Pumpkin Pie

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!

   Today, we will be making a very special, common Thanksgiving dessert, pumpkin pie! 

Did you know....

That in colonial times, pumpkins were actually used as the crust, they used the pumpkins' hard sides to create the crust, not the filling! But it was still a pumpkin pie. In 1621, the pilgrims started to gather sugar, to use for some meals, or for Thanksgiving dessert.

In 2010, the world record for the largest pie was 3,699 pounds!

  Thanksgiving actually started when the Native Americans and pilgrims, who got trained by the Native Americans, gathered, harvested, and hunted so much food- enough for a three-day-feast-they created Thanksgiving, since they were giving thanks for what they had. But their Thanksgiving was different, they used to have lobster, craw fish, deer meat, turkey, chicken, apples, and other fruits and vegetables. Today we eat turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie.

      Since their are so many things to make, we will be focusing on pumpkin pie, a wonderful dessert for a pleasant evening. Here the recipe!!

What You'll Need

• 15 ounces, pumpkin puree, canned
• 2 eggs
• One frozen pie crust, 9 - 11 inches
• 14 ounces, sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 teaspoon, nutmeg
• Sugar, one tablespoon
• Cinnamon, one teaspoon
• Ginger, 1/2 teaspoon
• Vanilla, 1/2 teaspoon
• 1/2 teaspoon, salt
• 1/2 cup, heavy cream

What You'll Need To Do

1. First, you'll need to take a large bowl and pour the pumpkin puree, and condensed milk, and mix.
2. Then, add the sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and vanilla into the same bowl.
3. Third, crack the two eggs into another small bowl, and whisk, until the eggs are properly mixed.
4. Fourth, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
5. Then, mix the egg mix and pumpkin mix together and pour it into the pie crust.
6. Then, put the pie crust on to the oven plate and bake for 55 minutes.
7. After the pie is made, serve warm, or if you want you can add whipped cream!

For The Whipped Cream

1. First, take the 1/2 cup of heavy cream and add sugar.
2. Second, take the hand blender and stir the sweetened cream, until it is as thick as whipped cream.
3. Then, put some heavy cream into a plastic bag, and at the corner of it, cut a small opening, for the cream to flow onto your pie.
4. Enjoy, HAPPY THANKGIVING!!!!

       Tip of the Week

First of all, Happy Thanksgiving, and second, enjoy and be thankful for all the food you've had. Remember, do not over stuff yourself.

Enjoy the fantastic pumpkin pie, and to make this recipe easier and to get a little more information on the first Thanksgiving, visit http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving and I hope you like this pumpkin pie video, to show how easy and tasty this recipe is! And be sure to vote on the poll, which one is your favorite recipe?

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Banana Nut Cake

   Since, we just passed Thanksgiving, and are approaching Christmas, we will be making delicious desserts between now and then, with a healthy twist. But today, we will make banana nut cake, a naturally healthy treat, fun for the entire family. 
Food Facts: When you get a cake or other treats for a special occasion, such as, birthday parties or holiday parties, and they usually are very sugary or creamy. Both aren't healthy, since you are consuming a bowl of sugar. This is why we will be making banana nut cake, with less sugar, more nutrients, and tasty ingredients. Let's get started!

What you will need

• Two very ripe bananas, depending on serving size
• 1/2 cup of plain flour
• 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour
• Two eggs
• 1/2 chopped walnuts or cranberry or almonds (optional )
• 1/2 cup of canola oil or butter
• One cup of sugar
• One teaspoon of vanilla essence
• One teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/2 cup of milk

Steps You'll Need To Take

1. First, fill the 1/2 cup plain and whole wheat flour into a bowl, and add the one cup sugar into the same bowl. Mix it until the powders are mixed properly.
2. Second, peel the bananas and create a puree out of them.                                                       
3. Once you mashed the bananas, add the vanilla essence and baking soda into the flour bowl and mix.
4. Fourth, take another bowl and crack the two eggs on it and add the milk into it and stir. 
5. Then, melt the butter or add the canola oil- I recommend canola oil, much healthier- into the bowl and mix.
6. Sixth, mix all the ingredients in another bowl and add walnuts (the mix is suppose to look like the mix up top) .
7. Next, preheat the oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit.
8. Then, add flour onto the sides of the oven plate and pour the mix into the plate and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, depending on serving size.
9. After 20 minutes, check if the top of the cake is golden brown, if it is, turn off your oven and let the cake cool.
10. Last but not least, enjoy the cake with your friends and family!

