I just pulled the pumpkin pies out of the oven. One for us to share, the other for my husband to enjoy later this weekend. He likes to say that pumpkin is a vegetable and thus pumpkin pie is good for him. Ha!
They smell better than they look, you’ll have to trust on that one. The kids will dose their slices with vanilla ice cream.
Most traditional Thanksgiving fare is inexpensive to make. After all, we’re supposedly honoring a feast between Native Americans and Pilgrims that supposedly happened in Massachusetts during the dreariest of months. There wouldn’t have been a lot of fresh food items available at the local markets.
Growing up I used to hate the above dish (Campbell’s green bean casserole). Don’t tell Campbell’s but in my rendition of this traditional dish, I did not use their canned mushroom soup! I made my own creamy, cheesey white sauce with fresh sauteed mushrooms and garlic. I also omitted the generous dose of soy sauce my mother always added. It was way too salty! I don’t really know why I decided to give it a try after all these years … my way, of course. Nostalgia I suppose.
Anyway I’m off to share. But first I’d better dress in real clothes and brush my hair. Brush my teeth, maybe? Happy Spare a Turkey Day!
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Everything looks delicious, Jan. Happy Thanksgiving — and big hugs!
I’m probably the only person on the planet who doesn’t like pumpkin pie.
And I have to laugh because you just answered my Let’s Play question for tomorrow… though your version sounds much better.
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The bacon and cheese really pumped the dish up!
good morning Jan traditions are made to alter or even ignore 💜
Nothing wrong with nostalgia. The pie looks delicious btw.
Happy Thanksgiving!
It had a lot of cinnamon, cloves and ginger and not as much sugar as the recipe called for so it tasted okay but smelled wonderful!
Nothing wrong with little nostalgia. That pie looks delicious btw.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I’ve only tried pumpkin pie once and disliked the taste. You don’t tend to see them in the UK. However, it was many years ago I tried it, and it was a co-worker who brought the pie into the office. It’s funny how things you don’t like tend to stick with you, so you are hesitant to try them again.
I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving.
It’s not my favorite but it was better than the banana cream pie that someone else brought!! I’m not a pie person!
Oh, I like pie, especially with hot custard or gravy, but not at the same time.
I hope you brushed your teeth!
Yes sirree!
It looks delicious and your adaptation of the green bean casserole sounds better to me than the original. Hope your Thanksgiving was a happy one.
I do love green bean casserole. The pumpkin pie looks great, exactly as it should. We traditionally put whipped cream on ours; vanilla ice cream is for berry/fruit pies in our family. I bet ice cream would be great on pumpkin though; I’ll have to try it sometime!
I guess it’s very tasty 🤤 well shared 💐
A pumpkin pie? My, my! I don’t think I’ve ever tasted one…
It’s a seasoned squash pudding in a pie crust!
Looks good. Made me think of a pecan pie.