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Apples and Cranberries Baked in a Pumpkin

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I’m in love with this pumpkin recipe.  I dream about it.  I’ve even eaten it for breakfast.  Twice.

It tastes seriously wonderful.  Sweet, spiced apples and cranberries add so much flavor to the baked pumpkin.  On top of that, it looks impressive.  I’m not known for making beautiful food, so this is something to be proud of.

I am known for creating simple recipes and this does fall into that category.  It can be ready for the oven in less than 20 minutes and that includes about 13 minutes of trying to cut the top off the pumpkin. [Read more…] about Apples and Cranberries Baked in a Pumpkin

Virtual Thanksgiving Dinner

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I know we talked about Thanksgiving food last week, but I’ve got some more recipes to share in this coming week.

I’ll be participating in a Virtual Progressive Thanksgiving Dinner with some other food bloggers.  Each day one or two of us will post a new recipe on our blog and you’re all invited to join us!

You’re in for a real treat because there are some amazing bloggers participating in this progressive dinner and I can’t wait to see their recipes.

Here’s the schedule for the Virtual Progressive Dinner: [Read more…] about Virtual Thanksgiving Dinner

Sweet Potatoes and Apples in the Slow Cooker

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Using a slow cooker can really simplify your Thanksgiving dinner (or any other meal, for that matter).  It allows you to prep a dish earlier in the day and it frees up the oven for other things.

Sweet potatoes and apples make a delicious side dish.  They cook wonderfully in the slow cooker, with a sweet, cinnamon spiced syrup.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more…] about Sweet Potatoes and Apples in the Slow Cooker

Caramel Apple Pie

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Thanksgiving means pie.  This apple pie fits right in with the required pumpkin and pecan pies.  Using brown sugar instead of white makes the filling rich, dark and caramely.

The recipe comes from a small cookbook my Aunt Gerry put together years ago.  I bet if she’d had computers and internet, she would have had a food blog! [Read more…] about Caramel Apple Pie

Homemade Cornbread Dressing

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Every family has their own version of the *right* dressing or stuffing or filling or whatever you may call it.  For me, it just isn’t Thanksgiving without this cornbread dressing.

It has to have homemade cornbread.  Not the sweet kind.  Good country cornbread baked in an iron skillet.  Bonus points if you use bacon fat to grease the skillet.  It has to have celery and onion, of course.  And it has to have plenty of ground sage.  Lots of sage.

My favorite part of making the dressing, is tasting it for proper seasoning.  Taste a little.  Add sage and salt.  Stir.  Taste.  Add broth and sage.  Stir. Taste again.  Perfect!

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more…] about Homemade Cornbread Dressing