The last of our pumpkin recipes for this year, this Pumpkin Butternut Squash Soup is just right for the cold weather as the ginger gives it a bit of a kick.

Butternut squash is a winter squash with a sweet nutty taste that can be steamed, roasted, pureed or mashed and used in any type of recipe.

This curry soup recipe uses pumpkin Rob and I bought just before Halloween along with the usual Thai flavorings, coconut milk, lemongrass and ginger.

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This two-part article looks at the many ways to freeze food (including specifics for common food types), as well as a few suggestions for getting the most out of your freezer itself. It can be a wonderful piece of equipment.

Chances are that when you buy a new refrigerator, the freezer just comes along for the ride. It’s a part of the kitchen that most people don’t spend much time thinking about.

It can be, however, an extremely efficient tool for putting aside excess food for later use. If you enjoy saving time when preparing your evening meal; being able to add fruit to your breakfast all through the year; or just love the idea of having home-made sorbet on hand whenever you like - read on.

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This unusual spiced pumpkin pancake recipe is perfect for a weekend brunch, especially before or after Halloween when pumpkins are plentiful. Top with Apple Butter, Almond Butter, any other nut butter or pure Canadian maple syrup.

Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes

1/2 cup fresh cooked, mashed pumpkin
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup Kamut flour
1/2 tsp Stevia in place of brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon olive oil
3/4 cup plain or vanilla almond milk

Combine the pumpkin with the dry ingredients. Mix water, oil, and almond milk and add to pumpkin mixture. Beat just until smooth. Heat griddle or frying pan and oil lightly. Use about 1/4-cup of batter for each pancake; cook until bubbles appear, then turn. Remove when pancakes are golden and slightly firm to the touch.

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Pumpkin pancake recipe photo credit: Her View Photography
Small dollop of apple butter shown on the the side

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Halloween (aka All Hallows’ Eve, or All Saints’ Eve) can be a great occasion. Of course, as with any major event there’s a bit of cleaning up involved the following morning.

Here are just a few of the ways (10, to be exact) you can make your Halloween more environmentally friendly, and spend more of that clean-up time in bed. Perfect.

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Now that many of you are considering setting up your first worm farm, you may be wondering just what they eat. After all, isn’t that the point of the exercise - getting rid of stuff you don’t want, in return for nutritious soil for the garden?

Here’s a look at just what’ll it takes to make them happy. It’s easier than you might expect.

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