Another successful Pumpkin Night!  Thank you, Lara, for another great batch of pumpkin chili and cornbread. 

Zoe- Thanks for your great pumpkin additions as well:

Pumpkin salsa:

http://www.littlefiggy.com/pumpkin-salsa/

Pumpkin Spice Brown Rice Salad: 

(I used chicken instead of tempeh)

http://www.averiecooks.com/2012/06/pumpkin-spiced-brown-rice-tempeh-and-cranberry-salad.html#comments

Book club is a hit at Courtney's new home!

Courtney hosts an entertaining book club at her new home.  It is always good to see everyone, catch up and eat good food.

Courtney made a delicious main dish:  Sweet Potato, Kale, and Sausage
http://pinchofyum.com/sweet-potato-kale-sausage-bake-white-cheese-sauce. 

This was followed by 2 great desserts.  Thanks to Courtney for the Healthy No Bake Snickerdoodle Bites:
http://thebigmansworld.com/2015/10/01/healthy-no-bake-snickerdoodle-bites/

And Lauren for the Pumpkin Brownies:
http://cookiesandcups.com/2-ingredient-pumpkin-brownies/

Happy Eating and Reading ;)

Pumpkin Better Than Sex Cake

Pumpkin Better Than Sex Cake (shared by Courtney)

Ingredients:
1 box yellow cake mix
1- 15 oz. can pumpkin puree
1- 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1- 8 oz. tub cool whip
About 1/2 bag of heath candy bits
Caramel Sundae Sauce

Directions:
1. In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix and pumpkin puree until a smooth batter forms.
2. Pour batter into a greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Bake at 350 for about 23-28 minutes.
3. Remove cake from the oven and let cool for about 10 minutes.
4. Using the end of a wooden spoon to poke holes all over the top of the cake.
5. Pour sweetened condensed milk over cake.
6. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
7. Remove from refrigerator and spread cool whip over top of cake.
8. Sprinkle with heath bits and drizzle with caramel.
9. Refrigerate for 3-4 hour or overnight.

ENJOY!!

Pumpkin Spice Latte

Pumpkin Spice Latte (shared by Zoe) Makes 2 servings 2 cups milk (I used vanilla soy for book club, but use whatever is your favorite) 3 tablespoons canned pumpkin 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (if you don't have this in your spice rack, make your own by using equal parts cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and ground ginger) 1 cup of strong brewed coffee Whipped cream (optional) In a saucepan whisk together milk, pumpkin and sugar and cook on medium heat, stirring, until steaming. Remove from heat, whisk in vanilla and spice. Pour into a large mug or two mugs. Add the coffee on top. Top with whipped cream, if desired, and sprinkle pumpkin pie spice, nutmeg, or cinnamon on top.

Pumpkin Squares

Pumpkin Squares (shared by Courtney)

1 box yellow cake mix
1 1/2 sticks of butter
4 eggs
1 large can of pumpkin
1/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup evaporated milk
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Walnuts if desired - I don't use them

For topping - mix 3/4 cup of yellow cake mix with 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 cup butter. Set aside until later.

For crust - blend rest of cake mix with 1 egg and 1 stick of butter. Spread this over the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Don't worry if this is really sticky.

For filling - mix the rest of everything together. Should be 1 can of pumpkin, 3 eggs, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, and milk. Pour this over the top of the crust. Sprinkle the topping over the filling. Don't worry if it clumps together. Sprinkles walnuts over topping if desired.

Bake at 350 for 50 minutes.
Enjoy!

Pumpkin Bread

PUMPKIN BREAD (shared by Michelle)

Book club this time around was filled with pumpkin desserts. This pumpkin bread from eatingwell.com turned out great.  Check out the link below for the recipe.  As recommended in one of the reviews, I added the pumpkin pie spice to the recipe.

Pumpkin Bread from eatingwell.com

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/pumpkin_bread.html

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES (shared by Lauren)

Yum!  These cookies were delicious.  Check out the link below for the recipe:

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies from tasteofhome.com

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Pumpkin-Chocolate-Chip-Cookies