Pumpkin Goulash

Alice and Kevyn Berger on the set of tpt Cooks!
This year, Twin Cities Public Television held an open call for their first-ever cookbook and collected recipes from across Minnesota.  I was lucky enough to have my recipe, Pumpkin Pie Goulash chosen for the book and they invited me to come and cook my recipe with Kevyn Berger on the television show, tpt Cooks!  You can watch the hour and half show this weekend on tpt2 on Saturday, March 3 at 1pm, Thursday, March 8 at 1am, Saturday, March 11 at 5:30pm on tpt 2.1. There’s also an hour version airing on tpt2 on March 7 at 10:30pm and on tpt life at 6pm on March 7,  6pm on March 13, 7pm on April 21, and 1am on April 22.
You can also order this great cookbook here.
I hope you enjoy the show and enjoy my recipe! This recipe was inspired by my mom’s goulash which was a staple in our house growing up.  I loved the sweetness of my mom’s recipe and wanted to put a new spin on it.  You can do this recipe in a casserole pan or mix it up and make it in cupcake tins!
Pumpkin Pie Goulash Casserole
Ingredients:
1 lb box Elbow Macaroni
1 TB Oil
1 lb Ground Turkey
½ tsp Salt
½ tsp pepper
½ tsp Cinnamon
1 ½ cups Pumpkin Pie mix
½ cup Milk
2 TB Butter
¼ cup Brown Sugar
1/8 cup flour
1 cup Pumpkin Seeds (Pepitas)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375.
Boil pasta for 7 minutes and set aside.
In a large stockpot, add oil and once heated, add turkey, salt, pepper and cinnamon.  Once turkey is cooked, add pumpkin pie mix and milk.  Add pasta and stir to combine.
In a small bowl, crumble butter, brown sugar and flour. Set aside.
Scoop goulash mixture into a 9×13 pan or into 2 muffin trays with cupcake liners.
Bake pan or cupcakes for 10 minutes.  Top with Pepitas.
Makes 12 servings

Chicken Patties

When I saw the invitation to enter the Saucy Mama’s Skinny Mama Cooking with Mustard contest, I thought it was ironic since about the last thing I feel right now is skinny.  I’m almost 5 months pregnant with my 2nd baby and this mama seems to be getting bigger by the day!  But I wanted to enter the … Continue reading

Twin Cities Live and Warners’ Stellian Microwave Chef Challenge

A few times a year, Twin Cities Live asks their favorite chefs to compete against each other in a food challenge.  I’ve participated in their Mother’s Day Challenge, Cream of Mushroom Soup Challenge, Minnesota State Fair Food on a Stick Challenge and the Cub Foods $20 Chef Challenge.  I was the runner up in both the Mother’s Day and Soup contest and … Continue reading

Tomato Risotto

  Without fail every Monday I get to work, check Twitter and am reminded by foodies across the country that it’s “Meatless Monday.”  I inevitably, do a big sigh and realize my lunch sitting in the office fridge contains meat.  “I’ll do it next week, “I tell myself.  And the circle repeats itself.  I guess it’s kind of like … Continue reading

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies (Far Right) During the holidays we always think about the blessings of family-those we have here and those that have passed. Around Christmas, I always think about Will’s Great Aunt Marie and her love of chocolate covered cherries.  She loved those candies and would end up with multiple boxes at the end … Continue reading

Halloween Party Ideas

Stella the Bagel Halloween is such a fun food holiday-it’s all about figuring out how you make a meal, snack or dessert look creepy and disgusting.  Besides all of the crazy food, I love Halloween costumes.  My daughter spent her first Halloween, only a month old, dressed as an ear of corn.  Last year, I liked the vegetable … Continue reading

Fast Suppers without Fast Food

Want a fast dinner that doesn’t involve delivery or going through the drive-through window?  These two recipes are meals kids and “big kids” love and something you can feel good about.  Chicken nuggets are something that even adults admit to secretly loving.  This recipe is only 5 ingredients and makes 30 nuggets so you can have enough for … Continue reading

Seuffert’s Dipped Chocolates

One of my very favorite holiday traditions is dipping chocolates with my family. I learned this tradition from my mother-in-law, Claire. This is a very special tradition in their family and she learned how to dip chocolates when they owned a candy store. This has been such a special tradition in our family that when … Continue reading