Pumpkin Bread: Cheese Pumpkin

Old Mother Hubbard

Went to her cupboard

To get some fresh pumpkin pie.

But her pie was not there,

So she gave her husband a glare

And said, "You ate it. Don't lie!"

This is a Cheese Pumpkin
cut in fourths
with the seeds removed

Peeled and sliced
Ready to be diced!

I coated the pumpkin flesh in
bacon grease and salt. However, any
fat would sufice.

I placed the pumpkin and the seeds
(coated in olive oil and salt)
in the oven at 450' F. I covered the pumpkin
for the first 20 minutes.

The seeds toast up in about 15-20 minutes

The pumpkin was finished in about 45 minutes

In one bowl I mixed 2 cups of almond flour,
1 tsp. of baking soda, and cinnamon.

In the other bowl I combined 2 cups of the cooked pumpkin,
1/4 cup of maple syrup,  2eggs,  1 tsp. of vanilla, and 1/4 of
coconut oil. I mixed it with an immersion blender.

Next I combined the wet and dry
ingredients and whisked by hand
to create a smooth mixture.

I coated this baking dish
(approx. 4 in. deep, 4 in. wide,  and 8 in. long)
with coconut oil and poured in the mixture.

I cooked the pumpkin bread at 350'F for about 45 minutes.
I tested it periodically with a knife, when it comes out dry
it is done.

What The World Eats

Taken from the book, Hungry Planet - What The World Eats, by Faith D'Aluisio, Time Magazine compiled a two part magazine spread featuring the weekly groceries of families around the world. While some families are clearly eating healthier than others, you can see how American toxic products, such as coca-cola and processed foods have infiltrated global households. Minus those products, you can see how communities around the world eat a diet based largely around plants and animal proteins. This blog originated after posting a picture on facebook, of our refrigerator filled with our weekly grocery shopping. The picture received numerous mixed comments from shocked to supportive.

When you go into the supermarket, if you shop around the edges you are generally safe, says Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food, among other bestsellers. When you enter any supermarket, you are generally confronted by the produce section; the back wall is for fish, poultry, and meat; and the far wall contains egg and dairy products. The middle isles are scientific modifications of corn, wheat, and soy. If you can go beyond that and get your products from a farm, grass fed beef and the like, you can avoid the "agriculture-industrial complex." It is better for the health of the Earth, the health of local communities, and the health of YOUR OWN BODIES.

I take this opportunity to challenge you to avoid processed foods for ONE week. Go primal as Mark Sisson challenges people in his book, as well as on his blog, Mark's Daily Apple. Comment, leave a note letting us know how it worked for you. Take the challenge, lets us know, what WAS in your weekly grocery shopping to how you changed. Take a before and after shot, post it. I CHALLENGE YOU!