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Don't let the name scare you or your feathered friends away. You don't have to use ostrich in these cheesy empanadas. If you have never had ostrich meat you are in for a treat. Its a gamey meat but very lean. It behaves more like red meats than any poultry you may encounter (save for emu, perhaps). Ostrich is a deep cherry red color before cooked and tastes like flavorful lean beef. It's low in fat and cholesterol and rich in calcium. I purchased a pack of round ostrich although ostrich steaks are excellent as well. ...

Tomorrow is Halloween so I figured I should highlight the mighty pumpkin. After pumpkin pie, cookies, fudge, and any other sweet pumpkin treat, my next favorite pumpkin dish is that of roasted pumpkin seeds. Having carved rather large pumpkins this year I had excess of seeds. If you just throw your seeds away, shame on you, because pumpkin seeds are rich in amino acids as well as zinc which we all know can help in the fight against the onslaught of autumn's cold and flu season....