Pumpkin recipes

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Baby Weston at the pumpkin patch

We're a family of pumpkin lovers - and it starts early, as evidenced by the photo above of my younger son at a local pumpkin patch 10 years ago. (Wasn't he cute?)

I've collected some of my favorite pumpkin recipes here to celebrate fall. Of course, it doesn't really feel like fall where I live in southern California...but we pretend extremely well.

I hope you enjoy these pumpkin recipes. Click on the recipe name under the photo to see the recipe. Drop me a line when you try them - I'd love to hear whether you liked them!

Pumpkin beef chili - savory and spicy

Pumpkin short ribs with mushrooms - stovetop or slow cooker

Pumpkin carrot stuffing from my LA Cooking Examiner archives - a twist on a holiday favorite

Pumpkin red lentil soup with lime - a hearty, warming dish with a touch of the exotic

"Beta carotene" soup with pumpkin, carrots and sweet potatoes - all orange, all the time

Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins - one of the most popular recipes on this blog

Pumpkin rice pudding - like pumpkin pie in a bowl, and gluten-free too!