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Mom- you forgot the ice cream. Pumpkin Eggnog Ice Cream in Pie Crust Bowl

By Dr. Jean Layton on November 21, 2012 in Desserts, Holiday, Kid Friendly, Recipes

Some foods are seasonal, like asparagus in the spring, apples in the fall. Pumpkin is the one of those fall flavors. For my girls, having these seasonal flavors at the right time of the year is an awaited event. So when Fiona saw the pumpkin ice cream for the first time in October at Trader [...]

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Pumpkin Pie from scratch

By Dr. Jean Layton on November 20, 2012 in Breakfast/Brunch, Desserts, Holiday, Kid Friendly, Recipes

Having a food based holiday happening so close to a candy based holiday alway seemed like serendipity to me. After all, haven’t we all wondered what to do with those lovely pumpkins post Halloween? This year we ended up with a few spares after the carving party . What to do with them?  PIE of [...]

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Creamy Gluten-Free Vegan Pumpkin Soup with Smoky Maple Pepita Brittle

By Dr. Jean Layton on October 21, 2012 in Appetizers, Breakfast/Brunch, Kid Friendly, Recipes, Vegan/Vegetarian/vegetables

Burnished leaves of yellow, red and orange contrasting with the pine trees. Pumpkin fields scattered with orange orbs and children running from one to the next with squeals of joy. Scattered orange flags dropping from cedar trees soften the pathways through the woods on a walk with my dogs. Orange is the color of fall. [...]

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Pumpkin Cheesecake

By Dr. Jean Layton on November 11, 2011 in Breakfast/Brunch, Desserts, Holiday, Recipes

Sometimes life gets just a bit too crazy. Myriad tasks, goals and opportunities manifest simultaneously. When I get into one of those whirls, I can just be moving forward so quickly, I over step my boundaries just a bit. Like when one of my Facebook friends asked for a pumpkin cheesecake recipe. I said, “Sure [...]

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