I have to title my pumpkin pie recipes by year now. There’s a pandemic one where I roasted fresh pumpkin, there another one where I settled on what I thought would be my go-to traditional pumpkin pie recipe. Way back in the blog there is a Caramel Pumpkin Pie recipe adapted from one of my […]
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Let’s face it. Traditional pumpkin pie is in the “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it” category. Every Thanksgiving I embark on yet another futile effort to find THE pumpkin pie. You know where it is? On the back on the Libby’s pumpkin can. Sure, go ahead and roast your own pumpkin or get all […]
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I don’t have a lot of enthusiasm in my heart for the other big “P” of the Thanksgiving table. Pecan pie. I’ve always put it into the category of Stuff My Dad Eats: Pickled beets, spinach with vinegar, chicken livers, cole slaw… food that I’m convinced takes a heavy dose of testosterone to palate. I […]
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There is a distinct rank and file to my Thanksgiving table: 1. Pumpkin Pie 2. Pumpkin Pie 3. Oyster dressing 4. Turkey Nothing upstages pumpkin pie in my book. About three weeks before Thanksgiving, I find myself drawn to every magazine at the grocery store. “Your best Thanksgiving Ever!” (Yes!) “A Pumpkin Pie to Wow […]
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