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Pumpkin Pielets [Week 7 of 12 Weeks of Cookies]

mini pumpkin pie recipes

I know that these are not exactly a cookie.  But with my whole Thanksgiving-themed week, I needed something that would be both Thanksgiving recipe and cookie.  That is how pumpkin pielets were born.  These cute little pies are to give away as a favor as your guests are leaving your Thanksgiving meal.  I had visions of having them in a cute basket, in cute clear bags with fall colored plaid ribbon tied around them with a tag reading thankful.  They were only visions, it was more like they … [Read more...]

Grand Marnier Pecan Pie

grand marnier pecan pie recipe

Isn't this a pretty pie?  I don't mean to brag, but I was impressed with how this pie turned out.  Usually, my pies taste good but are ugly.  Like really ugly. Pecan pie is one of my most favorite kinds of pie, but I only eat it on Thanksgiving.  I have some strong feelings about pecan pie.  One being this is strictly for Thanksgiving consumption.  The second, (I am cyber-ducking because of what I am about to say) is that there should be no chocolate in it whatsoever.  I really like a … [Read more...]

Apple Pie

apple pie recipe

I for sure know that I am beating a dead horse.  But I cannot contain my excitement about the arrival of fall.  I just love everything about it.  I have been burning a Harvest candle for a month already just to get the fall smell into my house.  Who cares if it is 96 degrees outside?  The other morning I was walking to the soccer field to see William's first soccer game and I saw a spectacular sight.  The leaves on the branches of my neighbor's tree were fire red and orange.  Fall is … [Read more...]

Tomato and Feta Tart

tomato and feta tart recipe

My sister has been on an eating and drinking tour of Northern California for the past 3 weeks.  To say that I am jealous would be a wee bit of an understatement.  Julia is a student at the Culinary Institute of America.  She is actually out here for a class.  My kind of class.  Vodka tastings, farm visits, restaurant tours, vineyards, breweries, caviar, factory tours.  Sounds like fun my idea of heaven if you ask me. Anyway, she and her friend had a stop in Sacramento, and I was so … [Read more...]

Froggy Pie

mint chocolate pie

I have no idea why this is called Froggy Pie.  Maybe because it is green?  Grasshopper I totally get, but no Froggy.  Hmmm.... one will never know. Whatever the reason is, I don't really care, I just want to eat it.  Frequently. This is what I would consider a retro dessert.  It is creamy, and minty, and has a delectable Oreo cookie crust.  I saw this pie years ago on the Food Network during a pie competition.  What I thought was really weird was that it was in the Thanksgiving Pie … [Read more...]