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10/31/2011

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​Halloween festivities started early at our house. 
The boys gave their costumes a trial run by wearing them to Friday Night's UGA soccer game. 

​Last night the kids carved their pumpkins.

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Can you guess whose is whose?

While the kids were busy carving, I was gathering up all the seeds out of the kids pumpkins for roasting.  
First I rinsed them all really well.  Then I separated the seeds into 3 different bathes.   I made little trays out of aluminum foil to separate them on one baking sheet so I could bake them all at once.  I baked them for 20 minutes at 300. 
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Chai spiced pumpkin seeds, cinnamon sugar pumpkin seeds and sea salt pumpkin seeds.  They were all really good but cinnamon sugar was by far my favorite.
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​I don't know what it is like on Halloween night at your house but I can assure that it gets chaotic at my house about 2 hours before the trick or treating begins.  When the kids were younger, I always planned to feed my family a healthy dinner before they headed out to the streets to collect candy.  Unfortunately, even though I had the best of intentions, the healthy dinner often took a back seat to last minute preparations.  As the kids got older, I took on the primary role of Halloween organizer.  I found myself preoccupied with costume alterations, searching for accessories or locating appropriate footwear in the hours leading up to trick or treating.  I finally realized that sitting down to a big family dinner on Halloween night is just not feasible, but I wasn't willing to sacrifice my healthy meal.  

Last Friday, I was scurrying around the kitchen working on a cake and watching The Chew on TV.  Chef Michael Smith was making a goulash that looked like something that my family would love and he did it in 5 minutes!  (They actually timed him or I wouldn't have believed it.)   I thought I would give it a try and even though it took me 10 minutes to make - it was still a really fast dinner.  This would be a great meal to serve your family before they head out for trick or treating tonight.  
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​This meal is so simple - it only has 6 ingredients.  
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Cook the pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining. 
Brown turkey in skillet. 
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Chop onions and garlic.
Add onions and garlic to turkey.
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Add tomatoes to turkey mixture. Bring mixture to a boil and and allow to simmer 2 minutes.
Add pasta to mixture. You can add reserved pasta water to thin sauce if it becomes too thick.
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​Top with Parmesan cheese and serve.
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My family really like this ghoul-ash.  (pun intended)  My daughter ate 2 huge helpings and my son and my husband both loved it too. This super quick meal hit the spot on a chilly night. Give it a try and stay warm out there tonight.

​Ciao!
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