Holiday Pumpkins: A Collection of Inspired Recipes, Gifts, and Decorations

by Georgeanne Brennan, Jennifer Barry

As late summer leaves turn rich fall colors, our thoughts turn to celebrating the bountiful harvests and holidays of autumn. HOLIDAY PUMPKINS is a wonderful guide to some of the most beloved tastes and traditions of fall.Filled with over 30 recipes, HOLIDAY PUMPKINS offers both the old favorites as well as new dishes that will quickly become standards in any household. Traditional recipes range from Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Pie to Pumpkin Soup, Honey-Grilled Pumpkin Slices to Pumpkin Bread. Creative twists on this “new world” vegetable result in creations such as Sautéed Pumpkin, Red Peppers, and Greens and Polenta; Pumpkin Cheesecake in a Gingersnap-Walnut Crust.In addition to this delectable offering of recipes, HOLIDAY PUMPKINS presents over 30 decorating projects that use all sizes and colors of pumpkins. Here are directions not only for carving out a perfect jack-o'-latern but also for creating lovely Pumpkin Candle Holders, a Pumpkin Wreath, and Papier-Mâché Trick-or-Treat Baskets. Some of these projects are perfect to do with kids, and all of the projects and recipes will add to the enjoyments of the autumn holidays.

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Georgeanne Brennan, born and raised in Southern California, is the author of the James Beard Award winning cookbook, The Food and Flavors of Haute Provence, and the International Association of Culinary Professionals award for her book, Aperitif, among numerous others, including her best-selling memoir, A Pig in Provence, about her years raising goats and pigs and making cheese in France in the 1970s. She’s divided her life for many years between her modest home in Provence, where she learned to make French style aperitifs, and a small farm in Winters, CA. She co-founded the pioneering seed company, Le Marche Seeds International, an important source for emerging organic market growers, in the 1980s. In the 1990s she conducted week-long Culinary Vacations in Provence. In 2014 she founded the on-line store lavierustic.com. She and her work have been featured in numerous publications including the New York Times, Food and Wine Magazine, InStyle, Vogue and many others. She has a bachelor’s degree in History and English from San Diego State University and master’s degree in History from UC San Diego.