Posts tagged pumpkin recipe
(Ginger) Snappy Pumpkin Pie

I can hardly believe here we are in September, more than half a year into COVID19 and the new normal. Just weeks before Washington’s stay at home order, I started a new assignment at State, a job that did not lend itself to working remotely except occasionally. So while everyone else I know was quarantining at home, I was one of the few souls slipping in and out of my home to a mostly deserted office building.

Early on when we knew little about the virus and thought it could live on surfaces, I traveled to and fro with pieces of bleach wipes on each of my hands - touching anything I needed to touch. Everything was closed along the way, and anything I would need with me for the day, which sometimes stretched 12 - 14 hours, I needed to take with me.

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[It's the Great] Pumpkin Stuffed Shells with Ricotta and Spinach

When I eat pasta I want the dish to be bursting with flavor instead of me bursting at the seams. I came across this fantastic pumpkin recipe last year and adapted it for my family and out-of-town-guests to serve for dinner the night before the annual Thanksgiving Turkey Chase 10K and 2-mile fun run/walk near my house.

Pumpkin is such a nutrient rich and fairly low-carb fruit that it seems a shame to showcase all of our pumpkin recipes during the October and November holidays. But then again maybe that's why these dishes always seem so special and festive.

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