Every fall I get all excited about Pumpkin Pie. Next to cheesecake, it's my all-time favorite dessert, which I justify consuming by the boatload because it's so chock full of vitamin A which isn't all that easy to get:-} Not unlike how wine is really just liquid antioxidants and resveratrol, no?
While I can't remember where I got the original recipe (probably
Kris Carr ?!), and I can't even remember (thx for nothin', Moms'heimerz) the exact ingredients, here's how I made it and - - - LOOK! - the most delicious punkin' idea in ages - a smoothie. I'm in HEAVEN.
So here's what you need to whip up this amazing, vitamin rich, Omegas loaded, vegan slurpee:
Punkin' Smoothie
- 1c. pureed pumpkin
- 1c. almond, coconut or soy milk
- 2 T. raw pumpkin seeds
- 1 T. chia seeds
- squirt of agave nectar or dash stevia
- pumpkin pie spices to taste
- extra dash of ground cloves
- nob of fresh, peeled ginger (as much as you can stand)
Blend until smooth in a Vitamix or blender. Add ice cubes if you want it frosty. The seeds thicken it up, so you may want to add more milk or water to thin it down - or use a spoon:-)
à votre santé!
footnote - this is how much I love my old 50s linens. I use them until the holes are too many and the colors so faded you can't even see the designs anymore. Also shown is an art deco
Candlewick water glass I inherited from my great grandmother, Ruthie. I am the luckiest girl in the world because she had a generous collection that I've been able to expand over the years. It's such simple, elegant depression glass from the Imperial Glass Company made during the mid-'30s through the '50s.
