I was so excited when I finally saw pears in our market a couple weeks ago. Visions of them sitting on our counter raced through my mind, as the possibilities are endless. I love pears simply by themselves, baked, and in savory salads such as this one for Fall Pear and Spinach Salad. One of …
Pumpkin
I am pretty sure when the pilgrims got together to make Thanksgiving pies, they did not run out to the market to pick up a can of pumpkin puree. So, why are you? Homemade pumpkin puree is one of the easiest things to make; trust me. Not only is homemade pumpkin puree easy to make; …
Warm nutty and spicy pumpkin scones are drizzled with a maple glaze before serving; perfect for a light breakfast or an afternoon snack. Even the kids will go crazy over them.
A creamy pumpkin cheesecake with a gingersnap crust and a maple swirl makes this a great addition to your fall dinner event.
Hay Hay it’s Donna Day is back after a short but sweet summer break. The past couple weeks I have been tweeting and asking, what do you want. Sweet? Savory? Everyone came back with savory. Savory it is. I picked an easy and delicious spicy chicken dish with pumpkin. Vegetarians – let’s see your take …
The November 2009 Daring Bakers Challenge was chosen and hosted by Lisa Michele of Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives. She chose the Italian Pastry, Cannolo (Cannoli is plural), using the cookbooks Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and The Sopranos Family Cookbook by Allen Rucker; recipes by Michelle Scicolone, as ingredient/direction guides. She added her own modifications/changes, so the recipe is not 100% verbatim from either book.