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Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

aroc3435 — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 22:32:18 GMT

This recipe is my own interpretation of varied similar recipes of the savory stuffed pumpkin variety which I have sampled and modified over the last forty or more years.

The absolute original inspiration for me was a Yankee Magazine recipe which I have never been able to replace when lost many, many years ago.

Do you have any cherished recipes with ingredients that evoke autumn for you? Please share if so inclined.

New England Yankee Stuffed Pumpkin for Supper

1 sugar or pie pumpkin

1 and 1/2 to 2 lbs ground beef

2 cups cooked white rice

1 cup chopped mushrooms

2 to 3 cloves minced garlic

1 small onion, diced

2 ribs of celery sliced thin

1/8 Tsp minced grated fresh ginger

1 8 0z can water chestnuts, drained

1 14 oz can bean sprouts, drained

1 10 and 1/2 oz. can Campbell's cream of celery soup

1/4 cup vermouth or sherry, optional

4 Tbsps peanut oil

1/2 Tsp Colman's dry mustard

3 Tbsps low sodium soy sauce

dash white pepper

crushed red pepper flakes

Cut into the stem end of the pumpkin on the diagonal and cut out a "hat" or topper. Clean out the pulp and seeds (said seeds can be used later if you like after roasting and salting them as a separate snack).

Heat the oil over medium heat in a heavy fry pan and add ground beef and saute until well browned. Set the beef aside in a large mixing bowl.

Saute onions, celery, garlic, and mushrooms. Mix in with the ground beef and add the soup, vermouth or sherry if using, water chestnuts, bean sprouts and then add the mustard, white pepper, ginger, and crushed red pepper flakes.

Fill the hollowed out pumpkin with this mixture, put pumkin lid on and place on a foil lined, rimmed baking sheet. Put in a preheated 350 degree oven and bake for 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours until the pumpkin shell and flesh is soft to the touch.

aroc3435

Washington, DC

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

deepwaterdotter — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 00:05:15 GMT

Apple Crisp:

7 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut into chunks and slices

1 tbsp lemon juice

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup flour

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 stick softened butter

Stir apples in bowl with lemon juice and vanilla. Pour evenly into 9X13" baking dish.

Stir flour, oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon in bowl. Mix in butter until topping is lumpy and forming large crumbs. Sprinkle evenly over apples.

Bake at 375 degrees until apples are tender, 35-40 minutes. Topping should be browned and crunchy. Extra yummy with ice cream.

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

vabreeze — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 09:54:36 GMT

@aroc3435,

Thanks for posting your stuffed pumpkin recipe. It is certainly something I want to try when cooler weather returns on a more regular basis. I love autumn!!! And I've never cooked a pumpkin so I'm excited about using one that won't go on my front porch!😊

Directions are omitted for your recipe's cooked rice and soy sauce. Are they added when the sautéed veggies are added to the ground beef?

Generally, when a ground meat, seasoning veggies and soy/'W' sauce are ingredients in a recipe, I tend to cook them all together in a skillet, sometimes staggering one ahead of another depending on their cook time. Is there anything about your recipe that you would not recommend my approach? Thanks.

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

aroc3435 — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 13:25:32 GMT

@vabreeze Sorry! This recipe is essentially, at this point, from my "head" so it is not as precise as a recipe copied from a book.

I use regular long grain cooked rice. I thoroughly combine it with the soy sauce, sherry, or vermouth, and the rest of the seasonings and sauteed beef and vegetables in the bowl and then spoon all into the pumpkin to bake.

Celery takes the longest to soften as do the mushrooms. Your usual technique sounds fine to me.

And yes, this is one pumpkin the squirrels do not get to feast on!

The pumpkin when cooked tastes so good after scooping out with the rest of the filling.

Hope you enjoy it when you try it this fall. When I have guests I provide chow mein noodles if they want to sprinkle some on their servings.

aroc3435

Washington, DC

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

wagirl — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:15:13 GMT

I don't have specific food to eat only during a certain time of year----if I a full trukey dinner in 90* weather, I will make it. I tend to use what ever is available per season--but it doesn't limit my menu at all. If it sounds good, thats all I need--right now---pork chops with sauerkraut sound amazing!!!

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

Nightowlz — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 22:08:19 GMT

Can't wait for some Pumpkin Bread. Yum!!!

Original recipe uses shortening.

