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Pumpkin Foodie: Pumpkin & Pasta

Category : Healthy Eating

Ingredients
1/2 small sugar pumpkin
4 T extra-virgin olive oil (divided)
1/2 t salt
2 T honey
1/2 lb. whole grain pasta
2 t minced garlic
2 minced anchovies (optional…we skipped these)
1/2 C  finely chopped walnuts
1/2 C grated Parmesan cheese

1) Peel half of a small sugar pumpkin and cut into 1-inch chunks.  (about 4 cups) Toss with 2 Tbsp olive oil, salt & honey. Roast on a baking sheet at 425 degrees until tender, about 45 minutes.
2) Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta according to the package directions. When done cooking, drain but reserve 1/2 cup of cooking water.
3) When pumpkin is done is cooking, heat 2 Tbsp. olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and add minced garlic, cook about 1 minutes (until garlic is softening) then add walnuts and pumpkin. Stir to combine without smashing pumpkin chunks.
4) Combine pasta with 1/2 cup pasta cooking water and Parmesan cheese. Drizzle with more olive oil.
5) Transfer to bowl and toss with pumpkin mixture. Serve!

Nutritional info(serves 4):
521 calories
5 g saturated fate
21 g unsaturated fat
61 carb
16 g protein (that would be with the anchovies, mind you)
7 g fiber  

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Pumpkin Workout

Category : Exercise

The Pumpkin Workout is designed to help you burn off any extra calories you happen to eat on Halloween.
 
Grab a pumpkin and let’s get going!
 
Exercise #1: Pumpkin swings
 
Exercise #2: Step back lunge with a pumpkin twist
 
Exercise #3: Side-to-side lunge with a pumpkin curl
 
Exercise #4: Sumo squat with pumpkin up & over
 
Every time your eat a piece of candy do this workout & have fun!
 
P.S. The pumpkin I used for this video weighed 7 1/2 pounds and it was plenty heavy. If you can’t find a pumpkin that’s the right weight for you it’s OK to use a med ball or a hand weight instead.
 

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XO Foodie: Curry Pumpkin Hummus

Category : Healthy Eating

Lori & Eben shared this Curry Pumpkin Hummus recipe with us. It was delicious! Eben says he rarely follows a recipe, but (mostly) followed this one: Ingredients 1 T extra virgin olive oil 2 Cloves garlic, minced 1 T curry powder 1.5 T honey 1 can (15 oz) garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed 1 can (15 oz) unsweetened Pumpkin Puree 1.5 t finely minced fresh ginger 1.5 t koser or sea salt In a small frying pan over medium heat, warm the oil.  Add garlic and saute for about 30 seconds. Add curry and saute for 1 additional minute. Stir in honey and remove from heat. In a food processor, chop garbanzos until they are finely mashed.  Add pumpkin, ginger, salt and garlic mixture. Process until hummus is smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning to taste. Set aside for a least 1 hour. Garnish with toasted pumpkin seeds if desired. Sorry, no pictures…we ate it all up before I thought of that!!

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XO Foodie: Spiced Pumpkin Seeds

Category : Healthy Eating

Halloween wouldn’t be complete without this traditional favorite. The hard part is retrieving the seeds from the pumpkin!!

Spiced Pumpkin Seeds

Spiced Pumpkin Seeds

Ingredients:

1 C pumpkin seeds 

1 T extra-virgin olive oil

1 T honey

pinch of each:

Salt

Pepper

cinnamon

Cumin

Cayenne

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Spread pumpkin seeds on baking sheet and bake 10 minutes…flip seeds after 5 minutes.

Remove seeds from oven  and toss seeds with olive oil, honey, and spices listed above.

Return to oven and roast until golden brown. 5-10 minutes….keep an eye on them…they burn easily!!