it’s good for you. really.

So I made these bars yesterday that taste like Health.  I was just going for a cakey granola bar…….

Gooey Pumpkin Health Bars.

Ingredients: (12-16 Squares)

2 cups Pumpkin Puree
2 Eggs
4 tbsp Butter, room temp
1/2 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Honey
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Cinnamon, ground
1 tsp All-Spice, ground
1 cup Rolled Oats
1/2 cup Quinoa Flakes
1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 cup All-purpose Flour
1/2 tsp BP
1/2 tsp BS
1/2 tsp Salt

Bake Time:  25-30 min, 350F

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pumpkin & coconut soup.

Hello!  Nothing exciting to report from The Mothership.  It’s cold here in New York.  I ache all over.  My husband looks pastey.  We watch Mad Men and drink soup.  The end.

PUMPKIN & COCONUT SOUP.

Ingredients: (8 Servings)

2 tbsp Clarified Butter or Canola Oil
1 Onion, sliced
1 clove Garlic
1 Apple, cubed
2 cups Pumpkin Puree (canned is fine…)
1/2 cup Light Coconut Milk
2 tbsp Condensed Milk
3 cups Chicken or Vegetable Stock
1/2 tsp Cinnamon Powder
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1/2 tsp Sage, dried
Salt and Pepper, to taste

Sweat onions, garlic, and apple until tender; add a little bit of stock if necessary to make sure they don’t burn.  Transfer vegetables to a blender.  Add pumpkin puree, coconut milk, and condensed milk.  Blend.  Return to pot and simmer with remaining stock.  Season with spices; add salt and pepper to taste.

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that’s a lot of bibimbap…

We interrupt regular programming with a picture of the world’s largest…BIBIMBAPPITYBAP.

Served by men in funky hats.  Yum.

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