That's What She Said: I *heart* pumpkins!

Thursday, October 16, 2008

I heart pumpkins!

Seriously...it's a disease. If it could be fall everyday I could die a happy woman. But why do I LOVE fall....pumpkins!!!!

My entire house smells of Bath and Body Works Pumpkin (and not the pumpkin spice...ewww plain old pumpkin). I LOVE the smell of pumpkin candles or the wallflowers they have. (Side Note: For a less expensive candle...WALMART...of all places...has a great smelling candle...better than Yankee candle even...everyone is shocked when I tell them the candles we have out right now are from Walmart) My love of pumpkin is shared by my neighbor Joe. So I invited him and James over for a pumpkin dinner (complete with pumpkin soup bowls my in laws gave me). Well my husband (as many of you know) has the taste buds of a toddler (he is getting better). Now I've learned to cook something and if he doesn't like it he can make something himself. He has no love for pumpkin....sigh..... That's until I made Penne Pasta with Pumpkin Cream Sauce from Rachel Ray magazine....he actually said he would eat it again!! And the party favorite Pumpkin Leek Soup from Real Simple Magazine. It was AWESOME!!! This is my next goal..... Pumpkin Moose Trifle

4 comments:

Jen E. said...: OMG , why oh why can't I be your neighbor????!!! (for many reasons other than your cooking and decorating awesome-ness of course!!)

I loooooooove pumpkins too, and I have to chuckle that miss california girl loves her pumpkins so much, becase I have had a heck of a time finding a lot of pumpkins or getting in the pumpkin-y/autumn mood when the temps are still in the high 80's!!
But, hey, I still have my pumpkin decorations outside, even if I am one of few on our block to do so.haha! I am in a east coast/autumn state of mind!!!

p.s. that dessert..oh yummmmmy!; October 16, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Jen E. said...: p.p.s. totally LOL'd at Geoff having the tastebuds of a toddler remark, too funny!; October 16, 2008 at 12:35 PM
leah @maritalbless said...: Wow, that penne sounds to die for, but I might just hold out for that trifle! OH MY WORD!; October 17, 2008 at 8:53 AM
Eliza said...: OMG is right! That pasta would be like I've died and gone to carb heaven!!! I'm gonna look online for the recipe, and if I can't find it I'm hunting you down :) I, too, LOVE pumpkins. Another really yummy candle is this one from Woodwick: http://www.amazon.com/Pumpkin-Butter-Woodwick-Candle-16165/dp/B000FDTYZY. The scent is to die for and I get tons of compliments on it!!!; October 18, 2008 at 11:45 AM