Fall is in the air! The leaves are beginning to change and you can’t go to a store without seeing Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations. Fall is definitely one of the most enjoyable seasons for us. We love the light sweater weather, decorating for all the different holidays, pumpkin spiced everything from candles to lattes, and of course carving pumpkins!
This past weekend we decided to enjoy the beautiful fall weather and carve pumpkins outside while also sampling a variety of seasonal microbrews. While it is past Oktoberfest, we tried several different fall beers, from pumpkin ales to stouts, that we had never had before. To see the different beers that we tried click here.
Besides a great Halloween decoration, carving pumpkins gives you the opportunity to collect the seeds and make one of our favorite fall treats…Roasted pumpkin seeds. They are so easy to make. All you need to do is collect the seeds, wash them thoroughly, allow them to dry, and then melt 1Tbsp. of butter for every cup of seed.
Once you have melted the butter, stir it into the bowl of pumpkin seeds. Lay the seeds in a single layer on a cookie sheet, sprinkle with salt and bake at 300* until they are lightly browned. It takes about 40 minutes or so. Stir them around regularly so that they cook evenly. The seeds make such a tasty fall snack.
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