Innholdsfortegnelse for September - October 2016 i Taste of Home

Pumpkin Bread I keep my freezer stocked with homemade goodies like this spiced pumpkin bread. For stir-ins, think raisins, coconut, candied ginger, even cinnamon chips. —Joyce Jackson, Bridgetown, NS Prep: 10 min. • Bake: 65 min. + cooling • Makes: 1 loaf (16 slices) 1⅔ cups all-purpose flour 1½ cups sugar 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. ground cinnamon ¾ tsp. salt ½ tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. ground nutmeg ¼ tsp. ground cloves 2 large eggs 1 cup canned pumpkin ½ cup canola oil ½ cup water ½ cup chopped walnuts ½ cup raisins, optional 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Combine first eight ingredients. Whisk together eggs, pumpkin, oil and water; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in walnuts and, if desired, raisins. 2. Pour into a…

Dill Pickle Hamburger Pizza page 84 “This recipe really wowed me! It tastes just like a cheeseburger. The pickle juice is one of the key ingredients because it adds the perfect burger-topping flavor.” —Julianne Schnuck, Designer Herb Focaccia Rolls page 69 “My grandmother made the best yeast rolls ever. Then I tasted these. Sorry, Grandma, but you’ve been nudged out of first place!” —Sue Ryon, Lead Recipe Editor Spinach-Egg Breakfast Pizzas page 91 “I love anything with an egg on it. This pizza is billed as breakfast but would be a welcome surprise in your dinner rotation.” —Shannon Roum, Food Stylist…

Just Add Paint Grab a few different sizes of pumpkins for friends to decorate. A hefty showcase squash will work best for your chevron designs. Solids are simple to spray-paint on the little guys. DRESS UP YOUR DO ORSTEP NO CARVING NEEDED! Chevron Chic SUPPLIES • Pumpkin • Pencil • Painter’s tape • Scissors • Spray paint DIRECTIONS 1 Decide how deep, or zigzaggy, you want your chevron pattern to be (ours is 2½ in.) and mark that measurement on 1-in.-wide painter’s tape. Cut several strips. Find the widest point of your pumpkin; mark it with a pencil. Place a strip of tape on a 30- to 45-degree angle so the bottom corner touches the pencil mark. 2 Apply strips of tape around the pumpkin at the same angle, overlapping…

Four-Cheese Sausage Rigatoni To make this twist on a traditional baked pasta, we start with creamy goat cheese and build from there with mozzarella, ricotta and Parmesan cheeses. —Teresa Ralston, New Albany, OH Prep: 35 min. Bake: 30 min. Makes: 12 servings 1 pkg. (16 oz.) rigatoni pasta 1 lb. bulk Italian sausage 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced ¾ cup heavy whipping cream 1 can (28 oz.) crushed tomatoes in puree 1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste 2 tsp. Italian seasoning ½ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes 1 carton (15 oz.) whole-milk ricotta cheese 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese, divided 1 log (4 oz.) fresh goat cheese, softened 1 large egg, lightly beaten 1 tsp. salt ½ tsp. pepper 8 oz.…

AROUND THE TABLE The family dinner table is made for good conversation. Pick a topic, fill up your plate and have a happy heart-to-heart. “When I was a kid, I sold veggies at my family’s roadside stand. My dad would pick the corn, and Mom and I would get the other veggies ready. I would sit at the stand, and all the people coming home from work or out shopping would stop by. Many of them were regulars. It was so much fun! This job started my love for gardening and preserving fruits and veggies. Now, my own kids have followed in my footsteps.” —Sharon Liska, Leechburg, PA Field Editor “My first foray into the working world came courtesy of a stint at a local mom-and-pop pizza place. In high…

Get the LOOK! Unfold and flip the page to see how to set up your own bewitching bash with some crafty tricks and clever treats. Anti-Vampire Potion I remember making this velvety butternut squash soup with my mom, who would stir in whipping cream for a wickedly smooth texture. Bonus: The garlic may ward off any unfriendly spirits. —Steven Eder, Lebanon, PA Prep: 15 min. • Cook: 25 min. Makes: 6 servings 2 Tbsp. butter 1 medium onion, chopped 8 garlic cloves, chopped 1 tsp. ground cinnamon ¼ to ½ tsp. ground nutmeg 4 cups peeled butternut squash, cut in 1-in. cubes 2 cups vegetable stock 2 cups half-and-half cream Salt and pepper to taste 8 cooked bacon strips, chopped 1 pkg. (5.2 oz.) Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs Gournay…

PROUD BOY SCOUT-GRANDMA, FALL FESTIVAL FANATIC AND VOLUNTEER FIELD EDITOR MEET GINA Hometown Conway Springs, Kansas Taste of Home subscriber since...the very first issue! IN MY FREEZER RIGHT NOW…chicken breasts in teriyaki sauce, broccoli florets, ice cream bars, ground beef, Johnsonville brats, corn, clam chowder from Ivar’s in Seattle, and 8 pounds of Old Wisconsin Turkey Snack Bites (really!). WHEN I’M NOT COOKING, I ’M… at work, doing chores in the yard, reading cookbooks or crocheting. MY KITCHEN SOUNDTRACK IS… ’70s rock! THE KITCHEN TOOL I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT…my Calphalon pans and KitchenAid mixer. I WANT TO LEARN TO COOK… jerk chicken like my Jamaican co-worker! FIRST THING I LEARNED TO COOK… wonderful pies, with my mother, Pat Collins, and grandmother Louise Walton. THE RECIPE I KNOW BEST BY HEART…

