(and the password is:......)

Did you grow up watching Password?  I did, and the goal was to get your teammate to say the secret word with only one word clues.  And they whispered the Password to the TV audience, so it made it that much more exciting to watch at home.  When you heard the whispered "the password is....", you were glued to your seat.  Well, I was!

I kept thinking about that old show as I was baking the other day.  My son loves pumpkin bread, but mine was always dry.  So I googled "moist pumpkin bread" , and found out the secret ingredient was (picture me whispering here).... coconut milk.  And it works. 

The password is...coconut milk.

Carter verified with a huge grin and a mouthful of "ummmgghm" that it was good. 

The recipe is here at my favorite to go place online:  allrecipes.com

I tried something completely new this year, and baked my own pumpkins. It was SO easy!

 I got these pumpkins for $1 each, so it was a bargain! 

 

 I cut the pumpkins in half, and removed the stems.  Bake at 350 degrees for an hour and 20 minutes. 

They came out of the over nice and brown.  I let them cool for a while, and then wondered how I would get the pumpkin out.  When I picked up the pumpkin, it was so cooked that the pumpkin just fell out of the outside ,which was nice and crispy.  Two pumpkins shown here yielded 2 cups of mashed pumpkin, which is what the recipe called for.  I made one loaf of bread and 12 muffins. 

 They really taste yummy!

 Now it's time to put away the Halloween decorations, and get ready for the next round of holidays.