Thursday, November 25, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving!


Quite a different Thanksgiving around here, as we are in our new home and have little rushing around to do. AND this is my VERY first holiday NOT working, AND not working the day before and after. Now, that is something to be thankful for this year!

I'm very blessed to have such wonderful and amazing friends and family. I truly count my blessings each and everyday and am thankful to not only have each and everyone of them there by my side during the hard times, but more importantly, to share all the good times with me, too!

Today we are headed to my aunt and uncles house for Thanksgiving. I'm so excited to see each and every one of my aunts, uncles, cousins, and especially, my Granny! I'm bringing over Pumpkin Crisp and thought I would share the recipe with you all to enjoy!

Barb's Pumpkin Crisp
(this recipe is from one of my very favorite nurses I used to work with whom I will always look up to)

Ingredients
15 ounces pumpkin
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 (18.25 oz) package butter flavored yellow cake mix
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup butter, melted
ground nutmeg, optional

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease 9 X 13 baking dish.
3. Stir together first 5 ingredients.
4. Pour mixture into greased baking dish.
5. Sprinkle cake mix evenly over pumpkin mixture.
6. Sprinkle evenly with pecans.
7. Drizzle butter evenly over pecans.
8. Bake for one hour and 5 minutes or until golden brown.
9. Remove from oven, and let stand 10 min before serving.
10. Serve warm or at room temp with whipped cream, if desired. Sprinkle with nutmeg, if desired.

ENJOY!

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Tuesday Treats: Mom's Pumpkin Bread


To kick off Thanksgiving, I thought it would be perfect to start the morning with my mom's pumpkin bread. Apparently, I wasn't the only one with this idea, as my mom and sister asked me to make some extra for them!

Ingredients
3 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
2 tsp baking soda
3 cups sugar
1 cup cooking oil
2/3 cup water
4 eggs
2 cups pumpkin

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease 2 loaf pans.
3. Sift together flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice and baking soda.
4. Add sugar, cooking oil and water.
5. Mix well and add eggs.
6. Blend thoroughly.
7. Add pumpkin and blend.
8. Divide batter into 2 loaf pans.
9. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour or more until toothpick comes out clean.

ENJOY!


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