Win $500! Homemade Harvest TURN THE PAGE TO ENTER YOUR FROM-SCRATCH FALL RECIPES. Enter Our Harvest From Scratch Contest BOUNTIFUL BREAKFASTS HARVEST DINNERS • FALL FOR DESSERTS Gather all those fall goodies and show your stuff. You put morning sunshine on a plate with your apple-butternut hash. Maybe you add extra crunch to a sweet potato casserole with toasted pepitas. Or you smother those pork chops with super saucy pears. Make your sweet tooth happy with maple pumpkin bread pudding or those famous browned butter cranberry cookies. Send your own fall faves (with 12 ingredients max) our way. You could win $500 and the spotlight in an upcoming issue. Win $500! A Chat with Grand Prize Winner Charlene Chambers Salmon and chorizo make a terrific twist on homemade surf and…

DESSERT FIRST! Quick & Easy Chocolate Sauce 12 oz. (2 cups) semisweet chocolate chips • 1 cup heavy whipping cream • ¾ cup sugar In a small saucepan, combine all ingredients. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil over medium heat; boil and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Makes 2¼ cups. —Mike Miller, Creston, IA…

TASTE OF HOME BEST EVER TEST KITCHEN The Best Apple Pie Boost your apple pie with a buttery crust, precooked apples and an incredible filling with cider, cinnamon and lemon juice. —Nicholas Iverson, Taste of Home Lead Test Cook Prep: 40 min. + cooling Bake: 1 hour + cooling Makes: 10 servings 2½ cups all-purpose flour 2 Tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. salt 1¼ cups cold unsalted butter, cubed ⅓ cup ice water FILLING ¼ cup unsalted butter 5 lbs. medium Honeycrisp apples, peeled and sliced ¼ in. thick ½ cup sugar ¼ cup packed dark brown sugar ½ tsp. salt ½ tsp. ground cinnamon ¼ tsp. ground allspice ¼ tsp. grated lemon peel ½ cup apple cider 1 Tbsp. lemon juice 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 large egg yolk 1…

It’s here! A better-for-you potpie. Rich with veggies and brothy sauce, reader Jacyn Siebert’s skinny version brings homestyle warmth with a fraction of the fat and calories. Her secret’s simple: Swap the crust for flaky phyllo strips and lose 28 grams of fat and 420 calories. It’s easy as…well, you know. * A crisp phyllo topping brings buttery flavor at only 40 calories and 1½ grams of fat per serving. Chicken & Sweet Potato Potpie Chicken potpie is a top 10 comfort food for me. To save time, I use deli rotisserie chicken and ready-made phyllo dough, then add a sweet potato, mushrooms and red pepper. —Jacyn Siebert, San Francisco, CA Prep: 40 min. • Bake: 10 min. Makes: 6 servings 2 tsp. olive oil ½ lb. sliced fresh mushrooms…

Our first experience with food comes long before we taste it –it starts the second we see it. That’s why we’re sharing ideas on ho w to make your Halloween “vision” a reality—from decor and recipes to the health tips that will keep you feasting with your eyes. FY-eye Keep your creative vision sharp with these health tips. The butternut squash found in Anti-Vampire Potion contains beta-carotene, which our bodies convert to vision-boosting Vitamin A. Pumpkin-Lentil Soup contains spinach—and, of course, pumpkin—both of which are packed with lutein, an antioxidant associated with eye health. Stewed tomatoes, like the ones found in Bloody Mary Soup, contain loads of Vitamin C, which helps keep eyes in top shape. MIX & MATCH Set the table with wha t you’ve got! Scour the house…

1 UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE We have country ribs, eclair cake, and tables of cheese balls, cheese wafers and cheese soup. Anything orange goes. —Beth Tuesburg, Roanoke, VA 2 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY We do ours to the nines with a candelabra and tablecloth. We cook a turkey at home and carve it there—and there’s always a bottle of champagne to share with everyone. —Bonnie Hawkins, Elkhorn, WI Field Editor 3 TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY It wouldn’t be a tailgate if we didn’t have my Jalapeno Bombers. Big jalapenos (seeded) filled with cream cheese, wrapped in bacon and baked. What a way to cheer on my alma mater. —Joan Hallford, North Richland Hills, TX Field Editor 4 CLEMSON UNIVERSITY Gotta have fried chicken and potato salad! —Nancy Lak, Bremen, GA 5 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN…

Lemon & Sage Roasted Chicken Juicy, marinated chicken is great on its own, but I also like to shred any leftovers to use with salads, pasta, couscous or quinoa. —Jan Valdez, Chicago, IL Prep: 20 min. + marinating Bake: 2¼ hours + standing Makes: 8 servings ¼ cup lemon juice ¼ cup plus 3 Tbsp. olive oil, divided 5 garlic cloves, minced 2 Tbsp. minced fresh sage 1 roasting chicken (6 to 7 lbs.) 2 Tbsp. butter, softened 1 medium lemon, cut into wedges 8 medium potatoes, quartered 2 medium onions, quartered ½ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. pepper 1. Combine lemon juice, ¼ cup oil, garlic and sage in a shallow dish. Add chicken; turn to coat. Refrigerate at least 4 hours, turning occasionally. Drain and discard marinade. 2. Loosen…

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