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Creamy Roasted Pumpkin and Sweet Corn Soup (Dairy Free, Gluten Free)

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There are a few weeks in the late summer/early fall when sweet corn season overlaps with pumpkin season. This is also, of course, this most magical time of year as summer transitions to fall and the leaves are changing and the days are still mostly summer warm, but the evenings are cool and perfect for bonfires and sweaters and trading the grill for the soup pot.

As luck would have it, here in Indiana we have no shortage of sweet corn OR pumpkins.

And thankfully these two seasonal ingredients happen to…

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Pumpkin Almond Flour Bread (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Paleo)

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Hello pumpkin season! In honor of fall and all things pumpkin, here is an adaptation of one of my absolute favorite recipes, Lemon Almond Flour Bread. I make that bread SO much and can’t believe I haven’t tried adapting it before. I may even like this version better- at least this time of year. The pumpkin puree makes this bread incredibly moist and it’s perfectly spiced with pumpkin spice of course! This will become your go-to fall favorite breakfast or snack. It’s perfect to serve at the holidays too!

This bread…

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Pasta with Creamy Pumpkin Sauce

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With the first glimpse of those little pie pumpkins at the farmer’s market, my mind starts prepping those little pumpkins for this recipe.

This is my one of my very favorite fall comfort dishes. The sauce has a very delicate flavor and is unlike any other sauce I’ve ever used on pasta. I guess it would come closest to resembling an Alfredo sauce, although I’ve never been able to eat more than about two bites of Alfredo sauce without feeling comatose due to it’s overpowering richness. Not so with this healthy pumpkin sauce! The creamy richness comes from nutrient dense…

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Hearty Pumpkin Chili

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It’s October, so pumpkin everything! Yes, even chili.  ‘Tis the season, and in the effort to eat seasonal we’re going all pumpkin, all the time. I’m making pumpkin smoothies, pumpkin bread, pumpkin pancakes, so why not chili too?

Chili is one of those meals that has endless adaptations and still always seems to turn out just right, even with pumpkin. Especially with pumpkin! Pumpkin is the ultimate fall flavor and works deliciously in a chili! It adds a creamy richness, and just a hint of flavor. It’s also a great source of fiber and nutrients like vitamins A and C…

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