Preserved Home: Butternut bacon pasta squashes pumpkin

Laura Woolfrey Macklem • November 11, 2021

Don’t get me wrong, I really do enjoy pumpkin and it’s employed in my kitchen in the fall and winter. But butternut squash is something I use all year because it doesn’t depend on heavy fall spices to lift the flavor. Pumpkin has to be gussied up, while butternut squash naturally can stand alone.

Preserved Home: Cut the can and promote real pumpkin pie

Laura Woolfrey Macklem • November 24, 2020

Pumpkin pie is a must-have for Americans around the holidays. In fact, an estimated 50 million pumpkin pies are consumed every year at Thanksgiving. But what if I told you that’s not real pumpkin pie you’re eating?

Preserved Home: Spice up pumpkin with this Alfredo recipe

Laura Woolfrey Macklem • October 25, 2016

Fall is my favorite season, so I jumped on the pumpkin wagon. But instead of buying something pumpkin flavored, I wanted to cook something with actual pumpkin — something fresh and creative.

Cool on the Coast: Halloween is the theme for October

Michele Leivas • October 9, 2016

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Preserved Home: Warming pecans, frosty cranberries ideal for the season

Laura Woolfrey-Macklem • November 15, 2013

My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving, and not just because I’m a foodie. Thanksgiving has tradition, warmth, and gathers family much like Christmas, but without all the gift pressure. And unlike fighting...

Preserved Home: Don’t be spooked by powdered pumpkin

Laura Woolfrey-Macklem • October 10, 2013

One of my favorite childhood memories is our annual fall trip to Bates Nut Farm to get a pumpkin. There were no bounce houses, vendors or face painters at the pumpkin patch back then. It was just pumpkins....