how2heroes ยป Blog » jose duarte http://blog.how2heroes.com How do YOU do? Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:11:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 The Multi-Purpose Pumpkin http://blog.how2heroes.com/2008/10/19/the-multi-purpose-pumpkin/ http://blog.how2heroes.com/2008/10/19/the-multi-purpose-pumpkin/#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:43:30 +0000 Lynne http://how2heroes.com/blog/?p=69 You can carve it, make velvety soup or delicious cupcakes out of it. So many things you can do with Fall’s harvest of pumpkins. We’ve just created some great how-to videos to help give you some inspirations for your very own pumpkins.
Want to have the coolest carved pumpkin in your neighborhood, watch Pumpkin Carving with Chris Gould. Chris is a master pumpkin and ice carver as well as a talented chef at Clio restaurant. He could carve Mount Rushmore into a pumpkin if you asked him to. But he also has some great basic advice that will enable anyone to do some creative “etching” on their pumpkin. Give it a try!

As we all know, cupcakes are king in the dessert world these days. And Peg Aloi’s Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes reign supreme amongst any we’ve tasted. The great spices she uses – cinnamon, allspice, ginger – make your whole house smell heavenly. The combination of the sour cream and pumpkin make the cupcakes much moister than your average cupcake. And the cream cheese frosting takes the cake. We can’t think of a better sweet treat to make with pumpkin. You’ll enjoy learning about Peg as well. She calls herself a Food Folklorist which we love. Watch Peg’s video to find out her perspective on food.

Another feast for the pumpkin senses was created by Chef Jose Duarte of Taranta restaurant. Jose is Peruvian and combines ingredients from his culture into the Italian cuisine he prepares in his restaurant. His Calabaza Squash Soup is a prime example on how successfully he brings these two cultures together.

Congrats to our Winner
In other news, we want to congratulate Ehaab Bakeer from Brooklyn, NY. He was the winner of a $50 Gift Certificate to Williams-Sonoma. Ehaab was randomly chosen from all the participants in our Holiday Survey. We thank him and everyone once again for participating. We loved hearing all your comments. All this valuable input will contribute to making how2heroes.com the place to go for all your Thanksgiving and holiday food inspirations and recipes.

Coming Soon
LOTS to look forward to in the coming weeks on how2heroes:
- More Recipes from Mothers and Grandmothers:
- Savory Chicken Roll-ups, one of her family’s favorites, from Susan.
- Mini Pecan Tarts from Anne, mother of 2, grandmother of 1. Her extended family fight over these during the holidays.
- Boston Cream Pie – the Omni Parker House, inventors of one of our all-time favorite desserts, shares their recipe with all of us. What a treat – literally!!
- Cold Weather Cocktails – learn how to warm up with a little help from a few fine spirits and our Bar Manager extraordinaire, Lino.
- Thanksgiving Extravaganza (stuffings, cranberry sauces, turkey recipes, pies, potato preps, gravy and oh, so much more).

SO BE SURE TO COME BACK TO HOW2HEROES.COM EVERY DAY. SO MANY DELICIOUS IDEAS COMING YOUR WAY. THANKS FOR VISITING. WE LOVE HAVING YOU HERE.

Cheers!

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