Pumpkin

Pecan-Pumpkin Bread with Cinnamon-Honey Butter

September 13, 2009

It’s fall! [Insert girly squeal here] I know, I know. Your calendar says differently. But allow me to present to you my evidence: It’s slightly less hot than it was last month. It’s football season! I’ve had wicked cravings for butternut squash and sweet potato [fill in the blank] for the last two weeks. I’ve [...]

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Pecan Pumpkin Tart

November 26, 2008

Some people have pie with their Thanksgiving dinner. We have Thanksgiving dinner with our pie. The kitchen island held the turkey, dad’s baked beans, and an array of sides but the “dessert table” was where the real fun was. Growing up, the dessert table took up the entire bar: – 10-12 chocolate pies – 1-2 [...]

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Homemade Pecan Pumpkin Butter

November 1, 2007
Pecan-Pumpkin Butter

I cannot consider any trip to the mall complete without a 20-minute detour in the over-priced-kitchen-store-that-will-not-be-named. We like to slowly creep along the aisles, pointing out $30 garlic presses and $100 pairing knives, and making mental notes of which products that we need to look-up online later (we rarely buy anything there unless we’re certain [...]

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Pumpkin Pancakes

October 15, 2007
Pumpkin Pancakes

Another record! More than 20 straight days of 90+ degree weather. Where is this “fall” of which they speak? The masses are talking about comfort foods, soups, stews, and pumpkins while I’m scouting Target for that cheap Halloween toffee candy. You know, the khaki-colored wrapped goo in the black and orange wax paper? We called [...]

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Pumpkin Pie Fudge

September 28, 2007
Pumpkin Pie Fudge

If it’s 92 degrees and you buy a jar of pumpkin puree, will the weather get cooler? No, but I won’t let that stop me from trying to force summer out the door Christmas Eve and Thanksgiving Eve have always been “Pie Days.” A large family gathering means baking lots and lots of pies. Our [...]

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