Pumpkins . . . Pumpkins . . . Pump kids
What gets my little one really excited is picking pumpkins from our garden. They were so easy to grow. I basically planted some dried pumpkin seeds last May, not really thinking they would sprout, and lo and behold . . . we had a whole garden full of them. Pumpkins need about 5 to 6 hours of sun a day, and moderate watering.
If you want to visit an already blossomed Pumpkin Patch this one in Santa Paula was really wonderful. It’s a bit of a drive up North but so lovely. The fruit we bought at the farm was all organic and delicious.
Speaking of Pumpkins . . . .
Here is an amazing Pumpkin Cookie Recipe adapted from an oatmeal raisin one.
2 Cups Oats
4 T softened Raw Butter
1/2 cup pumpkin
3/4 cup brown sugar or Date Sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour or oat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
pumpkin Seeds
Heat oven to 350 degrees
Beat butter and sugar then add pumpkin, eggs and vanilla. Add flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Stir in oats. Use 2 tablespoons for each cookie and place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place seeds on top of each cookie. Bake 10-12 minutes.
