November Is My Favorite Month!

How's it going? I hope the crisp cooler air has found its way to your area and that warm soup is on the menu soon!

Today is also a day to share everything I love about November with you. It can be summed up in two words -- pumpkin everything. 

• First up is pumpkin empanadas! Have you had one?

  As a kid, I remember every Halloween, we would carve our pumpkin (it was always a huge one), add a tea light and put it out on a table on our porch to wait for the trick-or-treaters. As soon as the last piece of candy was gone, my mom would scoop up the pumpkin and take it inside to begin the long process of cutting it up, putting the pieces in a stock pot to cook and eventually end up with a few cups of homemade pumpkin puree. 

  She would then cook it again adding in sugar and all the spices that are reminiscent of pumpkin pie -- cinnamon, clove, ginger and nutmeg. Once cooled, into the freezer it went for another day (usually right before Thanksgiving) to use it as a filling for her delicious empanadas. 

  Below, I'm sharing the fast way to make empanadas in the rare case you didn't cut up and cook your Halloween Jack-O-Lantern pumpkin! 

  Making empanadas in November is one of the special ways I keep mom's memory alive. I hope you enjoy this quicker version as we head into the busy holiday season.

  Do you have family traditions that you hope to pass on to your loved ones? I find that cooking and baking are some of the best ways to connect and show love to those that matter the most in my life. 

• Next on the list is an easy way to add some moisture back to your skin as the cold temperatures begin to move in and dry us all out! Don't miss the easy pumpkin DIY below. 

• Last on the list are two products featuring organic pumpkin which adds a wonderful lather to our soap bars -- RPB Face Bar and Harvest Soap

Who's excited? I'm sending out all the good sweet pumpkin vibes for a great month! Thanks for being here. 
 

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