Comments on: A season of firsts http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/ What I'm making for dinner each week, and how it gets to the table Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:50:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: muhhac vkorea http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-185701 muhhac vkorea Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:54:36 +0000 http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-185701 You made certain good points there. I did a search on the subject and found a good number of folks will go along with with your blog. You made certain good points there. I did a search on the subject and found a good number of folks will go along with with your blog.

]]> By: John Fennelly http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-56076 John Fennelly Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:03:36 +0000 http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-56076 Thanks for the pumpkin dip recipe! This was a big hit at a party I took it to. Cheers! John Thanks for the pumpkin dip recipe! This was a big hit at a party I took it to.
Cheers!
John

]]> By: Deirdre Mowat http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-53468 Deirdre Mowat Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:58:33 +0000 http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-53468 I have now made the pumpkin dip, and it was well received by the family! We don't have any sorts of canned pumpkin or sweet potato puree available here so I just cooked up some butternut pumpkin first and used that. I would probably add more cayenne pepper next time as I held back a bit because the girls don't appreciate too much of a kick yet. I have never made a pumpkin or sweet potato pie as they just aren't part of our food culture here, but I have written down your Nanna's sweet potato pie from November 2005 to try! Hope the celebrations went well. I have now made the pumpkin dip, and it was well received by the family! We don’t have any sorts of canned pumpkin or sweet potato puree available here so I just cooked up some butternut pumpkin first and used that. I would probably add more cayenne pepper next time as I held back a bit because the girls don’t appreciate too much of a kick yet.

I have never made a pumpkin or sweet potato pie as they just aren’t part of our food culture here, but I have written down your Nanna’s sweet potato pie from November 2005 to try! Hope the celebrations went well.

]]> By: culinarybookworm http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-53184 culinarybookworm Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:04:01 +0000 http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-53184 Deirdre, I am so glad to hear that the bean dip worked out for you. And, you have no idea how happy I am to hear that you survived being an academic and a mom! Thanks for the encouragement! Oh, and maybe sweet potato or a winter squash puree would be a good substitution? Lydia, You should tell us about the sweet potato dip -- it sounds like it might be a good option for folks who can't get pumpkin. Happy Thanksgiving to you too, by the way! Deirdre, I am so glad to hear that the bean dip worked out for you. And, you have no idea how happy I am to hear that you survived being an academic and a mom! Thanks for the encouragement! Oh, and maybe sweet potato or a winter squash puree would be a good substitution?

Lydia, You should tell us about the sweet potato dip — it sounds like it might be a good option for folks who can’t get pumpkin. Happy Thanksgiving to you too, by the way!

]]> By: Lydia http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-53163 Lydia Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:20:43 +0000 http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-53163 This is a bit like a sweet potato dip I make -- though mine has more of a Cheese Whiz color! It's a great use for the canned pumpkin in my pantry, too. Happy first Thanksgiving with your little one -- even if she doesn't remember the event, she will remember that your kitchen is a warm and welcoming place. This is a bit like a sweet potato dip I make — though mine has more of a Cheese Whiz color! It’s a great use for the canned pumpkin in my pantry, too. Happy first Thanksgiving with your little one — even if she doesn’t remember the event, she will remember that your kitchen is a warm and welcoming place.

]]> By: Deirdre Mowat http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-53126 Deirdre Mowat Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:23:36 +0000 http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-53126 I like the sound of that pumpkin dip, though we don't have canned pumpkin here in Australia! I made your pesto cannellini bean dip and it was a hit. I love to read about your baby's milestones - it reminds me of when my two girls were little. Eighteen years ago I was exactly where you are now - a college academic with a baby girl! Believe me, the days and months and years will pass so quickly and you will be so glad of what you have written down about this wonderful time! She is beautiful. All the best for your Thanksgiving celebrations. I like the sound of that pumpkin dip, though we don’t have canned pumpkin here in Australia! I made your pesto cannellini bean dip and it was a hit. I love to read about your baby’s milestones - it reminds me of when my two girls were little. Eighteen years ago I was exactly where you are now - a college academic with a baby girl! Believe me, the days and months and years will pass so quickly and you will be so glad of what you have written down about this wonderful time! She is beautiful. All the best for your Thanksgiving celebrations.

]]> By: culinarybookworm http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-53118 culinarybookworm Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:39:18 +0000 http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-53118 Oh, right, Tanna, thanks for reminding me. The origins of this recipe are a bit hazy, but here's what I know: a couple of years ago, I *think* I found a recipe for a pumpkin and cream cheese dip on a food blog called Poco-Cocoa. I didn't write anything down at the time, and so modified it over the course of making it countless times since. When I decided to post about it, I tried to look up the original recipe, but the blog has since closed. If it was Poco-Cocoa where I first spied the recipe, my thanks to Crystal, just in case she's reading, as it was her post that inspired my take on the dip, no matter how far I strayed from the source. The rest of you sweet people are oh so kind to say nice things about the leopard --- thanks for indulging me in my new mom-ness :) Oh, right, Tanna, thanks for reminding me. The origins of this recipe are a bit hazy, but here’s what I know: a couple of years ago, I *think* I found a recipe for a pumpkin and cream cheese dip on a food blog called Poco-Cocoa. I didn’t write anything down at the time, and so modified it over the course of making it countless times since. When I decided to post about it, I tried to look up the original recipe, but the blog has since closed. If it was Poco-Cocoa where I first spied the recipe, my thanks to Crystal, just in case she’s reading, as it was her post that inspired my take on the dip, no matter how far I strayed from the source.

The rest of you sweet people are oh so kind to say nice things about the leopard — thanks for indulging me in my new mom-ness :)

]]> By: Claire N http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-53110 Claire N Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:31:07 +0000 http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-53110 So so cute!!! She looks like a happy baby. Hope your trip goes safely and you enjoy your time with family. I'm traveling to TN on Wednesday for Thanksgiving and am SO excited! So so cute!!! She looks like a happy baby. Hope your trip goes safely and you enjoy your time with family. I’m traveling to TN on Wednesday for Thanksgiving and am SO excited!

]]> By: Kalyn http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-53063 Kalyn Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:28:34 +0000 http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-53063 She is just adorable. It sounds like you're having so much fun with her. Love the sound of the pumpkin dip. She is just adorable. It sounds like you’re having so much fun with her. Love the sound of the pumpkin dip.

]]> By: MyKitchenInHalfCups http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-53034 MyKitchenInHalfCups Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:27:06 +0000 http://www.weeklydish.com/2007/11/17/a-season-of-firsts/#comment-53034 Woo boy I am all over this one Jennifer! Were ever did you find this gem! No matter. We'll for sure be having this tomorrow night if not earlier! Oh, and that leopard, well Josie is beyond sweetness. The wonder of the world through the eyes of a child will always thrill me. Keep the stories coming. Woo boy I am all over this one Jennifer! Were ever did you find this gem! No matter. We’ll for sure be having this tomorrow night if not earlier!
Oh, and that leopard, well Josie is beyond sweetness. The wonder of the world through the eyes of a child will always thrill me. Keep the stories coming.

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