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Spicy Roasted Pumpkin with Feta

spicy roasted pumpkin with feta // my bacon-wrapped life

Can someone please explain to me how we’re almost halfway through November?! Time has been flying and Thanksgiving has completely crept up on me this year. It’s my absolute favorite holiday and I am counting down the days until lots of fam time and pumpkin pie!

Speaking of pumpkin, I’m popping in real quick with a non-traditional idea for your Thanskgiving (or Friendsgiving) feast: spicy roasted pumpkin with feta. This recipe is a tribute to one of my favorite unexpected things about Australia that we discovered on our honeymoon last year – all of the savory pumpkin! Here in the U.S., I pretty much exclusively see pumpkin in sweet dishes, but in Australia, it was on menus everywhere roasted as a delicious side dish and I completely fell in love. It was summer when we were there, so it definitely felt a little weird eating so much pumpkin, but I loved it and couldn’t resist ordering it pretty much whenever I saw it on the menu. It’s really just a less sweet squash, perfect for a cozy seasonal side that’s packed with flavor and a little unexpected.

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Pumpkin Chia Overnight Oats

pumpkin chia overnight oats // my bacon-wrapped life

I’d like to introduce you to the least photogenic but most delicious healthy breakfast you’ll eat all Fall. Riiiiight up there. That’s the one!

These pumpkin chia overnight oats may not win any beauty contests, but they are my new favorite thing. Have you ever tried overnight oats? They are a recent Pinterest phenomenon, basically consisting of old-fashioned oats that sit in liquid overnight to soften and form a cold, sweet, healthy breakfast porridge. I have been very intrigued by them ever since I tried chia pudding last year – this peanut butter and jelly version remains one of the most popular recipes on my site! I love oatmeal and eat it almost every morning because I am a boring grandma, but I wasn’t sure how COLD oats would turn out…I mean, the idea of cold, gloppy oatmeal is not exactly appetizing, right?

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Dark Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Pancakes

dark chocolate chip pumpkin pancakes // my bacon-wrapped life

Guys, I played it so cool this year. I patiently waited all the way until OCTOBER to post a pumpkin recipe.

Not going to lie – this would not have been possible if it wasn’t for San Francisco’s Indian summers. The daily 75-and-sunny forecast hasn’t really made me want to cozy up with chili and Oktoberfest beers and pumpkin everything as much as I usually do. But I’m craving Fall in a big way, so although the weather might not be cooperating, I’ve been determined to make it feel like Fall in our house ever since the calendar crept over into October. And what better way to do that than with dark chocolate chip pumpkin pancakes?

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Foodie Favorites – November 19, 2014

foodie favorites - november 19, 2014 // my bacon-wrapped life

Healthy recipe testing for those post-Thanksgiving I-can’t-eat-any-more-pie days!

Hey guys! I don’t know about you, but I am SO EXCITED for Thanksgiving! We are heading home for a full 5 days, and I am absolutely giddy about it. Not only do we get to see my family (and my dog), but also I am certainly not complaining about a small break from Chi-beria. After 2 weeks of bitter cold, I’m ready for winter to be over already! (Well. Maybe after Christmas.) Anyways, on to Foodie Favorites!

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