In-pumpkin baked veggies w/pork

This post is a part of the FaveDiets November Blog Hop & Giveaway: Favorite Vegetable Recipes. As I was thinking about what recipe to submit, I asked myself: how would you like your veggies in late fall? No doubt, it is all about seasonal produce and hearty dishes. What can be more seasonal than pumpkin and what can be more hearty than a hot casserole dish? Only the one where you can combine both and add some fun twist to it.

Pumpkin is not only a great ingredient to cook with, but is is also an amazing thing to cook in. It looks fun, plus you don’t have to clean up the mess;)

You can find pumpkin practically any size now. For this recipe I’d rather recommend you don’t go extra size but stick to a small or medium-sized one: it cooks faster and makes it a great treat on a weekday night or fun thing for weekend family dinner.

South Beach Recipes - 10 Best South Beach Diet Dishes

This is a guest post by Alia Haley.

It is a common misconception that healthy diets are bland and distasteful. Even the South Beach Diet that replaces the unhealthy carbohydrates and fats with healthy whole grains and unsaturated fats could be an epicurean’s delight if cooked with the right ingredients.

Here are the recipes for preparing ten delicious South Beach Diet dishes that would encourage you to forgo the burgers and French fries for a healthy low calorie meal.

1. Oven fried chicken with almonds

In a medium sized bowl, mix a quarter cup of finely chopped almond, 1oz of freshly grated Parmesan cheese, two tablespoons of chopped garlic, ¼-teapoon of dried thyme, one crushed clove of garlic, a cup of bread crumbs and pinch of salt and pepper. Pour extra virgin olive oil on a pie plate. Dip a chicken breast in the oil and cover it with the bread crumb mixture. Place the chicken breast on a baking tray and put it inside a preheated over. Bake for about 20 minutes.

Winning!!!

It all started with me taking part in blog hops and monthly healthy bites on FaveDietsBlog.com. Of course, I check out other blogs too - and I have to tell you, it is the best part of it: there are so many cool blogs out there with unique personalities behind them.

One of the blogs I discovered was Alisa Cooks. I really enjoyed the recipe and pictures and noticed a post with a WASA products giveaway. It was all about crispbread. To enter the giveaway one needed to comment on the post and share her experience with crispbread. I’ve been a huge crispbread fan and of course I did comment.

In the kitchen with... George Washington

On our recent trip to DC we visited not only Gettysburg but also Mount Vernon, the estate and plantation that belonged to the first American President George Washington, now his burial site and a world famous museum. The place is no doubt very historical and a must-see. When Dave is into historical figures, I am more of low key and interested in everyday life of people in different times. Mount Vernon satisfied us both. Dave saw where George Washington lived and buried, and I saw how people lived back then and how they ran their household.