Orange Food Post Part 2

I was given a huge supply of Fuyu persimmons a few weeks ago. I have been eating them daily but couldn't quite keep up. I do love them when they are still firm, eventually they will soften like the Hachiya variety. It was time to make cookies !!

These cookies are soft, moist and a fabulous way to use those gooey persimmons.
Click on the link to get the detailed recipe.

Persimmon Oatmeal Cookies Revised
Yield: 2- 3 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
1/2 cup soft butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup persimmon pulp


1 tsp vanilla extract
1  cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
 1/4 tsp. cardamon
2 cup rolled oats
1 cup chopped walnuts 

Happy New Year: Recipes for Orange Food, Part 1 !

Happy 2018 !
One of my New Year's resolutions was to get back to doing a bit more food blogging.
It's been six months and you don't need to hear my excuses, I don't need to have them anyway.
Sometimes it's good to take a break.

Orange food has been on my mind... winter squash, persimmons, mandarins.

I made this warming winter squash soup last week and shared it with a friend. She was so impressed she asked for the recipe. It's very simple, it can be made with any winter squash, butternut, pumpkins, Hubbard, whatever you have on hand. You can even used canned pumpkin if that's what you have.
It's perfect for the cold weather !!

Here's the ingredient list, click on the link to get the full recipe.

Laurie's Warming Winter Squash Soup

Ingredients
1 diced onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
3-4 cups cooked winter squash*
1 cup tomatoes*
1 1/2 cup coconut milk**
1 tablespoon Garam Masala
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/4 teaspoon cardamom seeds
2 teaspoons  fresh grated ginger ( freezing fresh ginger makes it easy to grate and keeps longer)
2 cups water
1 tablespoon Better than Bouillon ( optional)
salt to taste

In my next post I'll share my persimmon oatmeal cookie recipe !
It's nice to be back !