15-oz can canned solid-pack pumpkin (about 2 cups)
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup whole milk
2 large eggs
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
Pinch of ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, my favorite TV chef.
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups shredded fresh pumpkin
1 cup toasted pumpkin seeds
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Sift the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt […]

2 c. sugar
1 c. vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 c. grated zucchini
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3 c. flour
3 tsp. cinnamon
Blend all ingredients together. Bake in greased loaf pan at 350 degrees for 1 hour or a toothpick comes out clean. Slice warm and serve with butter. Yum.

Straight up traditional pumpkin pie. Quick and easy, and it tastes damn good 
Pumpkin Pie
1 can pumpkin pie filling, not the crappy pie in a can stuff, but just plain old pumpkin in a can.2 tsp. ground ginger2 tsp. ground clove2 tsp. ground cinnamon1 c. whole milk2 eggs3/4 c. sugar1 9" pie crust […]

I’ve been told by an authentic English friend that it’s some of the best ever 
The Christmas trifle for 2004 was a strawberry-banana with egg nog custard concoction. I actually cheated and used Cool Whip as I had forgotten to pick up whipping cream. It was quick and easy, but I would not recommend […]

These are the cookies recipies for the tasty treats I served up at my Cookies, Coktails, and Christmas Vacation party… finally.
Snicker-Doodle Cookies
1 1/2 c. sugar1 c. soft butter2 eggs2 3/4 c. Flour2 tsp. Cream of Tartar1 tsp. baking soda1/2 tsp. salt2 tsp. sugar2 tsp. cinnamon
Preheat oven to 375F. Mix the sugar, butter, and eggs. Stir […]

These don’t really have a name, but I love them.  They’re kind of like an Almond Joy candy bar, but with pecans instead of almonds.  That adds just the right amount of sweetness to take these into decadent territory.  I can up with this on a whim one day when I was bored and had […]