About Home Cooking: Toasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipes - 10/27/11

From Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, your Guide to Home Cooking Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere! If you are going to be carving a pumpkin for Halloween, check out the carving tips and how to toast the seeds for a great snack. Don't forget to drop into theKrazy Kitchen forum message board to grab new recipes and catch up with the gang. Have a great week!

Toasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipes  Pumpkins are a wonderful fall vegetable. Whether you buy one to make a Halloween jack-o'-lantern or to cook up, please do not throw those pumpkin seeds in the trash. Toasted pumpkin seeds make a wonderful snack or garnish, and they are so easy to make. Most people bake them, but they can also be made in the microwave or in a heavy skillet on top of the stove. The kids will love them as much as the adults... Read more See More About:  pumpkin carving  pumpkin recipes  halloween

Raspberry Double Chocolate Cream Cheese Bars Recipe  These rich bar cookies use two flavors of chocolate. Fast and easy to make due to the cake mix. Your arm will get a workout from mixing up the bottom layer, but it will be well worth it. You might also consider experimenting with other flavored chips. This tried and true recipe brings raves... Read more See More About:  cookie bar recipes  cake mix recipes  chocolate

What is enhanced chicken?  Did you know that the chicken you buy at the local grocery store may be injected with salt and water? If not, you're not alone. Most people don't know. If you notice the term enhanced on the label, you probably think it's a good thing. Maybe yes, and maybe no. And it's not just poultry. Meat products are also now enhanced. Get the scoop on the good, the bad, and the ugly of enhanced chicken, poultry, and meats...Read more See More About:  chicken recipes  poultry recipes  cornish hen recipes

Pumpkin Carving Tips  Check out my jack-o'-lantern in the photo. It took about an hour to carve out, and I learned a lot along the way. Take advantage of my trial and error education and save some time with these pumpkin carving tips. Learn how to make your jack-o'-lantern do double duty as an air freshener. Remember, carved pumpkin jack-o'-lanterns are not suitable for food purposes after being lit up and displayed for decoration, but pick up some extra pumpkins during the season to use for cooking... Read more