Pumpkin Bread from Betty Crocker Cookbook

2/3 c safflower oil

2 2/3 c sugar

4 eggs

1 can pumpkin (1 lb)

2/3 c water

3 1/3 c all purpose flour

2 tsp soda

1 1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp cloves

1 c chopped walnuts

Heat Oven to 350° Bake 70 mins or until toothpick comes out clean

Grease 2 - 9 x 5 x 3 loaf pans

In large bowl mix oil & sugar, stir in eggs, pumpkin & water

Blend in flour, soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon & cloves

Stir in nuts

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

Enufstuff — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 22:16:34 GMT

Pumpkin Bread 350 degrees

Mix: 4 eggs Add: 1 can pumpkin

1 cup oil 1 tsp. cinnamon

2/3 cup cold water 1 tsp. nutmeg

Add 3 cups sugar, 3 1/3 cups sifted flour, 1 1/2 tsp.salt

and 2 tsp. baking soda.

Add 1 cup each of chopped walnuts and raisins if

desired.

Grease and flour ( I use Baking Pam) 2 loaf pans

or 1 Bundt pan. Bake 1 hr. and 10 minutes

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

Enufstuff — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 23:02:45 GMT

@Nightowlz It seems that we were typing at the same time.

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

Nightowlz — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 22:21:39 GMT

@Enufstuff wrote:
@Nightowlz It seems that were were typing at the same time.

@Enufstuff

That's ok. It's a little different. I like the idea of using the Bundt pan. Don't know why I never thought about doing that?

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

Enufstuff — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 22:30:41 GMT

@Nightowlz For my kids, it wouldn't be Thanksgiving or Christmas without pumpkin bread. To serve, I sift confectionary

sugar over the Bundt cake. Then we slice it.

It seems that the two differences are the amount of sugar and

mine has nutmeg and yours cloves. It sounds like a lot of sugar, but it is not too sweet. Sometimes I do use just a little less sugar.

This recipe came from one of those church recipe collections

cookbooks from the 1970's.

For the holidays I also make cranberry orange bread in a loaf

or muffins. I think that the kids like pumpkin bread best.

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

vabreeze — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 09:42:30 GMT

Thank you @aroc3435 for the clarification.

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

Nightowlz — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 02:50:13 GMT

@Enufstuff wrote:
@Nightowlz For my kids, it wouldn't be Thanksgiving or Christmas without pumpkin bread. To serve, I sift confectionary
sugar over the Bundt cake. Then we slice it.
     It seems that the two differences are the amount of sugar and
mine has nutmeg and yours cloves. It sounds like a lot of sugar, but it is not too sweet. Sometimes I do use just a little less sugar.
    This recipe came from one of those church recipe collections
cookbooks from the 1970's.
     For the holidays I also make cranberry orange bread in a loaf
or muffins. I think that the kids like pumpkin bread best.

@Enufstuff

Don't know why I only make it in the fall. It would be good any time. I sprinkle it with Turbinado sugar.

The recipe is in the Betty Crocker cookbook we received as a wedding gift in 76.

I never ate it til after I was married.

I remember pecan pie & those butter spritz cookies my mom used to make.

It's too hot for baking right now. Will be hot all next week with temps close to or 100°. Felt like 105° today.

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

Enufstuff — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 22:26:23 GMT

@Nightowlz

My mother never baked breads or muffins. Her things to bake were cookies, cakes and pies. She made the spritz cookies and

many others for Christmas. After I got married, she gave me her

cookie press and cookie cutters, so I would make about 5 different kinds of cookies for Christmas and gave a lot as gifts,

back in the 70's. I was home with children and did not work outside, back then. I made muffins, breads, cookies and pies all year. I maybe baked something once a week. Now that the five

children are all grown, I don't bake often. Pecan pie is what I make for Thanksgiving. I have Dear Abby's recipe from the 70's. I'll look it up and post it here.

With the heat and humidity of summer, I really don't want to cook at all. My youngest son's birthday is Sept. 5th and I might bake a cake for him.

I hope that those high temperatures cool for you soon. It is

only in the 80's here, but the humidity is oppressive. How did we survive before AC?

