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IT'S pumpkin season Bring a Little Spice Back Into Your Pumpkin Dish By Andrea Correale
Andrea Correale, President of Elegant Affairs, is a celebrity caterer and the new national entertaining expert for the Lenox brand. Andrea has been featured in multiple magazines and on television networks such as People magazine, Woman's Day magazine, Oprah.com, FOX 5, WCBS, Bravo, VH1, Lifetime, and Martha Stewart Living. L'Oreal Paris Academy calls her their lifestyle expert with a series of entertaining videos used to inspire women nationwide. elegantaffairscaterers.com
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here’s nowhere to hide…we are now in full-blown pumpkin season! While people like to laugh about how early pumpkin flavor season arrives – in many cases, before the official start of fall – most of us secretly love the early start. Personally, it reminds me of pumpkin spice, the return of fall, pumpkin picking, and carving pumpkins with friends and family. But what often gets overlooked is how healthy pumpkin is and how it can be used in many of your favorite every day recipes. Pumpkin offers many health benefits. It’s low in calories and has no saturated fat or cholesterol. It is also extremely rich in dietary fiber, antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins. Pumpkins are also very versatile when ripe and can be prepared in a number of ways: boiled or steamed, or roasted with some salt, pepper, and cumin until golden brown on the edges. Smaller pumpkins can be enjoyed in the same way as squash or zucchini. Virtually the entire pumpkin is edible, from the fleshy shell, to the seeds, to the leaves and even the flowers, so it’s about time we looked past the pumpkin spice latte or pumpkin pie for our use of this delicious ingredient.