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Soft and Tender Pumpkin Rolls

2025/11/13 By Melinda Leave a Comment

burnished gold in color, glossy and tender, these show stoppers look beautifully festive on your holiday table, freeze well if your holiday is just for one, two, or a few, and can be made in to any shape your heart desires.

Filed Under: Breads Biscuits Buns, Recipes, Winter Holiday, Yeast Breads Tagged With: enriched dough, pumpkin, rolls

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cast iron pumpkin basque cheese

2025/11/13 By Melinda Leave a Comment

spiced and creamy this pumpkin basque style cheesecake is baked in a cast iron skillet
and designed to be a modest sized cheesecake, too much for two in one seating (unless you’re channeling the golden girls)

Filed Under: Cast Iron, Recipes, Sweet, Winter Holiday Tagged With: cheesecake, pumpkin

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Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes w/graham cracker crust

2020/11/17 By Melinda 1 Comment

When crafting a thanksgiving dessert menu I had two goals, use as few dishes as possible and make just enough to share or have leftovers for the next day but not all the days until spoilage. Bonus points for an easily freezable dessert and double bonus points for cheesecake. I made my own graham crackers […]

Filed Under: Recipes, Sweet, Winter Holiday Tagged With: cheesecake, graham crackers, pumpkin, thanksgiving dessert

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Spiced Pâte à Choux w/ Pumpkin Ice Cream and vanilla whipped cream

2016/11/21 By Melinda Leave a Comment

If there is any hope of posting this in time for thanksgiving I must stick to the basics. The recipe. I’m in charge of dessert again this thanksgiving. Truth be told I prefer a starter when people are still hungry because thanks blah de blah I’m in it for the praise and as few left […]

Filed Under: Recipes, Sweet, Winter Holiday Tagged With: cream puffs, ice cream, Pâte à Choux, pumpkin, Thanksgiving, whipped cream

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Pumpkin Ice Cream

2016/11/21 By Melinda 1 Comment

pumpkin ice cream

Pumpkin Ice Cream adapted from David Liebovitz   

Filed Under: Recipes, Sides and such, Sweet, Winter Holiday Tagged With: ice cream, pumpkin, spice

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Savory Pumpkin Phyllo Tartlets

2016/09/30 By Melinda 1 Comment

Savory Pumpkin Phyllo Tartlets

Pumpkin without the sugar and spice. Savory snacks for short days and long nights. Roast your own squash and heat up the kitchen (plus, bonus! pepitas!) I love it when a plan (doesn’t) come together. I lie. I had a vision of what I was going to make with the tiny pumpkins I’ve been growing in […]

Filed Under: Recipes, Savory, Sides and such, Winter Holiday Tagged With: appetizer, fillo, filo, phyllo, pumpkin, squash

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