Roasted Pumpkin and Feta Pasta

Despite the unseasonably warm and windy weather, I am enjoying October. I am enjoying the autumn foliage, and a return to more wintery dishes. It is also the height of winter squash season. As part of my squash appreciation month, I wanted to do something with feta, as it is one of my favourite cheeses….

Spiced Oatmeal and Pumpkin Cookie

Things have still been a little chaotic here at Chez Mutherfudger’s, so I totally dropped the ball on promoting Squash Appreciation Month. Throughout October, I will bring you a mixture of some sweet as well as savoury pumpkin or squash recipes. I did this a couple of years ago, so there are already plenty of…

Halloween Pumpkin Cushion Cover

My sister, like me, believes that Halloween is not a holiday, it’s a lifestyle. Her birthday is in early May, so along with the birthday cake I made her, I decided to make her a Halloween Pumpkin Cushion Cover in a homemade folk art style. As unseasonal as you may think it is, I knew…

Back To The Future Cookies for Parkinsons Charities

I am taking a little break from the squash recipes today to tell you about some cookies I made for charity. As a big fan of the Back To The Future movies, and of their lead actor, Michael J Fox, it was unthinkable to allow Future Day to go by unacknowledged. What is Future Day?…

Cinnamon Roll Pumpkin Pancake

Sunday morning breakfast is one of my favourite things. Saturday is usually either a breakfast in town in between running errands, but Sunday things take a more decadent and leisurely turn. Pancakes are always a favourite, as are cinnamon rolls, but as this is #SquashAppreciationMonth I got the opportunity to combine the two and add…

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread Pudding

I can’t describe how pleased I was when my local Tescos started stocking cans of pumpkin puree. Previously, I had had to rely on expensive import sites or Amazon. You can, of course, make your own pumpkin puree if you can’t get the canned stuff. Any squash, even Butternut, could be used for this recipe….