My Favorite Pumpkin Pie

Out of all the things we bake in this group I would say that pies are my weakest dish especially the crust. Rolling the dough and preventing the shrinkage in blind baking are still elusive to me. Since my crust shrunk I had extra filling enough to fill two 8 ounce ramekins, my husband wasn’t…

Cocoa-Swirled Pumpkin Bundt

A new season, a new cookbook. This week on Tuesdays with Dorie we are introducing Dorie’s Anytime Cakes. Thank you to Dorie who provided us with this recipe to make on her launch day for the new book. It has been a while since I have made a bundt cake, so it was nice to…

Spiced Pumpkin Jammers

Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie’s Cookies This is the second Jammers cookie we have made in the group. My comments for the Classic Jammers were “good but a lot of work”. These Pumpkin Jammers were also a lot of work. This is a cookie recipe that benefits from doing some of the work in advance but…

Pumpkin Pancakes

 I Heart Cooking Clubs Monthly Featured Ingredient Orange Squash These pumpkin pancakes were a delicious Sunday morning breakfast. Flavored with warm spices cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves, they really hit the spot. Pumpkin can be a heavy ingredient but the secret to this recipe is the whipped egg whites which keep them light. We used…

Winter Squash Soup (soupe au potiron)

I have been Barefoot In Paris with Ina for the majority of my cooking so this challenge was easy for me. I chose a warm winter soup for a rare cool day in California. My husband is also traveling so I picked a recipe he would not like, namely anything with butternut squash. The winter…

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Dulce de Leche Filling

Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie’s Cookies This past weekend I hosted a friendsgiving and these whoopie pies were one of three Dorie desserts I made. Not one was left on the plate. I thought this was the perfect Thanksgiving dessert. Wonderful pumpkin flavor, loved the cranberries and the filling was to die for. Definitely a make…

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Burnt Marshmallow Frosting

These burnt babies went with me to a pumpkin carving party we went to with friends. Everyone that had one liked them. I thought they were a lovely pumpkin flavor with all the spices; cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Of course the marshmallow frosting was the star of the dish. The recipe is available from the…

French Fridays – Pumpkin Stuffed with Everything Good

I have had this pumpkin recipe on my radar for quite some time but not the opportunity to make it. My family is not as keen on squash as I am unless it is baked into a pie. I was hosting a Friendsgiving meal and thought this was a great opportunity to make this recipe….

Think Orange! Pumpkin Pie Muffins

I Heart Cooking Club Celebrating October with the color orange–make an Ellie Krieger recipe featuring or including orange-hued ingredients.  For this challenge I chose Pumpkin Pie Muffins  I have been making these muffins since Ellie had a cooking show on the Food Network in 2006.  It has been a while since I have made these…