Thursday, October 7, 2010

Roasted Pumpkin

Preheat Oven to 400. Cut a sugar pumpkin in half. Scrape out seeds. Drizzle pumpkin with 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil, season with 3/4 tsp sea salt, And 1/2 tsp black pepper.
Place cut side down and roast for 35 to 45 minutes.
Recipe from Whole living magazine.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Easy Baked Apples

Ingredients,
4 large apples cut in half
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Honey
Cut apples in half. place in baking dish and drizzle honey over the tops. sprinkle with cinnamon and nut meg and bake uncovered at 435 for 45 minutes or until softened.
Remove from oven. Place in serving dishes. Using a spoon pour honey misture over each half and serve immediately.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Pumpkin Pasta

1) Preheat oven to 425. Peel half of a small sugar pumpkin and cut into 1 inch chunks.
Toss with 2 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil, 1/2 tsp sea salt and 2 Tbs. honey. Roast on baking sheet until tender, about 45 minutes.
2) Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add whole grain pasta and cook as directed on the box.
3) While pasta is cooking, add 2 Tbs. olive oil, and 2 tsp minced garlic to a skillet. Heat over medium heat until fragrant, then add 1/2 cup of finely chopped walnuts and the roasted pumpkin. Toss combine and heat through. Set aside.
4) Drain pasta.  reserve 1 cup cooking water. Toss pasta with 1/2 cup cooking water and stir in 1/4 cup chopped parsley and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese(optional) Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Transfer to bowl and toss well with walnut, pumpkin mixture. Serve immediately.
Recipe from Whole living magazine.