Oct. 07--Bake little jack-o-lanterns
Pumpkins smile and scowl from the bottoms of this new Jack-O-Lantern Baking Mold from Sur La Table. Use a favorite cake or muffin recipe, and you'll need about a 1/2-cup of batter for each of the 6 cups. The silicone mold is heat-safe to 450 degrees and top-rack dishwasher safe. There's also an owl mold. It's $10. Locate a store or buy: www.surlatable.com.
Pumpkin bread goes gluten-free
Make a loaf or make muffins with this easy Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread Mix from King Arthur Flour. Add oil, eggs and milk (of your choice) plus optional add-ins (nuts, chips, etc.). We used golden raisins in some, butterscotch chips in others, to rave reviews. The mix makes one loaf or about 9 muffins; with add-ins you may get more. The 12-ounce box: $6.95. Locate a store or buy: www.kingarthurflour.com.
Sandwich King's sweet success
Bring Food Network star Jeff Mauro into your kitchen with his new line of Pork Mindy's sauces: Signature Sweet, Sweet Heat, and Mustard. Whether grilling, marinating, simmering or dipping, all deliver sweet. Our favorites: Sweet Heat and Mustard. Both get sweet from brown sugar, umami from Worcestershire sauce, and full flavor with vanilla. Mellow mustard boasts a bit of chili. Sweet Heat lets peppers (black, habanero, cayenne, red) deliver a slow-to-hit fire. A 20-ounce bottle: $5.99. Locate a store or buy: www.porkandmindys.com. The sauces also will be for sale at his upcoming restaurant of the same name in Bucktown.
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