October 19 2015…

Halloween is just around the corner… in about two weeks. I thought it was time to start coming up with a few Halloween recipes to share. The first being a very popular recipe around this time of year….. PUMPKIN SEEDS (Hopefully from a fresh pumpkin that you are carving! But if not of course that is okay too!)

What is so great about pumpkin you ask? Besides the fact it’s full of B-Carotene (which the body converts into a usable vitamin A form) it is delicious for dinners, desserts, breakfast… just about everything.

How about pumpkin seeds? Well you can dress them just about any way you want, and they are pretty much guaranteed to taste delicious, plus they are full of fiber,

protein and lots of vitamins and minerals like Zinc, Vitamin E and Manganese! All the more reason to carve a pumpkin and enjoy!

Last night we carved our pumpkin and it looks adorable, apparently his name is ‘Jack’… because he is a Jack-O-Lantern, get it? I thought it was a cute name and I love it. I also thought that we needed to carve pumpkins last night because I had the idea that this weekend was Halloween, sadly I was wrong but none the less here is Jack and here are his seeds!

Enjoy and go have some fun carving pumpkins, it is kind of messy and kind of makes your whole house (or apartment or room) smell like pumpkin but it is October and I think that is A-OK!

| Vegan | Gluten Free | 

        

Ingredients:

(Although I wouldn’t really say there is a specific recipe for pumpkin seeds, it is best to make up your own flavors but I will show you what I did)

Type 1:

Turmeric and Curry Powder

Type 2:

Salt and Vinegar

(requested by the spoonready cover guy, seen in all the pictures)

Type 3:

Chili flakes, Oregano and Italian Spices, Coconut Oil ( a very small amount, about 1/2tsp)

And of course…. PUMPKIN SEEDS

Instructions:

All I did was mix the ingredients together in three separate bowls, start my oven at 350 and after it was pre heated, I cooked them for about 20-30 minutes.

Wait for them to cool slightly, and enjoy! You can eat them by themselves, on a salad or on some pasta! 🙂