with the stem in half; thereby leaving the stem intact.
Cut off the stem and the not-so-edible part at the base.
If desired, you can peel the pumpkin with a vegetable peeler.
Cut the pumpkin in cubes.

PLEASE TAKE CAUTION WHEN PERFORMING THIS TASK. TECHNIQUE MAY VARY, DEPENDING ON PUMPKIN.

Knife? Check! Arnie muscle power? Check! Get chopping!!!

If my instructions are incomprehensible due to poor wording, check out the following how-to video by a fellow blogger.