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All In on Pumpkin! DON’T SELL IT SHORT—THE USES FOR THIS GREAT GOURD GO WAY BEYOND PIE! Alyssa Thayer
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s soon as the first signs of fall begin to show, pumpkin spice Erin is part of a new type of food blogger who specialize in healthy everything floods the market. This quintessential autumn indulgences—yes, it’s a thing. She creates mouth-watering recipes flavor has become synonymous with changing that satiate our appetites as well as fuel our bodies. “I don’t leaves and sweater weather. And while pumpkin pie make diet food,” she says emphatically. “I make food (and pumpkin pie spice) will forever hold a place with more nutrients.” on our holiday table, pumpkin’s prowess does not With 15+ recipes using pumpkin, she has stop there. As it turns out, its culinary uses are become somewhat an expert. “I use it all the virtually limitless. time in places you wouldn’t expect,” she boasts. “When people think of pumpkin, they are And she’s not kidding, you can find pumpkin really thinking of pumpkin spice,” says Philadelpuree in everything from her brownies to soups Pumpkin Pie Spice phia food blogger and recipe ninja Erin Morrissey and even hummus. of Erin Lives Whole. She says the neutral taste is one Pumpkin is a great blank canvas, taking on the of the main reasons for its versatility. “It’s like butternut flavors it’s paired with and adding moisture to baking squash or sweet potato,” she says. recipes. Like in her Erin developed her affinity for pumpkin early on, growing up paleo chocolate cake: baking pumpkin choco- “The pumpkin is actulate chip bread with her ally in there to make mother. “We’d make it fudgey and moist.” it for everyone in our she says, noting people neighborhood and that are often shocked to meant Fall. I loved it and find out the secret always knew I wanted to ingredient. bake with it.” If you feel hesitant Erin was always pas- to try new ingredients, sionate about baking and Erin recommends just sharing recipes. Fnally, in trying to keep an open spring of 2017 her mom mind. She admits, asked, “Why don’t you “healthy food” can be a start a food blog?” And, hard sell to a spouse or she did! Eventually, it kids. Her advice: “Just became so successful she don’t tell them what’s in left her corporate job to it. If it’s delicious, they Erin’s flourless pumpkin brownies. pursue cooking full time. probably won’t care.” Find this recipe at ErinLivesWhole.com
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Erin in the kitchen.
