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Zesty Make-Ahead Party Snacks: Not Your Average Munchies
[Jump right to the recipe: Savory Chex Mix with Pumpkin Seeds] Throwing a really great party doesn’t have to be difficult if you do two important things: Plan ahead a bit. Create a menu that combines a...
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Pumpkin Bread and a Lesson in Reading Recipe Comments
[Jump right to the recipe: Pumpkin Bread] Early this fall, my company’s resident baker brought in a wonderful loaf of pumpkin bread in an attempt to fatten up our staff. I was of course more than happy...
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Welcoming Fall with a Pumpkin Recipe: Pumpkin Walnut Muffins
By the time September rolls around I’m so desperate for it to be Fall that I decorated my house with pumpkins and leaves on Labor Day. And, when summer is stubborn and lasts interminably into late...
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Baking the Harvest: Easy Apple Cake
Sometimes I make a dish and I know from the second it comes out of the oven it’s going to be a keeper. This is one of those recipes. It’s the kind of recipe you become known for and that everyone asks...
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Homemade Roasted Pumpkin Puree: Perfect for All of Your Pumpkin Recipes
Homemade roasted pumpkin - perfect for pies, muffins, and more About three years ago I had my first pumpkin pie made from freshly roasted pumpkin and my inner pumpkin pie lover hasn’t been the same...
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New Takes on Thanksgiving Meal Sides: Butternut Squash Risotto
A couple of years ago I suggested that we might, just might, not have mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving. The food lover in me thought it might be interesting to try a new take on potatoes and branch out...
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Granny’s Pecan Pie Bars
This post has been sitting in my inbox for a few weeks now because I simply couldn’t find the right words to explain the significance of this recipe to my family. I’ve finally decided that the more is...
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My Take: Butternut Squash, Ricotta, and Sage Crostini
As Thanksgiving rolls around the big bird and the plethora of sides and desserts we assemble to accompany it get all of the love, leaving little room for the lowly appetizer. This is truly a shame...
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Fall Entertaining Tips: Pumpkin Pedestals
It’s a trick caterers and others have used for years upon years: display food at different heights on a table for a more visually interesting landscape. In fact, those very same caterers have whole...
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In Search of Fall: Pumpkin Brown Butter Madeleines with Walnuts
One of the hardest things about living in Texas is the anticipation of fall. When September rolls around the kids head back to school, football season is in full swing, and the stores are full of...
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