Monday, November 14, 2011

Pumpkin and the Power of Stickers

Oh gee!  I promised that pumpkin was ONLY for October.  Then, my mom gave me some pumpkin butter from Trader Joes. 

I had no idea what to do with pumpkin butter until I found Tis the Season for Pumpkin Butter on a Trader Joe's cooking blog. 

I made both the Harvest Glaze Carrots and the Pumpkin Turnovers. The carrots could not have been more of a hit.  It's no secret that I prepare vegetables for every meal. In return, no one eats the vegetables.  They rot as leftovers in the refrigerator.  Then, I throw them in the compost pile.  Repeat.

Not this time.  My whole family inhaled the harvest carrots.  Bonus: they are crazy easy to prepare.

Run to Trader Joe's and grab a jar of Pumpkin Butter.  They are running low and will not restock again until next year.

Speaking of Trader Joes... it's amazing what kids will do for a sticker.  Teachers use stickers as rewards.  The doctor hands out stickers after the visit.  Even Trader Joe's offers a sticker station for the kids to visit on the way out the door. My kids never complain about going to Trader Joe's with me because they know they will get a sticker before they leave.


Why are stickers so powerful?

5 comments:

Fairy Grandmother said...

Stickers are powerful because they "stick"!

SusieQ said...

We used to get the little yellow smiley stickers whenever we went to Walmart...

Erin G. said...

LOL! I don't know. But I still get excited over my "I voted" sticker on election days....

SusieQ said...

Speaking of pumpkin.. Have you ever heard of pumpkin flavored whipped cream or pumpkin egg nog? They are new to me but Ricky thought you would have them on your list...

Nap Mom said...

Have not heard of either pumpkin whip cream or egg nog. I could probably make some pumpkin whip cream. I might do that actually. I don't think it would be hard. Hmmm... good ideas.