Last weekend our plans for Thanksgiving got turned inside out and upside down. We were going to go back to North Carolina. Then maybe California. Then definitely Ohio. Then none of the above. Then we decided to stay put, avoid ridiculously expensive airline tickets and long drives. We discovered that several of our friends were [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Mini Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Pie
Posted in baked goods, desserts, holiday, tagged chip, chocolate, mini, pie, pumpkin on November 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
After I finished making the pumpkin pie, I had about cup or more of the pumpkin filling left. Feel creative, I put together the following:
Ingredients
Pumpkin pie filling (see pumpkin pie recipe)
1/2 bag of mini chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 packages of graham crackers
1/4 cup sugar
5 T. butter, melted
Directions
Preheat oven to 350
1. Put graham [...]
German Chocolate Pecan Pie
Posted in holiday, pie, tagged chocolate, german, pecan, pie on November 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
And the fourth and final dessert of Thanksgiving 2008!
Recipe from Rachael Ray
Ingredients
For pie crust:
1 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 stick plus 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup ice water
For filling:
2 large eggs
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
2 1/2 cups pecan halves
3/4 cup sweetened flake coconut
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat the oven [...]
Bourbon Sweet Potato Mash
Posted in holiday, tagged bourbon, mash, potato, sweet on November 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite Thanksgiving sides. Well, let’s be honest, they’re all amazing and delicious in their own right. But think about it — who thought of putting marshmallows on top? Who knows, but it sure is good!
Recipe adapted from Bon Appetite
1/2 cup whipping cream
6 T. butter
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 T. bourbon
1 [...]
I’ve written about Apple Pie before, but it was time to branch out and find another recipe. There are thousands and thousands of apple pie recipes, but this time, let’s go with the one from Bake or Break.
Ingredients
Pie Crust:
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup stone ground cornmeal
3 T. sugar
1 tsp [...]
Smooth Pumpkin Pie
Posted in baked goods, desserts, holiday, pie, tagged pie, pumpkin on November 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Recipe adapted from Smitten Kitchen
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup 2% milk
3 large eggs plus 2 large egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 can pumpkin puree
1 cup drained canned candied yams from 15-ounce can
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tsp. salt
1 store bought graham cracker crust [...]
“Surprising How Good It Is” Pizza
Posted in Vegetarian, dinner, pizza, tagged apple, caramelized onion, gorgonzola, parmesan cheese, pesto, pizza on November 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
What do you think of when you read: granny smith apples, pesto, caramelized onions and gorgonzola?
Do you think, “Yum! I bet that would be a great pizza!” Probably not. Well break those barriers and sink your teeth into this pizza of seemingly incongruous ingredients.
I got the original recipe from my friend Kate’s blog [...]