If needed, walnuts are not really needed, for the ones who are allergic to nut.

This banana nut cake is a healthy way to start eating healthy, instead of buttery or creamy cake, try this or the next set of desserts in line. Sometimes when you think a thing is healthy, but you aren't sure, just take a healthy helping of that food, and enjoy! Be sure to visit next week for some delicious parfait!

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See you next week!!

Banana Pineapple Smoothie

Here you will find the last recipe of the smoothies bananza! So observe this weeks' last post. Let's get cooking!

What  You Will Need

• Fresh pineapple, sweet or sour
• Ripe bananas
• A pineapple
•  Yogurt
• Sugar, one teaspoon
• Pineapple cutter

Steps You'll Need To Take

1. First peel the skins of the bananas and cut them into small pieces.
2. Cut the head of the pineapple and use the pineapple cutter to take out the inner fruit.
3. Once the fruit is taken out, slice the pineapple, and throw out the inner area of the fruit. ( A circular tasteless part of the pineapple, too hard to eat.)
4. Keep all the cut fruit into the blender and mix until liquefied, and add one teaspoon of sugar, (depending on serving size).
5. Continue blending and add yogurt, four spoons,( depending on how many people consuming.)
6. Blend and serve and enjoy the recipe!

Be sure to make this wonderful drink!

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Hope to see you next week!

Peach Apple Smoothie

    We already made the berry smoothie, so we will continue with our smoothie bananza by making peach apple smoothie,a sweet tart. 
Here's the recipe!
 What You'll Need

• Apples, sliced
• Peaches, cut
• Yogurt
• A peeler
• Sugar, one teaspoon ( depending on serving size )

Steps You'll Need To Take

1. First, you will need to take a peeler and peel the apples and peach and slice them into the blender.
2. Add sugar and mix the fruits until it's properly liquefied.
3.  When the fruits are juiced, add four spoons of yogurt ( depending on how many people consuming ).
4. Blend the mix again and assure that it is properly mixed, serve and... ENJOY, I hope you enjoyed the recipe!

Eating and drinking healthy and getting active is all in life, so start now, grab these ingredients and begin cooking. Peach apple smoothie is for the one who love sour, depending on which fruit season it is. 
Be on to see the next smoothie in line.   

Berry Blast Smoothie

   Since this week's weather is better than the average November season, we will be making fun, fruity smoothies. A smoothie is basically a combination of different fruits and yogurt, that is put into a blender, and it gets mixed around, until it is a fruity liquid.                                
        Sugar is not needed because fresh, natural fruits make up their own sweetness. Sugar also makes it a little unhealthy, you do not want to be sucking down a sugar-filled smoothie. This is why we will learnt how to make smoothies, with different combinations.
     
What You Will Need For a Berry Blast Smoothie

• All your favorite berries, such as blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, etc.
• Yogurt, ( not flavored )
• One teaspoon sugar,( depending on how many people )
• Lemon, ( or lime )

Steps You'll Need To Take

1. First of all, you will need to cut of the fruits' inedible ( such as, strawberries, you should cut their leaves off.)
2. Then put all the berries into the blender and squeeze lemon juice into the blender and mix, until the fruits are properly liquefied.
3. Third, add four spoons of yogurt ( depending on how many people consuming ) and add one or two spoons of sugar.
4. Blend and serve and .... ENJOY!

    Be sure to add leftover berries on top of the smoothies- as it is done on the picture on top-to make it look that is is done by a professional, anyways, it is also healthy to put fruits on top it is make it healthy and yummy.
How did you like this recipe? Do you have different berry combinations?

         Tip of the Week

Fruits and vegetables are healthy containing many fibers and vitamins, there are many ways to make a healthy choice and have fruits for snack, instead of a bag of chips, it is better to have a carrot instead of a stack of cupcakes. Making a healthy choice changes people, from obesity to lean, from lazy to active. It is not only healthy, it is also yummy. So eat healthy and stay active, even in Winter.
See You Next Week!!