Alie & Georgia: Pumpkin Makes Everything Better — Not Just Lattes

Alie Ward and Georgia Hardstark, a.k.a. Alie & Georgia, host Cooking Channel food-travel seriesTripping Out with Alie & Georgia. Visit PEOPLE.com every Thursday for their playful spins on celebrity recipes, cocktails, entertaining ideas—and, of course, lots of laughs!

Pumpkin season is in full swing, which means that foodies and plain-old-eaters alike are chowing down on their favorite squash-studded treats.

You can find pumpkin spiked cookies, lattes, cakes and any number of breakfast snacks in every store and cafe, but why stop there? Pumpkin isn’t just a lovely companion to sweets and desserts, it also makes a great addition to your favorite savory dishes, as well.

Here are some of our favorite out-of-the-box ideas to making pumpkin part of every hearty dish you make this season.

Pasta

Pumpkin makes a great addition to pasta dishes, with canned pumpkin as the sauce base, then tossed withsausage and sage in this recipe. Or you can get your hands dirty and make the pasta itself out of pumpkin,as this easy, rustic recipe shows. Toss with pesto and top with Parmesan for a delicious treat, no tricks needed!

Chili

Curry

We hope we’ve inspired you to chuck the latte (which doesn’t even actually have pumpkin in it, just spices!) and start cooking with the real stuff. We promise dinner has never been this gourd-geous!

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source: people.com