Samhuinn recipes for wee ones

Apples, Nuts, Pumpkin & Pork are the popular foods at Samhuinn.
Rosemary is for rememberance and can be used to remember those who have passed on.

~Beverages~

Pumpkin Shake

vanilla ice cream
milk
pumpkin pie filling
cinnamon

Contributed by:lori coutley
In a blender, combine a scoop of ice cream, about a tablespoon of pie filling, and enough milk to get consistency you want. Blend, then pour into a glass. Finish off by adding a sprinkle of cinnamon - if desired. We have these for snacks after exploring the inside of a pumpkin. You can also roast pumpkin seeds to go along with the shakes!

SOURCE:The Idea Box

Spiced Samhain Hot Chocolate

3 ounces semi-sweet dark chocolate, grated
2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon each cinnamon and cloves
Dash vanilla extract

Slowly heat chocolate and milk in saucepan until chocolate has melted and blended in. Add cinnamon and cloves and stir. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla, and serve.

Cool Apple Nog

1 can (12 oz.) frozen apple juice concentrate (undiluted)
2 eggs
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
dash of ground nutmeg
1/2 cup milk
10 ice cubes (crushed)

In a blender, whirl all ingredients until smooth. Garnish each serving with fresh mint sprigs.

Makes 4 servings.

Pumpkin Juice

2 cups diced pumpkin
2 cups apple juice
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 cup pineapple juice

Juice the pumpkin and add the pumpkin juice to the pineapple and apple juice. Add honey and blend in a blender. Serve iced.

Vegan Pumpkin Nog

1 (29 ounce) can pumpkin puree
4 cups vanilla rice milk
1 cup vanilla flavored non-dairy frozen dessert
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground mace

Combine the pumpkin, rice milk, rice milk ice cream, cinnamon, nutmeg and mace in a blender. Puree until smooth. Add additional rice milk to thin, if desired.

Makes 10 servings

~Food~

Remembrance Cookies

These cookies can be shaped like people and the herb rosemary is added to the dough as a symbol of remembrance. Some of the cookies are eaten while telling stories or attributes of special ancestors, reminding us that we still have access to their strengths--or perhaps a predisposition to their weaknesses. The rest of the cookies are left outside by a bonfire as an offering. This can be a solemn ritual, but it need not be.

1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 c. butter (softened)
1 egg
2 t. vanilla
1 t. almond extract
2 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. cream of tartar
1 1/2 T. chopped rosemary

Heat oven 375 degrees. In a large bowl, beat sugar, butter, egg, vanilla, almond extract, and rosemary until creamy. In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Fold flour mixture into sugar mixture. Beat until dough forms and refrigerate for three hours. Divide dough into halves. Roll out one portion to 3/16 of an inch on a floured surface. Cut out with gingerbread women or men cutters and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat rolling and cutting with second portion. Bake for 5-7 minutes.

SOURCE: Aluna Owlsdottir