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

Nightowlz — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:04:26 GMT

@Enufstuff wrote:
@Nightowlz
My mother never baked breads or muffins. Her things to bake were cookies, cakes and pies. She made the spritz cookies and
many others for Christmas. After I got married, she gave me her
cookie press and cookie cutters, so I would make about 5 different kinds of cookies for Christmas and gave a lot as gifts,
back in the 70's. I was home with children and did not work outside, back then. I made muffins, breads, cookies and pies all year. I maybe baked something once a week. Now that the five
children are all grown, I don't bake often. Pecan pie is what I make for Thanksgiving. I have Dear Abby's recipe from the 70's. I'll look it up and post it here.
With the heat and humidity of summer, I really don't want to cook at all. My youngest son's birthday is Sept. 5th and I might bake a cake for him.
I hope that those high temperatures cool for you soon. It is
only in the 80's here, but the humidity is oppressive. How did we survive before AC?

@Enufstuff

We had a pecan tree in the yard when we lived on base in Tx. I picked & shelled the pecans so mom would make the pie.

I make them at Thanksgiving & Christmas. I use the recipe in the Betty Crocker cookbook.

My mom probably didn't do more baking since she had leukemia. She found out she had it when my youngest brother was born. She had 7 kids to take care of.

My older sister has her cookie press.

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

Enufstuff — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 01:39:59 GMT

@Nightowlz I'm sorry that your mother had such a terrible illness. It must have been very difficult to raise 7 children and take care of a house. When I was 12, one of my friends from

Girl Scouts passed away from leukemia. She was also 12 years old. That was in 1959. I hope that today, treatment of leukemia

has progressed with scientific development.

You have a nice memory of helping your mother with

the pecans for pie. It must have been wonderful to have your own

pecan tree. We got our first house when I was 19 and we had a plum tree. I made plum jam and it smelled heavenly when it was cooking. My girls loved it on toast.

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

Enufstuff — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 01:49:25 GMT

Pecan Pie from Dear Abby 350 degrees

1 unbaked pie shell - Chill in refrigerator for 15 minutes

Mix together: 4 eggs 2 Tbsp. melted butter

1/2 cup sugar 1 cup dark Karo syrup

1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup light Karo syrup

1 1/2 cups pecan halves

Bake 55 minutes at 350 degrees.

This is great with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream on top.

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

Nightowlz — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 04:57:14 GMT

@Enufstuff wrote:
@Nightowlz I'm sorry that your mother had such a terrible illness. It must have been very difficult to raise 7 children and take care of a house. When I was 12, one of my friends from
Girl Scouts passed away from leukemia. She was also 12 years old. That was in 1959. I hope that today, treatment of leukemia
has progressed with scientific development.

You have a nice memory of helping your mother with
the pecans for pie. It must have been wonderful to have your own
pecan tree. We got our first house when I was 19 and we had a plum tree. I made plum jam and it smelled heavenly when it was cooking. My girls loved it on toast.

@Enufstuff

My dad was in the Air Force so we always lived on a Military Base. I remember he was gone a lot. Mom was sick for almost 10 yrs before I found out. Some doctors tried to say she did not have leukemia because she could not live as long as she did. She lived almost 18 yrs after she found out. She wasn't going any place she had 7 kids to take care of so she fought & was here until the youngest was almost 18. They do have more treatment today. It's been a long time. So sorry about one of your friends. That has to be the worse when the child goes before the parent. I know it was rough on my dad when my oldest brother died.

Plum jam sounds yummy.

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

Nightowlz — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:06:34 GMT

@Enufstuff wrote:
Pecan Pie from Dear Abby                 350 degrees

1 unbaked pie shell - Chill in refrigerator for 15 minutes

Mix together: 4 eggs               2 Tbsp. melted butter
                        1/2 cup sugar    1 cup dark Karo syrup
                        1 tsp. vanilla     1/2 cup light Karo syrup
                        1 1/2 cups pecan halves

                         Bake 55 minutes at 350 degrees.
This is great with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream on top.

@Enufstuff

Thanks for posting. This is similar to the Betty Crocker cookbook except it uses all light Karo. I like it since it does not have brown sugar in it.

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

AuntG — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 21:36:29 GMT

Anything with apples reminds me of fall. Living along a country road as a child, we'd gather apples and hickory nuts. My mom's aunt would turn those ingredients into a dense apple cake with a frosting sprinkled with hickory nuts.

Re: Recipes Reminiscent of Autumn

Luvsmyfam — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 23:28:00 GMT

sounds so good with a cup of java ,with a splash of cream.....yum!