I LOVE anything Pumpkin; I cannot WAIT for FALL! :)
I don't care if it's 90 degrees! I'm gettin' my FALL ON!
Posted on 08/01/2025 6:03:57 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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I am JUST starting to get some decent reds, and am picking any tomatoes that have a ‘blush’ to the shoulders for ripening indoors.
They are few and far between this season, but I am going to save all that I can!
My Cherokee Purple are looking GOOD - but are still green and solid as a rock!
I LOVE anything Pumpkin; I cannot WAIT for FALL! :)
I don't care if it's 90 degrees! I'm gettin' my FALL ON!
I’ve made a similar soup - looks so good! Love the addition of BACON!
How many pumpkins you buying in that pic?
I bought all they had and I went back for more! ;) (She has CUTE AS HECK UGG Boots - mine are black.)
We have a Farm Stand and an Orchard about 30 minutes away - she grows EVERY kind of Pumpkin, Squash and Gourd you can imagine. I’ve grown my own before, but it takes up SO much real estate, it’s ridiculous. All of hers are field-grown by her husband.
So far, I have my Mums, but I can’t wait to visit her farm. She does such an excellent job and her displays make you want to buy EVERYTHING. :)
I bought all they had and I went back for more!
Wow I am gobsmacked I actually had a tip for you!
I do the same thing with fresh basil. Stack individual leaves, chiffonade, stuff a quart freezer bag with 4 or 5 handfuls and add olive oil. Smush it good and freeze flat. You can break off and use whatever you want. Both the basil and shishitos will last a year easy frozen.
Wow I am gobsmacked I actually had a tip for you!
It happens.....but not often......chuckle.
You’re 2 for 2 today with helpful tips! I did not know you could freeze basil - I always made pesto & froze it, but you need a lot & it’s a bit of a chore. Next time I trim my basil, it will get frozen!
I made a casserole today that was ‘different’, but quite good. It’s a sweet potato & sausage ‘breakfast’ casserole, but you could eat it any time.
I was looking for casseroles without dairy (cheese, sour cream, cream cheese) & they are few & far between, but this is one of them.
Ingredients are few:
Sweet potatoes, diced & roasted
Sausage*, fried
Onions fried (with sausage is fine)
Eggs (8)
Half cup of coconut milk, Lactaid, or regular milk if you can tolerate it
Spices
Of course, I made a few changes:
Instead of 2 sweet potatoes, I used 3.
Instead of a half pound of sausage, I used a whole pound of plain ground pork. I used a sausage seasoning mix & added it to the egg mixture instead of the meat to better incorporate the flavor throughout the casserole.
All else was the same.
Link to casserole - it’s the 2nd one listed “Dairy-Free Sweet Potato and Sausage Breakfast Casserole”:
https://chefsbliss.com/dairy-free-breakfast-casserole-recipes/
Link to sausage seasoning - I used the 2 Tablespoon recipe & put all of it in the egg mixture:
https://thecookful.com/breakfast-sausage-seasoning-recipe/
Mmmmmmm.......so yummy.
That sounds good! We only eat two meals a day, so that would be a lovely ‘Brunch’ for us.
I like Sweet Potatoes in anything. :)
Hold the Marshmallows though, LOL!
Big planting weekend in Zone 10b. Fall is our Spring.
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