Entries tagged "Thanksgiving"

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Despite my adoration for pumpkin, I just don't like pumpkin pie. I've tried to like it, but it's one of the few pumpkin-based desserts I can't seem to ever enjoy. Cheesecake is...

Cranberry-Pomegranate Relish

This week, I ate pomegranate arils for the first time. I know...where have I been? Not under a rock, I assure you. I've known about pomegranates for a very long time. I've...

Hot Artichoke Puffs

It's been a crazy week and a half as I simultaneously get ready for Thanksgiving followed by a trip back to my hometown of Washington, DC; but I didn't want to head off...

Roasted Butternut Squash & Apple Soup

I love soup.  I love making soup.  I love eating soup.  I love thinking about soup.  I make a lot of soup once the temperature starts to drop below 70 degrees, because there...

Butternut Squash Puree

Earlier this week, I was reading my Facebook newsfeed and saw an announcement by Jamie of My Baking Addiction for Butternut Squash Puree.  I am a huge fan of Jamie's blog and I...

Grand Marnier Cranberry Sauce

Every year for Thanksgiving, I volunteer to make cranberry sauce.  For me, it's not Thanksgiving unless cranberry sauce is part of the spread, so to ensure it appears on the menu, I happily...

Chocolate-Pumpkin Swirl Brownies

I arrived a little late to the blogging world.  Until last year, I didn't really know anything about blogs or how enormous the blogging community is.  So imagine my total amazement when...

Pumpkin Bread

Now that it's almost November and it's finally beginning to feel like Fall in my neck of the woods, I'm able to get more use out of my oven and bake to my...

Iced Pumpkin Cookies

Officially, Fall began on September 22nd.  But not here in Houston.  It's still hot, humid and very un-Fall-like.  Farther north, everyone has traded their shorts and t-shirts for jeans and sweaters, but down...