 October, the only month that pumpkins get any respect in this country! Peter, Peter was an early adopter of smart eating—eating pumpkin is extremely healthy. They are very low in calories, high in fiber and good sources of Vitamin A, Vitamin B, potassium, protein, and iron. They can be used for so much more than Jack-O-Lanterns and pumpkin pie. Young pumpkins can be used as a substitute for sweet potatoes or winter squash in any recipe. A pumpkin puree can be used to stuff ravioli, add it to pastina, polenta or risotto, or simply use it as a side dish! For recipes and everything you have ever wanted to know about pumpkins, visit University of Illinois’s Pumpkins & More.
Many of Food411’s resources honor the pumpkin by making terrific pumpkin products available to you with just a click.
The Perfect Bite - Once again has a standout product. A Pumpkin Spice hors d’oeuvre, a made by hand, from scratch with the freshest ingredients. This creation gives the pumpkin the respect it deserves!
Melissa’s Fresh pumpkins & raw pumpkin seeds.
The Green Oil – Pumpkin seed oil & pumpkin pesto
Buy Lebanese - Pumpkin Jam, a Lebanese favorite (called "Jazarieh" in Lebanon) & roasted pumpkin seeds
La Loo - Pumpkin Spice ice cream (made with goats milk and Magnolia Farm sugar pumpkins)
Webe Java – Pumpkin flavored coffee
Holey Moses Cheesecake – Pumpkin cheesecake
New Glarus Bakery – Pumpkin Frycakes (doughnuts)
Savor Gourmet – Pumpkin and Ginger in Syrup, this Italian import is produced as an accompaniment to sheep and goat's milk cheeses.
Futters Nutbutters - Pumpkin Seed Butter. Used like any nut butter, Pumpkin seed butter is high in protein, nutrients and unsaturated fats, low in saturated fats, and no cholesterol or trans fatty acids.
Pumpkin Seed Butter is especially known for iron, zinc, potassium and protein.
Anna’s Puffs - Pumpkin curry palmiers (handmade puff pastry with 100% organic butter and flour)
Spend some time with pumpkins:
Pumpkin Festivals across the United States and Canada
Pick Your Own Pumpkins – Find your state’s list of Pumpkin Patches
Halloween Pumpkin Plaza
Oct. 14 - 31 - Chicago
Morton Pumpkin Festival
Morton, Illinois – The Pumpkin Capitol of the World
Sycamore Pumpkin Festival
October 26th – 30th in Sycamore, Illinois
Pumpkin Festivals and Weigh offs
Circleville, Ohio Pumpkin Show
October 20th – 23rd 2005.
Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival
October 15th and 16th in Half Moon Bay, California
2005 Keene Pumpkin Festival
October 22, 2005
Stone Mountain Park Annual Pumpkin Festival
September 23 – October 30 (Fridays – Sundays)
Atlanta, Georgia
Pumpkin People Contest
Jackson Village, New Hampshire
October 1 – 20th 2005.
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