Things this does not include are: clothes, cars, computers (obviously), every toy, and I am sure a few I am forgetting. We do not live on a farm and are not pretending to be completely Eco-perfectly-friendly or completely self sufficient. This is a slow process and somethings we will just not give up or have the space/money to handle on our own.
In other big changes, I no longer nanny full-time but instead work for an amazing family two early mornings a week. This allows for a much easier flow of homeschooling, housework, ect. I LOVE my new just even with the hours of 5am-930am. I am NOT a morning person but I am finding a new found appreciation for the quiet dawn I am now part of two days a week.
Long story short, new direction overall for blog, hopefully lots of new posts soon, & fun fall activities to share!
ROASTED PUMPKIN PUREE
Today's activities include roasted pumpkin puree with pumpkins from a local farm. I use pumpkin all fall and winter long just like the rest of the pacific northwest. I love trying new ways to utilize it and having it be as fresh as possible is always preferable to me. I don't how ever love taking the time every time I was some to cut, de-seed, roast, puree, and then use the pumpkin. So to stream line this process I spend about one afternoon a month roasting and pureeing around 6-10 sugar pumpkins. I know you can use the bigger and less expensive pumpkins but the small sugar ones definitely taste more like the "traditional processed" pumpkin we are all used to. I can not take credit for this idea though, one of my favorite blogs, The Pioneer Woman, is where I got the idea. I love her easy to follow and well put together recipes. The pictures below are The Pioneer Woman's from her post on how to take this.......
and turn it into this......
