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Nov 15 2012

The Perfect Thanksgiving Dinner!
 

The perfect Thanksgiving meal is colorful and balanced with something for everyone

Thanksgiving Dinner is comprised of 4 main food groups: turkey, cranberry sauce, pumpkin, and cheese! Let me elaborate using some of my favorite family recipes from past blog posts…Here is a delicious rundown of the perfect Thanksgiving menu:

Appetizers
Grandma’s Shrimp (for a lighter start to your meal!)

Pimento Cheese Spread

Cheese & Sausage Balls

Aimee’s Amazing Spinach Dip

Cheese Platter (duh!)  

Dinner
The BEST Turkey and Gravy Recipe

Side Dishes
Southern Cornbread Stuffing

“Night Before” Mashed Potatoes

Homemade Cranberry Sauce (at the bottom of the page)

Green Bean Casserole (with a new twist!)

Butternut Squash & Cheddar Gratin

Gluten-Free Buttermilk Biscuits (Click through for some other fabulous gluten-free Thanksgiving treats!)

Dessert
Harvest Pie

Ginger Pumpkin Mousse

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

And don’t forget the leftovers! What’s on your Thanksgiving menu?

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Oct 15 2012

Carve up your own Loaf-o-Lantern!!!
 

It’s that time of year again! Go pick out the perfect pumpkin and get carving!!!

Loaf-o-Lantern Carving Instructions

Gut your pumpkin and remove the seeds.

Print the Loaf Love pumpkin stencil by clicking here. Use a copier or adjust printing size if the stencil is too large or too small for your pumpkin.

Tape the Loaf Love stencil to your pumpkin.

Transfer the Loaf Love design to the pumpkin by using a pushpin. “Trace” the letters into your pumpkin by making pinpoint marks about 1/8” apart along the edges of the letters. The dots should create an outline of the pattern.

Remove the pattern from the pumpkin.

Carve between the dots using a pumpkin carving tool.

Place your Loaf-o-Lantern on your doorstep with a light or candle inside.

Let your Loaf Love glow!

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Nov 10 2011

Pumpkin Ice Cream: The Autumn Chill You’ve Been Waiting For
 

In my book, pumpkin IS fall. What else can be found only in this chilly season, and so consistently, too? Pumpkins provide fun homemade decorations when carved, but more importantly, are a tasty ingredient in some great recipes. I’ve only run across pumpkin in a handful of foods, like the old standby, pumpkin pie, or in a bowl of creamy pumpkin soup. But this fall my favorite creamery is helping me feed my pumpkin cravings. Tillamook has made a, previously factory-only, flavor this year’s holiday flavor: Pumpkin!

What can you do with pumpkin ice cream, you ask? Eat it on a cone. Eat it with cake. Spoon it from the carton, or drink it as a shake. If you’re a true pumpkin lover, scrap the vanilla and take your pumpkin pie to the next level by topping it with Tillamook Pumpkin Ice Cream. But hurry: this flavor is only available for a limited time in stores, so get it while it’s cold!

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Nov 02 2011

November Recipepalooza: Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
 

Up until my bridal shower, I had no idea what a whoopie pie was! My sister-in-law shared this recipe with me that day. It was passed to her from her Aunt Debbie and is quickly becoming a family favorite. The pumpkin adds that perfect fall touch. YUM!

MY SISTER-IN-LAW’S PUMPKIN WHOOPIE PIES

INGREDIENTS (for whoopie pies)

3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 ¼ cup oil
2 cups solid pumpkin
3 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 ½ cups sugar
4 eggs

PREPARATION

Mix the dry ingredients, then add the wet ingredients and blend well. Drop by tablespoons onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool. (FYI, these cookies are also great without the frosting, with chocolate chips, or even just plain.)

INGREDIENTS (for frosting filling)

1 (4 oz.) package cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ stick Tillamook Butter
2 cups confectioner’s sugar
drops of milk (if needed)

PREPARATION

Beat together the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla. Add sugar and a little milk if needed. Put frosting between two cookies.

This is also a great recipe to make with little kitchen helpers. My niece frequently jumps in to help her momma!

Photo courtesy of Alison Fayre.

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Oct 14 2011

Make Your Own Loaf-o-Lantern!
 


Loaf-o-Lantern Carving Instructions

Gut your pumpkin and remove the seeds.

Print the Loaf Love pumpkin stencil by clicking here. Use a copier or adjust printing size if the stencil is too large or too small for your pumpkin.

Tape the Loaf Love stencil to your pumpkin.

Transfer the Loaf Love design to the pumpkin by using a pushpin. “Trace” the letters into your pumpkin by making pinpoint marks about 1/8” apart along the edges of the letters. The dots should create an outline of the pattern.

Remove the pattern from the pumpkin.

Carve between the dots using a pumpkin carving tool.

Place your Loaf-o-Lantern on your doorstep with a light inside – let your Loaf Love glow!

You can share photos of your Loaf-o-Lantern with us on Twitter, Facebook, or our Flickr Fan page.

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